Simple Rice Recipes Your Family Can Enjoy

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There are so many different varieties of rice and each variety offers such versatility. Rice can be enjoyed anytime of the day in any number of ways from the starring attraction, to side dishes and salads and even desserts and beverages. Here is a small sample of some of the simple rice recipes your family may enjoy.
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Breakfast
Of course many people enjoy those cold breakfast cereals made from rice, but there are also a number of other ways to enjoy this versatile grain for breakfast.
Scandinavian Rice Porridge
There is nothing more tasty on a lazy Sunday morning in winter than a nice hot bowl of Scandinavian rice porridge. This Porridge is made with white rice, milk, a little unsalted butter, sugar, fresh cardamon and cinnamon. It makes a sweet beginning to any day of the week, but does take a little time to prepare.
Asian Rice Porridge or Congee
Similar to the Scandinavian one, rice porridge is one of the most popular breakfasts in many Asian countries such as China and Japan. The porridge is made of white or mixed rice. It is consumed either with many side dishes such as pickled veggies, canned fish, tea eggs and so on. Another way is to have it with sweet complements. For example, cook some mixed rice and grains of various colors, shapes and textures with dates, raw peanuts for a long time until it's sticky and gooey. You can eat it hot or cold. Serving it cold would be an ideal dessert.
Rice Pancakes
For those of you who often have leftover rice from the night before and love pancakes, then enjoying a hearty breakfast of rice pancakes will be just what you are looking for. Rice pancakes can be made with either brown or white rice and are melt-in-your-mouth good.
Lunch
No matter what the weather, rice makes for a great lunch time meal leaving you feeling sated and satisfied.
Cold Rice Salad
Salad of course is a popular lunch selection especially in the summertime when temperatures soar. Enjoying a nice cold rice salad can be a great way to enjoy salad while giving you a break from those more traditional cold salads.
Chicken Rice Soup
There is nothing quite so satisfying on a cold winter's day than a bowl of piping hot soup and a bowl of chicken rice soup loaded with tasty chicken morsels, rice, and vegetables. It is not only satisfying, but also extremely delicious. The nice thing is that you can choose any simple chicken rice soup recipe and change a few ingredients to make this soup your own family recipe. Try adding a little broccoli and a can of tomatoes to the chicken rice soup.
Dinner
Rice is a great accompaniment for any dinner. It goes well with seafood, chicken, beef, and pork. You can enjoy it boiled and served plain, with a number of different sauces or fried. It can even be served in casseroles or used to stuff that Thanksgiving Turkey or even eaten as main course. Try using the basic recipe for Spanish rice and making a few changes like using beef broth instead of chicken broth and adding browned ground beef, and black olives for a Spanish rice casserole that makes for mail dish and is out of this world.
Needless to mention, there is no shortage of Asian dinners where rice is a key ingredient such as stir-fry chicken/beef/seafood or combo with plain white or brown rice. If you want to get more nutrients from brown rice, try GABA brown rice, the sprouted kind to get 10x more nutrients than white rice.
For those of you who love rice and love to cook, try recipes from different parts of the world using different varieties of rice. Rice may be a staple among foods but, it can also add a little spice to your gourmet life.



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