16 Delicious Rice Dishes For Fall And Winter
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Dinner on a cold night needs to be filling, comforting, and if it’s a weeknight, easy and quick to get on the table. Rice is affordable and versatile, so it’s no wonder that it’s used in so many different recipes. If you are looking for new rice-based dinner ideas here are sixteen delicious rice dishes to get you started.
1. Brown Rice Mushroom Casserole
This brown rice mushroom casserole is an easy-to-make comforting dinner that’s perfect for dinner on a cold night. Serve it as a side dish with your favorite meats, or use it as a main dish and serve it with a side of veggies or a salad. Either way, it’s going to be fantastic!
2. Butternut Rice Casserole
This plant-based Butternut Rice Casserole is a delicious meal to cozy up with when it’s chilly outside. The combination of rice, butternut squash, carrots, cashew cream, and warm spices comes to a whole new level of creaminess and comfort when baked.
3. Brown Rice Pilaf
This brown rice pilaf recipe makes a wonderful side dish for almost any main course, but it can also be an easy and affordable dinner on its own. It’s comforting and filling and goes great with chicken, beef, or fish. Or, you can simply serve it with a side salad.
4. Mexican Rice
This wonderfully simple Mexican rice recipe is the perfect side dish for Taco Tuesdays, to add to burritos, or just enjoy with a side of beans. It’s hearty, thanks to the use of brown rice, and goes with just about any Mexican-style dish you want to serve it with.
5. Sticky Brown Rice
Sticky brown rice is fantastic for making sushi or even rice balls. It’s a great option for any dish where you need your rice to be stickier. It’s easy to make, keeps well in the fridge, and you can make it as sticky as you need to.
6. Peanut Butter Chicken
If you love Thai peanut butter flavors, this is the dish you want. The peanut butter sauce perfectly glazes the chicken, and if you serve it over a bed of rice, it becomes a deliciously filling meal. Peanut butter chicken is a dish they’ll definitely want seconds of.
7. Greek Rice Bowl
This Greek rice bowl is easy to put together quickly using leftover rice and a few other ready-to-go ingredients. You can have this on the table in under 10 minutes, and it pairs well with a side salad or simply a piece of bread or toast. Add meat or not, the choice is yours.
8. Mango Wild Rice Salad
Not sure what to do with that bag of wild rice in your cabinet? Give this mango wild rice salad a try. It’s a delicious wild rice salad that has a wonderful sweet and savory combination. Pair this with a green salad or a bowl of soup, or simply serve it as a side dish to a main course such as chicken or pork.
9. Easy Chicken Casserole
If you can throw a few frozen ingredients and a bottle of barbecue sauce into a casserole dish, this easy chicken casserole is going to be one of your easiest meals yet. It’s sure to become a family favorite and can be served with a side salad and some crunchy garlic bread.
10. Easy Orange Chicken With Rice
It’s hard not to love orange chicken. It’s an American favorite that is loved by those ordering takeout all over this great country. But did you know you can also make it at home? With just a few simple and all-natural ingredients, you can easily have this on the table in no time. Serve over rice and with any Asian-style side dish you prefer.
11. Easy Gimbap
Don’t know what Gimbap is? That’s okay. You’re going to want to try this anyway. It may not look like much, but if you love hot dogs, you’ll enjoy this Korean invention. It’s the easiest meal on the go, thanks to being wrapped up in a sheet of nori. This easy gimbap is a very popular recipe with kids, but the adults will love it too.
12. Slow Cooker Honey Sesame Chicken
This Asian-style favorite is super easy to make, and your slow cooker does most of the work. Just set the slow cooker, and then put a pot of rice on the stove. All you have to tend to is the pot of rice because the slow cooker will handle everything else. This slow cooker honey sesame chicken is perfectly paired with your favorite rice.
13. Mushroom And Brown Rice Bowl
If you enjoy a heartier meal, this mushroom and brown rice bowl is filled with veggies and tons of flavor. This is a great option for either lunch or dinner and is a very versatile recipe. Add just your favorite veggies and omit the ones you don’t like. It’ll still turn out delicious and filling.
14. Healthy Pork Fried Rice
Another Asian food take-out favorite, pork fried rice is typically anything but filling or healthy. You feel full at first, but then you’re hungry an hour later. Enter this healthy pork fried rice recipe. Not only will you enjoy the amazing flavors, but you’ll actually feel full for a long time after you’ve eaten.
15. Instant Pot Lentils And Rice
If you love your Instant Pot, this Instant Pot lentils and rice is a great way to get dinner on the table fast. It’s got lots of fiber and is a very filling meal, even if you eat it in smaller portions. The flavors are aromatic, and you’ll definitely be going back for a second helping.
16. Curry Pineapple Turkey Rice Bowl
If you need a quick meal on a busy weeknight, this curry pineapple turkey rice bowl is a great option. It comes together quickly, has a great sweet and savory combination, and it will keep you full for hours. Serve it with a side salad to round out the meal.
17. Spaghetti Rice With Spinach
If you are a person who likes Meatless Mondays, here’s a fun and easy dish that comes together in minutes. Use some leftover rice to make this even faster. Just four ingredients, a quick warm-up in the pot, and this spaghetti rice with spinach is ready to go.
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