Creative Rice & Noodle Recipes (No Casserole or Spaghetti!)

Fried rice, cabbage rolls, stuffed bell peppers, cheesy rice with broccoli. I like it as a side too with gravy and meat or stir-fry.
 
One roll of sausage, 1 onion, 1 can rotel tomatoes & 1 cup white rice/ 2 cups chicken broth. Brown sausage & onion ( you can also add green peppers & celery) add can of tomatoes, broth and rice. Cook about 20/25 minutes until rice to done. Makes a lot.
 
Skillet cook pork loin/chops season as normal. As they finish cooking cream of mushroom soup or whatever cream soup. Serve with rice.
 
Brown any meat with a chopped onion,
add 1 cup of rice and slightly brown it, add 2 cups of water, one can of tomatoes, one small can of tomato sauce, small can of chopped green chilies, chopped bell pepper,(can add other veggies if you like), add pinch of salt, pepper, garlic, cumin, and any other spice you like. Mix together bring to a boil. Once it comes to a boil gently lower the burner to a low simmer. Cover cook on low for 17 minutes do not remove lid. Last few minutes I mix in a can of black beans(rinsed and drained) and a can of corn. Cook an additional 3-5 minutes on low. Or you can turn it off and let set for a few. Serve alone, with beans, or top with cheese, or chips. Can make a burrito with it... Whatever you like with it. My family loves this.
 
Loco moco. Hawaiian staple. Bed of rice, hamburger patty, over easy egg (or your favoriteway to have an egg), topped with brown gravy and green onions. Super simple, super delicious
 
Pigeon peas and rice:
Sautée meat of choice: I use bacon, diced ham, and sausage. Add onions and bell pepper trio. Add diced tomatoes and tomato paste. Add water and non salt seasonings: bay leaves, Italian seasoning, etc.
Pour into baking pan. Add uncle bens par boiled rice. Mix together. Add water until first line of index finger. Bake in oven at 375 or 400 (I can never remember) for about 45 minutes or until done.
 
Dinner fried rice:
Vegetable or peanut oil
2 cups cold cooked rice
1 small onion, diced
1/2 red bell pepper, diced
1/2 green bell pepper, diced
1 medium carrot, diced
1 stalk of celery, diced
Sesame oil
Water or broth (about 1/4-1/2 cup)
Kosher salt
Optional Left over chicken, beef, pork diced
In a large pan, heat 1-2 Tbs of oil. Saute the onions until soft. Add the remaining vegetables and stir until heated through. Add the rice, breaking up the clumps. Stir until heated through. If it is a bit dry looking, add water or broth one Tbs at a time. Drizzle on about 1 Tbs. Sesame oil and stir. Sprinkle with kosher salt (no more than 1 teas.) and stir. Add leftover meat, if you wish, and stir until heated through. Serve as a main dish or side dish.
 
Cut up and pan fry some kielbasa along with some garlic, peppers and onions. Add rice and mix together in a large skillet till heated through.
Don’t know what it’s called but folks love it every time I make it lol
 
Puerto Rican rice aka arroz con gandules.
4 slices bacon cut into bits (put it in the freezer for about 10 minutes prior to cutting up and it's so much easier)
1/2 c onion, chopped (I use vidalia)
1/2 c green pepper, chopped
1 1/2 T minced garlic
1/4-1/2 c green olives, sliced
1 T Goya adobo
1 packet Goya sazon
1/2 c sofrito
I can Goya pigeon peas (undrained, you'll use the juice)
3 c water
1 1/2 c rice (I use jasmine)
I use a chicken fryer to make this. Just about the perfect size.
Start the bacon rendering while chopping up onion, green pepper and olives. When the bacon's almost done, add the onions and peppers. Cook about 3 to 4 minutes then add the garlic and olives. Cook 2 minutes longer. For the next part, I move everything to the outside of the pan into a circle. I sprinkle the adobo evenly over the ring. In the center of the pan, add about 1 T oil then add the sofrito to that and sprinkle the sazon on the sofrito. (I'll add pics to show what I do and yes, I know I'm weird lol) Mix the sazon into the sofrito then mix the sofrito with everything else. Let it simmer a minute or two then add the pigeon peas. Let that simmer a couple of minutes then add the water and bring to a boil. When bolling, add the rice and stir well. Bring it back to a boil, stir once, turn to low and cover tightly.
Now this is important and it took me forever to finally stop doing. No matter what, no matter how tempting the smell.. DO NOT EVEN CRACK THE LID FOR AT LEAST 25 MINUTES. I let mine cook about 25 minutes then turn it off and let it sit another 10 to 15. Then you can open and check it. It's ok if it sticks to the bottom. That's actually a delicacy there and folks fight over it. Not gonna lie, it's good and when I kick into it.. I 100% scrape it off and eat it before I tell anyone it's ready lol!
 
If I want to make it a more substantial meal, I season boneless, skinless chicken thighs with garlic and onion powder, adobo, lemon pepper, paprika, cumin, and chili powder then bake. When both rice and chicken are done, I toss the chicken on top of the rice before serving.
 
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