Rice Recipes You'll Love

January 04, 2015
Find recipes for herbed brown rice, wild rice soup, chicken and rice casserole, rice salad, rice pudding and more.
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Herbed Brown Rice

This savory rice dish adapts beautifully to almost any menu and makes enough for multiple meals. Try it with our Lemon-Thyme Roast Chicken with Artichokes  and Easy Chicken Gumbo.Herbed Brown Rice 

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Bean-and-Rice-Stuffed Peppers

With only five ingredients, these hearty stuffed peppers assemble in a snap. Team them with corn bread or whole wheat rolls, and dinner's done.Bean-and-Rice-Stuffed Peppers

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Butternut Squash, Lentil and Wild Rice Stew

Here's a main-dish soup loaded with veggies. Need to reduce the sodium? Use only one can of French onion soup and replace the other with 1-1/2 cups water.Butternut Squash, Lentil and Wild Rice Stew

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Breakfast Wild Rice

For a hearty breakfast, serve steaming wild rice topped with toasted pecans, maple syrup, milk or half-and-half, and a pat of melty butter. The recipe comes from The New Midwestern Table (clarksonpotter.com) by Minnesota chef Amy Thielen.Breakfast Wild Rice

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Wild Rice and Chicken Soup

Mix a can of cream of chicken soup, mushrooms, veggies and rice mix for the soup base. Any boneless cooked chicken works in this slow-cooker recipe, but chicken thighs, with more moisture from fat, cook the best.Wild Rice and Chicken Soup

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Parsley-Herb Rice with Cranberries

This colorful rice makes the perfect side dish for any meal. Stir in fresh basil and parsley just before serving.Parsley-Herb Rice with Cranberries

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Italian Rice Salad

Italian Rice Salad includes fragrant, nutty-tasting brown basmati rice, bell peppers in a variety of colors, red onions and plenty of garlic. "It's kind of soft, kind of crunchy, a little sweet and a little tangy," says Ohio cooking school expert Bev Schaffer, who gave us the recipe.Italian Rice Salad

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Never-Fail Rice Pudding

This warm and comforting dessert recipe, one of the winners in a Midwest Living® Favorite Winter Recipes contest, comes from a Brookfield, Missouri, reader. Serve with raisins, dried cherries or dried cranberries for extra flavor and color.Never-Fail Rice Pudding

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Classic Chicken and Wild Rice Hotdish

Rich cream sauce stands in for canned soup in Minnesota chef Amy Thielen's spin on classic chicken and wild rice hotdish. The recipe comes from Amy's book The New Midwestern Table (clarksonpotter.com).Classic Chicken and Wild Rice Hotdish

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Chicken Alfredo and Rice Casserole

For a fast weeknight meal, put together this easy version of classic chicken and rice casserole with refrigerated light pasta sauce, cubed cooked chicken and cooked rice.Chicken Alfredo and Rice Casserole

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Spanish Rice with Chicken and Shrimp

This quick and easy recipe from a Southgate, Michigan reader starts with a package of rice pilaf mix. You can have this main dish on the table in about 30 minutes.Spanish Rice with Chicken and Shrimp  

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Rice and Sweet Pepper Bowl

This seven-ingredient meatless meal combines sweet peppers, Spanish-style rice and stewed tomatoes. Two kinds of cheese-shaved Parmesan and Monterey Jack cheese with jalapeno peppers-punch up the flavor.Rice and Sweet Pepper Bowl

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Gingered Chicken and Fried Rice

Carrots, sugar snap peas and fresh ginger give crunch and flavor to this quick and easy Asian-inspired recipe.Gingered Chicken and Fried Rice

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Wild Rice-Ham Soup

This easy slow-cooker soup is a great way to use leftover ham. For extra color and nutrition, stir in chopped red sweet pepper for the last 30 minutes and add shredded fresh spinach just before serving.Wild Rice-Ham Soup

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Rice and Red Bean Salad

Chili powder and cumin flavor this hearty, nutritious Tex-Mex dish from The Spice House in Milwaukee.Rice and Red Bean Salad

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Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole

This hotdish combines a handful of pantry ingredients. It's a great way to use up leftover chicken or turkey. Or, if you prefer, just shred a supermarket-deli rotisserie chicken.Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole

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Spinach, Turkey and Wild Rice Soup

Spinach and wild rice give a nutritional boost to traditional turkey and rice soup that simmers in your slow cooker. Use low-sodium condensed chicken soup and broth to make it even healthier.Spinach, Turkey and Wild Rice Soup

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Big Irv Favre's Red Beans and Rice

This dish honors "Big Irv" Favre, the late father of former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre. Red beans and rice is a tradition in Mississippi, Brett's home state.Big Irv Favre's Red Beans and Rice

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