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8 Easy Rice Recipes

8 Easy Rice Recipes

A collection of 8 flavorful and easy-to-make rice recipes, perfect as a side dish for any meal. Includes Garlic Butter Rice, Turmeric Rice, Tomato Infused Rice, Cajun Seasoning Rice, Taco Seasoning Rice, Cilantro Lime Rice, Broccoli Cheddar Rice, and Pineapple Coconut Rice.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 6 servings per recipe
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American, International
Calories: 0.35045

Ingredients
  

Garlic Butter Rice
  • 1 Tbsp salted butter
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1/4 cup chopped yellow onion chopped small
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 1.5 cups uncooked white jasmine rice
  • 3 cups chicken broth
  • 3 Tbsp salted butter
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 0.25 tsp ground black pepper
Turmeric Rice
  • 1 Tbsp salted butter
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1/4 cup chopped yellow onion
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1.5 cups uncooked white jasmine rice
  • 1.5 tsp turmeric powder
  • 2.5 cups chicken broth
  • 1 bay leaf
Tomato Flavored Rice
  • 1 Tbsp salted butter
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1/4 cup chopped yellow onion
  • 1/4 cup grape tomatoes chopped
  • 1.5 cups uncooked white jasmine rice
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 0.5 tsp garlic powder
  • 0.5 tsp dried thyme
  • 1.5 cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup tomato sauce
Cajun Seasoning Rice
  • 1 Tbsp salted butter
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 cup chopped yellow onion
  • 1/4 cup chopped red bell pepper
  • 1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
  • 1.5 cups uncooked white jasmine rice
  • 2.5 cups chicken broth
  • 1 tsp cajun seasoning
  • 1 bay leaf
Taco Seasoning Rice
  • 1 Tbsp salted butter
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1/4 cup chopped yellow onion
  • 1.5 cups uncooked white jasmine rice
  • 1.5 cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup tomato sauce
  • 4 oz chopped green chilies 118 ml
  • 1 Tbsp taco seasoning
Cilantro Lime Rice
  • 1 Tbsp salted butter
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1/4 cup chopped yellow onion
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1.5 cups uncooked white jasmine rice
  • 2.5 cups chicken broth
  • 2 limes juiced
  • 1 lime zested
  • 1/4 cup cilantro finely chopped
Broccoli Cheddar Rice
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 Tbsp salted butter
  • 1.5 cups uncooked white jasmine rice
  • 2.5 cups chicken broth
  • 2 cups frozen chopped broccoli bite-size pieces or smaller
  • 1.5 cups shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
Pineapple Coconut Rice
  • 1.5 cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup coconut milk
  • 1.5 cups uncooked white jasmine rice
  • 2 Tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 cup diced pineapple or crushed pineapple
  • 1/4 cup green onion chopped

Method
 

Instructions
  1. **Garlic Butter Rice:** Heat a pan over medium-high heat with butter and olive oil. Add the garlic and onion. Cook until the onion turns translucent. Add in the rice and lightly toast for 1-2 minutes. Add the chicken broth and stir ingredients together. Cover the pot with a lid and turn heat to low. Let simmer until all liquid has disappeared (do not stir during this step). Remove from heat and let sit 5-10 minutes covered to steam rice. After that, fluff the rice with a fork and then serve.
  2. **Turmeric Rice:** Heat a pan over medium-high heat with butter and olive oil. Add the garlic and onion. Cook until the onion turns translucent. Add in the rice and turmeric powder and stir together. Lightly toast the rice for 1-2 minutes. Add in the chicken broth and bay leaf. Cover the pot with a lid and turn the heat to low. Let simmer until all liquid has disappeared (do not stir during this step). Remove from heat and let sit for 5-10 minutes covered to steam rice. After that, fluff the rice with a fork and then serve.
  3. **Tomato Flavored Rice:** Heat a pan over medium-high heat with butter and olive oil. Add the garlic, onion and chopped tomatoes. Cook until the onion turns translucent. Add in the rice, chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, and dried thyme and lightly toast for 1-2 minutes. Add the chicken broth, tomato sauce and stir ingredients together, scraping the bottom of the pot while you do this. Cover the pot with a lid and turn heat to low (a high setting will burn because of the tomato sauce). Let simmer until all liquid has disappeared - gently scrape the bottom of the pot with a flat silicone or wood spatula, but don't overstir the rice as you do this. Once liquid has cooked, remove from heat and let sit 5-10 minutes covered to steam rice. After that, fluff the rice with a fork and then serve.
  4. **Cajun Seasoning Rice:** Heat a pan over medium-high heat with butter and olive oil. Add the garlic, onion, and chopped bell pepper. Cook until onion turns translucent and bell pepper softens. Add in the rice, chicken broth, cajun seasoning, and bay leaf and stir ingredients together. Cover the pot with a lid and turn heat to low. Let simmer until all liquid has disappeared (do not stir during this step). Remove from heat and let sit 5-10 minutes covered to steam rice. After that, fluff the rice with a fork and then serve.
  5. **Taco Seasoning Rice:** Heat a pan over medium-high heat with butter and olive oil. Add the chopped onion and cook until the onion turns translucent. Add in the rice and lightly toast for 1-2 minutes. Add the chicken broth and tomato sauce and stir ingredients together, gently scraping the bottom of the pan to lift any rice. Cover the pot with a lid and turn heat to low. Let simmer until all liquid has disappeared, but gently scrape along the bottom of the pan with a silicone or wood spatula once or twice during the process. Remove from heat and let sit 5-10 minutes covered to steam rice. After that, add the chopped green chilies and fluff the rice with a fork and then serve.
  6. **Cilantro Lime Rice:** Heat a pan over medium-high heat with butter and olive oil. Add the garlic and onion. Cook until onion turns translucent. Add in the rice and lightly toast for 1-2 minutes. Add the chicken broth and lime zest and stir the ingredients together. Cover the pot with a lid and turn heat to low. Let simmer until all liquid has disappeared (do not stir during this step). Remove from heat and let sit 5-10 minutes covered to steam rice. After that, add the lime juice, and chopped cilantro and mix into the rice, then serve.
  7. **Broccoli Cheddar Rice:** Heat a pan over medium-high heat with butter and olive oil. Add the frozen broccoli and cook 2 minutes. Add in the rice and lightly toast for 1-2 minutes. Add the chicken broth and stir ingredients together. Cover the pot with a lid and turn heat to low. Let simmer until all liquid has disappeared (do not stir during this step). Remove from heat and let sit 5-10 minutes covered to steam rice. After that, sprinkle the cheese on top and mix with the rice then serve.
  8. **Pineapple Coconut Rice:** Add the broth and coconut milk to a pot and bring to a gentle boil, reduce the heat to low and add the rice. Give it a stir, then cover the pot with a lid and let simmer until all liquid has disappeared. Remove from heat and let sit 5-10 minutes covered to steam rice. After that, stir in the soy sauce and diced pineapple, fluffing the rice with a fork as you go, then serve.

Notes

These recipes are designed for stovetop cooking. For multicooker instructions, please refer to the original source. Always rinse rice before cooking to remove excess starch. Avoid stirring rice while it's boiling to prevent mushiness. Cook on low heat after bringing liquid to a boil. Nutritional information is an approximation and will vary based on the specific rice recipe chosen.