What should I make with rice?

@4ofmyown (1119)
United States
January 25, 2009 11:25am CST
So my local grocery store has 5 pound bags of rice for buy one get one free and with financial times being what they are, of course I bought 2 bags. But then i realized i really don't know that many recipes that require rice and that my whole family will eat (2 adults and 4 children). Have any ideas on kids friendly rice recipes that are budget friendly, too?
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@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
27 Jan 09
I always put rice into my chili, soup and even mexican foods as a filler to help with the meat! I love mixing rice with diced tomatoes and a few jalapenos. I can make a filling meal out of rice topped with succotash (corn, okra and tomatoes mixed together). Try looking up mexican dishes online! They use quite a bit of rice! Enjoy!
@rebelann (112873)
• El Paso, Texas
22 Sep 19
They also use a lot of beans, that's what I like with my foods. Hmmm, speaking of which..............
@tooincome (345)
• United States
25 Jan 09
i don't know much about rice, but all i know is that rice can go with any other meat dish. you can also try making fried rice as well for the family. good luck!
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@4ofmyown (1119)
• United States
25 Jan 09
You are so right. That is one of the reasons that I got it is because I know you can basically serve it with anything. I have never tried making fried rice before so I guess now is the time to give it a try. Thanks for the idea.
@ryzach (1544)
• United States
26 Jan 09
Make some rice and if you have leftovers like chicken for instance chop up the chicken and add vegetable(s) , I use green peas, mix together and add seasonings like salt and pepper or whatever you desire and there you go. I am sure you could add any meat like pork or beef also. Another is cook up some sausage(Jimmy Dean Hot is what I use), I crumble and cook in pan along with celery, onion and seasonings. After sausage and veggies are cooked, I add to the cooked rice, mix and there is a meal. You could add rice to your soup and stuffed Bell Peppers are another good recipe. Adding rice to your stuffing mix is real good too.
@4ofmyown (1119)
• United States
26 Jan 09
I love the idea of the sausage and peppers. I make something similar to that with hot turkey sausage and red onions and peppers but I usually serve over pasta. I think it would be really good with rice...thanks for the idea.
• Philippines
26 Jan 09
Here in the philippines, rice is always on every meal. We eat it together with our viand but we sometimes cook it in some ways. I suggest you a good input recipe. 1) Cook rice. 2) Cook some scrambled eggs probably 3 eggs for 5 cups of rice. Put some garlic and onions and a pinch of salt into the egg then cook it. Set this aside. 3) Cook some shrimp.. this is so simple. You can steam the shrimps or you can cook it with water and some onions and garlic and 2 - 3 tbsp of soy sauce. Take it out whe the shrimp is cooked. 4) Saute garlic and onion in a pan with some oil. Put the cooked rice on the pan when the garlic and onions are brown already (lightbrown). Put some soy sauce and some salt. You can add any spices you like. Mix them well, gently though. Cook it for 5 -7 minutes. Before you add the scrambled egg, slice them first in strips. Add them after 5-7 minutes of cooking then add the shrimps too. Mix them well, wait for 10 -15 minutes, constantly but gently mixing them. You're done. You can also add some cooked hotdogs, just slice them or some prok or chicken leftovers. Honestly, you can put almost anything into this.
@4ofmyown (1119)
• United States
26 Jan 09
Wow, that sounds really good. I bet it has a ton of flavor. So, when you mean cook the eggs, do you mean hard boil them?...or scramble cook with garlic and onions? Let me know because I will definitely try this..it sounds great, Thanks.
@4ofmyown (1119)
• United States
27 Jan 09
Ok....thanks for letting me know. That sounds so good. I will have to try it.
• Philippines
27 Jan 09
It's definitely worth trying! I mean scrambled eggs. You can scramble the eggs then put a pinch of salt then keep whisking it then add onions and garlic to it.. then cook it! :)
@fasttalker (2796)
• United States
25 Jan 09
I fix stir fry a lot. I use beef tips or chicken cut into strips. Cook your meat until it's done, add frozen veggies and steam until tender. Serve over rice.
@4ofmyown (1119)
• United States
25 Jan 09
Ohhh...stir fry sounds really good. Do you make any sort of sauce with it or use any certain seasonings or just the meat and veggies alone? Stir fry is awesome, I will definitely have to try that!
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• United States
26 Jan 09
I use teriyaki (where is the spell check when you need it! LOL) sauce and/or soy sauce. Also worcestershire sauce is very good.
• United States
27 Jan 09
There are lots of good suggestions here, I would add that you can add rice to soup to stretch it as well, vegetable soup, tomato soup, chicken soup etc.
@4ofmyown (1119)
• United States
27 Jan 09
Thanks, that is a good idea. My kids like soup, so they would probably eat the rice in it. Very good idea.
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
26 Jan 09
there are tons of recipes, and you can even eat white plain, as well as a side dish, look up on the net you will find all kinds, you can even add rice to a soup.
@4ofmyown (1119)
• United States
26 Jan 09
I think I am going to have to do a search on the internet. I did look a little and there is actually a website called rice.com. But I have gotten a lot of great ideas from mylotters as well. Thanks
@ryzach (1544)
• United States
26 Jan 09
Forgot to tell you about Rice Pilaf. It is easy to make all you need is chicken broth , rice and garlic. You can look up recipe online. Good luck, you will find a lot of options I am sure.