Rice and Grain Recipes & Ideas

This vegetable jambalaya is faster and just as good, in my opinion, as traditional jambalaya (which typically has andouille sausage, chicken and/or seafood). With the “holy trinity” of vegetables, juicy tomatoes, and long-grain rice, this is a fantastic main dish (with some optional add-ins, if you want) or a hearty side dish to serve alongside your favorite main.

And good fortune!

They could barely wait to get their hands on this recipe.

Tastes as good as it smells.

It’s ready in less than an hour.

I promise — this will be the best fried rice you'll ever make.

Meet the anytime meal of your dreams.

Give this gift to yourself.

I won't cook rice any other way.

Answering the question "What's for dinner?" has never been this easy.

Southern grits are rich, creamy, and incredibly easy to make.

When you’re a brand-new mom, it’s easy to forget to think about yourself. And who can blame you? Your baby is your number-one priority. But in order for your baby to be healthy, you need to be healthy, which means taking care to eat plenty of nutritious meals and snacks. Yes, snacks are important too!

The easiest, most nourishing dinners to keep in your meal plan rotation.

It's easy to create a budget-friendly meal when you have a bag of rice in the pantry.

Fried cornbread slathered with salted butter? Sign us up.

You'll really want to eat these leftovers straight from the pan.

It tastes like a big hug.

The ultimate chicken and rice combo.

A basic recipe for beginners and seasoned bakers alike.

A reason to never throw away bacon grease.

The Kitchn editors swear by the baked ziti.

Turn 5 ingredients into the dreamiest dessert.

It's packed with rich and smoky flavor.

Ready the vanilla ice cream.

A savory breakfast that takes two minutes to prep for the slow cooker.

Congee, jook, okayu. Asian-style rice porridge has many names and countless variations, but in every instance it is a simple, comforting dish for breakfast or any time of day. This extra nutritious version includes brown rice, shiitake mushroomsginger. I grew up with the Vietnamese version, called cháo, which my parents made using white rice and lots of water in a big, simmering pot. (It can also be made in a rice cooker or slow cooker.

This sticky rice pudding can be served for breakfast or as a dessert. When I was traveling in Thailand, I had this rice pudding almost every morning, served in small banana leaf bowls, with thick coconut cream and fresh mangoes. It is easily one of my favorite food memories of all time. You can make this rice pudding with black or white glutinous rice. (Or use both! The black rice tints the white a delicate purplish color.) Both varieties are available in most Asian groceries.

An easy-to-love, one-skillet dinner that leans on a jar of apricot preserves.

Feels goods, right?

Make soft, creamy steel-cut oats in under 20 minutes.

Millet is an ancient seed, originally hailing from Africa and northern China, and it remains a staple in the diets of about a third of the world’s population. Rich in iron, B vitamins and calcium, millet has a mild corn flavor and is naturally gluten-free. Sure, on first glance you might be tempted to think that raw millet looks like birdseed.

Leftover fried rice never had it so good.

If you’re looking for a quick, cheap lunch and want new ways to fancy-up canned tuna, this recipe is for you! Tuna is tossed with an orange-ginger dressing, creamy avocado and served with rice and vegetables. It’s a simple yet satisfying budget recipe that makes for a great lunch. When I look at a can of tuna, it saddens me that such a convenient and tasty (in my opinion!) food is just so…unattractive, especially when compared to fresh tuna steak.

This recipe takes less than five minutes to pull together and then rewards you with a delicious, healthy dinner at the end of the day.

It's fast, flavorful, and incredibly satisfying.

Teff is a gluten-free whole grain that’s starting to get more attention these days. And for good reason: these tiny grains pack a big nutritional punch since they’re made up primarily of the bran and germ, where all the good-for-you stuff is. Making teff porridge is easy. Before cooking, first toast the teff for two minutes in a pan, then transfer in a saucepan and bring to a boil for 15 to 20 minutes.

From granola to meatballs to everything in between.

It's the high-protein, make-ahead breakfast you need.

There are so many ways to use it.

A weeknight-friendly take on the classic dish.

Red beans and rice for Mardi Gras at home.

Chicken biryani is a dish for celebration. If you need to feed a crowd or host a dinner party, choose this biryani which will excite your guests with the aromas of the dish made in a slow cooker. The biryani is made with par-cooked rice and marinated chicken before they go into the slow cooker. The traditional method for cooking biryanis includes covering a large brazier with dough to trap the heat. In this recipe, the slow cooker is sealed with foil to produce a similar steamed effect.

Made in a pressure cooker, rice pudding takes about 30 minutes and comes out creamy and perfect each time.

Of course Ina has a few extra tips for ways to finish it off in a special way.

A crock of slow-cooked grits is a dream to wake up to and an easy, no-fuss base for weeknight dinners.

I love the fall. The weather is getting cooler, my slow cooker happily takes its semi-permanent place on my kitchen counter while my oven always seems to be occupied roasting something. There are a handful of comfort food dishes that I crave in fall, and this Korean Curry Rice is one of them. This mild dish uses beef short ribs, and it is cooked with carrots, potatoes, and serve over white rice. As a kid, I have fond memories of walking into our kitchen and smelling curry simmering on the stove.

It's all about knowing the right ratio for the best texture.

I’ve been craving a nice, hearty risotto so I’ve decided it would be a good time to make this type of dish during cold months. I had it in my mind that I wanted to make something with mushrooms and leeks. I wanted it to be savory and woodsy, encompassing the flavors of fall. I have a collection of nice dried mushrooms waiting to be used; some chanterelles picked by friends, and some dried porcinis that I picked with my mushroom picking club.

Bananas, dates, oats, and nuts — that's it.

Eggs, sausage, and, yes, cheese go into this comforting breakfast fried rice.

When I was young, I wanted nothing to do with the desserts my father brought home from our monthly trips to the Thai market in the city: gray griddled discs of taro root and coconut, round pancakes filled with coconut cream, and layered pink jellies flavored, disappointingly, with coconut. Well, times have changed. Now I’m the coconut fiend and the traditional Thai dessert kao neow dahm is my favorite way to get my fix at home.

Learn how to (finally) make that perfect pot of oatmeal — even before you've had your coffee.

Baked oatmeal is the queen of make-ahead, easy-to-adapt breakfasts.

Rice is rice, right? Not quite. Short-grain Japanese rice is quite different from long-grain basmati or jasmine rice, so achieving the right texture — glossy and tender but not sticky — calls for a particular cooking method. A fancy rice cooker makes the process easy, but it isn’t a necessity. Making perfect Japanese rice on the stove is simple, requiring only a good pot and careful listening skills.

It's gluten-free *and* whole-grain.