Recipes with rice: the most sought after and delicious

Is there life beyond paella and Cuban rice? Of course. And if not, see for yourself in these rice recipes that are to die for.

Curry rice with bacon and omelette

To make this curry rice, cook 400 g of rice, drain and let cool. Chop 1 onion and caramelize it over low heat with oil. In another pan, brown bacon strips, and add 50 g of soaked raisins, 1 teaspoon of cloves, 1 cinnamon stick, 2 tablespoons of curry and the onion. Mix well, add the rice and a few strips of French omelette. Sauté everything a little, season and decorate with parsley.

Risotto with clams

Among the recipes with rice, you cannot miss a risotto. Chop chives and bell peppers. Sauté them, add 200 g rice, stir and gradually incorporate 750 ml of previously heated vegetable broth, stirring constantly, until al dente. Add 300 g of rinsed clams (let them soak for a couple of hours), and cook a few more minutes, until they open. Remove, add 50 g of grated parmesan. Stir until melted. Decorate with cheese flakes.

Seafood rice salad

While you cook the rice, chop onion, tomato and green and red peppers into small cubes on one side. And for another make some mussels and some steamed clams. Remove the shells from the mollusks, mix them with the minced peppers and the cooked and drained rice. And complete with some cooked prawns or prawns.

Rice with vegetables

Sauté chopped red and green peppers in a paella pan. Add blunt and chopped beans and cook for a few more minutes. Add washed artichokes and cut into wedges, and continue cooking. Wash the tomatoes, grate them and add them along with some peas. Sauté for a few minutes, lower the heat and season. Cover with hot broth and bring to a boil. Add the rice and cook for 15 minutes. Remove and let it rest.

Hawaiian octopus rice poke

One of the recipes with rice that we like the most is Hawaiian pokes. Cook brown rice following the directions on the package. Meanwhile, make some steamed edamame or some peas. Put the rice as a base, on top of it some tender sprouts (or wakame seaweed if you want it to be more oriental), strips of red onion, tomatoes, edamame grains and some sprouts. And to make it more complete, a little cooked octopus or tuna, salmon, prawns …

Brie risotto with sage

Heat 1.2 l of vegetable broth. Sauté 4 chopped shallots with 2 cloves of garlic. Add 400 g of rice and stir. Add 200 ml of white wine and let it reduce by shaking it. When it's dry, add 1 tablespoon of the hot broth. Stir, let it absorb, and repeat the operation until the broth is finished or cook for about 15-18 minutes. Then, remove, add 50g of diced butter, 200g of chopped brie and fresh chopped sage. Shake the pot and mix with a spatula to emulsify it.

Moroccan rice and cucumber salad

You just have to mix cooked and drained basmati rice with quarter cucumber slices, tomato cubes and chopped onion. Then you add chopped mint and parsley. Salt and pepper, water with a thread of oil and the juice of a strained lemon, and mix well. If you want it to be a unique dish, add some protein: a few strips of grilled meat or fish, or a few cubes of sautéed tofu …

Rice With Chicken And Vegetables

Brown a few chicken taquitos, then remove. Sauté onion. Add green beans, minced garlic and sauté everything. Add the chicken, a handful of cooked chickpeas, and rice. Saute everything together, cover with hot broth, and cook until the rice is al dente. You can also do it with the remains of a stew, to take advantage of the leftovers. It is one of the recipes with double protein with which you will not leave hungry.

Rice and tuna salad

Take well-drained cooked rice and mix it with diced tomato and pepper, some onion strips, natural tuna, olives and a boiled egg. And dress with a vinaigrette or light sauce. Easy right?

Brown rice with seasonal vegetables

There are infinite rice dishes but we love this brown rice with seasonal vegetables because it is delicious, easy, inexpensive and … it only has 220 calories !, which is why it is 100% guilt-free. In addition, as it only contains rice, vegetables and nuts, it works as a vegetarian recipe, and also vegan. And also, thanks to this combination of nutrients, it works as a single dish. See recipe step by step.

Paella

And of course we have not forgotten about paella, the undisputed star of rice recipes. Find out here how to make the perfect paella.