Rice Recipes

Whether you enjoy these rice recipes as a base for soaking up your favorite flavorful sauces or make flavored rice recipes that are delicious on their own, you’ll love adding these easy rice dishes to your menu!

When I’m looking for an easy side dish to make with Carnitas or Spatchcock Chicken or Maple Glazed Pork Chops, I almost always turn to some kind of rice.

I know that I can throw any of my favorite rice recipes in the Instant Pot and have a delicious, hands-off side ready to go when dinner is done cooking.

And with plenty of options for flavored rice, you’ll be able to choose one of these good rice recipes to go with your dinner, too!

WHAT MAKES THE BEST RECIPES – RICE

So what makes the best recipes – rice or otherwise?

• Easy to make. These Insta pot rice recipes are all dump-and-go home cooking.
• Simple ingredients. Rice, seasoning, fresh herbs, tomatoes…all of these recipes for rice contain ingredients you have on hand and can pronounce.
• Customizable. Need low-sodium rice? Use less salt. Love the flavor of cilantro? Load up your rice!
• Perfect for making in bulk and freezing. I love making big batches of flavored or plain rice in the Instant Pot and freezing it for easy meals later on. It also stores well in the fridge for up to 5 days in an airtight container – perfect for meal prep!

8 EASY RICE RECIPE

These easy rice recipes are my favorites because they go with pretty much any meal. Use them as a base for serving a saucy main dish or as an easy side with your protein and veggies.

Whether you like white rice, brown rice, jasmine, basmati, long grain or short, these rice recipes are for you!

• Lemon Rice
• Coconut Rice
• Instant Pot White Rice
• Cilantro Lime Rice
• Instant Pot Brown Rice
• Yellow Rice
• Spanish Rice
• Parboiled Rice

EASY RICE MEALS

Whether you pull rice from the freezer or make a fresh batch, use your cooked rice in one of these easy rice meals with Asian flavors.

• Vegetable Fried Rice
• Vegetable Stir-Fry
• Instant Pot Beef and Broccoli
• Kung Pao Chicken and Vegetables
• 30 Minute Cashew Chicken
• Sweet and Sour Chicken
• Slow Cooker Vegetarian Curry
• Asian Mason Jar Salads
• Korean Beef Bowls
• Red Lentil Vegetable Soup

DINNER WITH RICE RECIPES

Or try one of these easy recipes of rice with all sorts of yummy combinations!

• Autumn Rice Pilaf
• Easy Beans and Rice Recipe
• Stuffed Peppers
• Pesto Risotto
• Easy Risotto with Summer Vegetables
• Cheesy Mexi-Lentil Pasta (use rice instead of pasta)
• Shrimp Creole

You can even use rice to Stretch Ground Beef or to make Rice Milk!

TIPS FOR EASY RECIPES OF RICE

Want your flavored rice recipes to turn out delicious every time? Try using the Instant Pot to cook your rice. It beats cooking on the stove every time! You can also try these tips for the best rice.

• Add butter or olive oil after cooking. A little bit of fat helps the rice to stay in separate grains and not stick together in one clump.
• Use the proper water-to-rice ratio. This will depend on the type of rice and how long the grain is. Too much water can give you bloated, mushy rice.
• Make rice cooker recipes in the Instant Pot! If you don’t already have a rice cooker, there’s no need to go buy another appliance. Insta pot rice recipes turn out perfectly tender and fluff up nicely with a fork each time.
• Add subtle flavor with chicken broth. If you just need a little boost in flavor add chicken broth or stock instead of water.

MACRO-FRIENDLY RICE RECIPES

Rice is a great staple carbohydrate that you can use when building your plate.

• Remember that you want to start with your protein, filling about ¼ of your plate.
• Next, add plenty of produce, covering ½ of your plate.
• Finally, add in a carbohydrate, like rice, for ¼ of your plate.
• Chances are, you have some fat involved in the cooking process for your protein, produce, or carbs, but if you don’t, now’s the time to add that in too!

One ½ cup serving of brown rice will give you approximately 22-28g of carbs, perfect for including in a balanced meal to help you hit your macro goals.

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• Slow Cooker Refried Beans
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