Rice Side Dishes

Easy rice recipes with few ingredients to complement your meal. Fried rice, brown rice, Spanish rice, Mexican rice, and more!

skillet of bright yellow arroz verde

Arroz Verde with Hatch Chiles

lime green bowl with cilantro rice

Copycat Chipotle Rice

saucepan with golden rice topped with walnuts and green onions

Golden Butter Rice

hoppin johns

Mushroom Pilaf with Pine Nuts and Dried Cherries garnished with basil leaves in a bowl with a spoon

Mushroom Pilaf with Pine Nuts and Dried Cherries

overhead view of orange bowl with white rice

Coconut Ginger Rice

pesto rice in a white serving bowl.

close up on a skillet of french onion soup rice with a spoonful coming out

French Onion Soup Rice

cheesy zucchini rice

Cheesy Zucchini Rice

white ceramic pan with Mexican rice, burritos in background

Microwave Mexican Rice

a low angle view looking into a bowl of fluffy jasmine rice.

How to Cook Jasmine Rice

light blue plate piled with cauliflower pilaf surrounded by fresh parsley

Cauliflower Rice Pilaf

African jollof rice in white dish garnished with spring onions

Chef John's Jollof Rice

perfect rice in pot with wooden spoon next to it

close up view of Broccoli and Rice in a red bowl with a wooden spatula

Broccoli and Rice

beautifully cooked jollof rice with chicken and shrimp mixed in in enameled cast iron pot

Sabzi Polo topped with sesame seeds

close up on a bowl of easy microwave rice

Parmesan Risotto topped with parsley

Parmesan Risotto

a close up view on a single serving of gourmet mushroom risotto

Gourmet Mushroom Risotto

a top down view of a single bowl of sushi rice next to a spoon

Perfect Sushi Rice

Overhead view of friend rice with carrots and peas on a blue and white plate, next to limes and peanuts in small bowls

Easy Fried Rice

Spanish rice in white bowl garnished with sprig of cilantro

Best Spanish Rice

mid view of a plate of Mexican rice with tacos and refried beans

rice pilaf in a large bowl

Sarah's Rice Pilaf

A bowl of Indian style basmati rice with a small dish of spices

Indian Style Basmati Rice

Asian Coconut Rice with herbs in a blue bowl with a spoon

Asian Coconut Rice

close up view of Mexican rice garnished with herbs in a bowl

Easy Authentic Mexican Rice

mid low angle looking at a heaping bowl of lime cilantro rice garnished with a lime wedge

Lime Cilantro Rice

A large bowl of oven baked rice garnished with chopped parsley

Oven Baked Rice

overhead angle looking down at a large bowl of Mexican rice

Instant Pot Mexican Rice

close up view of red bean and rice with sausage in a white bowl

Authentic New Orleans Red Beans and Rice

an overhead view of a family style serving of Persian rice

close up on a large bowl of mushroom rice

close up on a few onigiri on a cutting board

Onigiri (Japanese Rice Balls)

Close up on a few arancini on a plate, with one cut in half to see inside.

Italian Rice Balls

looking down at a pot of yellow rice with a spoonful resting inside

Cindy's Yellow Rice

close up on a bowl full of Puerto Rican steamed rice

Puerto Rican Steamed Rice

looking down at a large bowl of Mexican tomato flavored rice, garnished with parsley.

Mexican Tomato-Flavored Rice

Flavorful Spanish Rice and Beans

Copycat Chipotle Cilantro Lime Brown Rice

Charleston red rice in a white bowl

Charleston Red Rice

Classic Rice Pilaf

Dolmas (Stuffed Grape Leaves)

close up view of Coconut Jasmine Rice in a white bowl garnished with fresh basil

Coconut Jasmine Rice

close up view of Baked "Fried" Rice in a baking dish

Baked "Fried" Rice

Black Rice garnished with nuts in a bowl

Sweet Bell Pepper Rice

Really Simple Rice

Middle Eastern Rice with Black Beans and Chickpeas

mushroom rice in blue bowl

Easy Mushroom Rice

Sweet Coconut Rice in a bowl

Sweet Coconut Rice

Instant Pot® Brown Rice

Indian Saffron Rice

close up view of Cuban-Style Yellow Rice with peas and peppers in a white bowl

Cuban-Style Yellow Rice

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Coconut Lime Rice

Baked Mushroom Rice

Perfect White Rice

close up view of Brazilian White Rice garnished with fresh herbs on a white plate

Brazilian White Rice