What do you add to rice?

John cycling

John cycling

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I used to eat rice with fresh fruit, or zucchini, cucumbers and tomatoes, but don't have a garden anymore so recently I've been using dried fruit like prunes, dates or raisins. Sauces would be good, but almost all of them contain things I don't like. Plus now I'm only going to the store once every 4 to 6 weeks, so I'm wondering what would keep well and be good for putting on rice.

What do you like to eat with your rice? 🤔
 

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This is a regular meal that we enjoy. Italian Risotto this is a vegetarian version using mushrooms.

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Rice with a curry is a great comfort food. You can use anything, Chicken is a favourite, but like the risotto, I like to have a veggie curry now and again.
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Friday night is trout and almonds, served on a bed of rice with a side of sweetcorn.
The almonds and sweetcorn can't be seen here, I lifted the photo of the internet.
My wife always removes the head, tail and fins before serving.
 
There was a time (while I was still single) when I'd make some rice and mix in one of those little tins of sardines. But one day the spine from one of the sardines rolled out onto the rice. It looked just like the larvae from some creepy crawler so I tossed the whole bowl into the rubbish bin and I've never eaten sardines since that day. 😝
 
I forgot — I forgot about pilaf (apparently also called "pilau"?). A mix of white and wild rice with nuts and some spices. Quite delicious with a roasted chicken. Quite.

Rice pudding might be quite nice, too.
 
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Stroganoff over Rice (better than over egg noodles in my opinion)

It's so easy to make and so delicious.

1. Sautee Onions, Hamburger, and Mushrooms. Add ground Salt, Pepper, Garlic powder (or fresh)

2. Add Sour Cream and stir it in with all the juice from the hamburger and mushrooms

Optional:
a. If there isn't much juice you can add some Beef Broth ("Better Than Bouillon" is the best brand...add water to it)
b. Sprinkle chopped Parsley on top or stir in chopped Kale (or spinach) at the last minute
c. You can add a little ketchup or tomato paste for sweetness but I don't
 
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Do a few searches on stuffed peppers, eggplant, zucchini, tomatoes, pumpkin/squash, onions, cabbage, etc...

Read a few recipes and adapt it to an amount that suits you and includes the flavor elements that you enjoy.

This is a Greek recipe but it seems like every country has a version.

https://philosokitchen.com/gemista-greek-stuffed-vegetables/

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Rice, cooked ground beef and tomato sauce wrapped in a cabbage leaf or stuffed in a bell pepper. Occasionally I make some in put it in the fridge then make a can of creamed soup and add rice as it heats. Cheap and filling. I love fried rice as well and it took me a long time to learn how to perfect it.
 
I really like rice along with either Mexican food or with stir fry . The easiest way that I have rice is just with cooked cabbage and carrots and a little soy sauce on top. If I don’t want to make rice, I add a chicken noodle soup dry mix to the veggies, and that is good, too. I often have this for breakfast, but it works just about any time for me.
I always use brown rice, and add some lentils to it when I cook The rice.

I also like making vegetarian sushi, which has avocado, cucumber, carrot strips, and any other veggie you can cut thin enough.
 
I cook bacon, (half done), chopped onion, chopped green pepper 5 minutes.
Add 2 cups cooked rice, 3 cups Mexican style stewed tomatoes, 2 tsp. sugar, 1/2 tsp. salt, Cook 5 minutes and bake 360.
Great with tacos or enchiladas!
(Don't substitute the stewed tomatoes)
 

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