935 brown rice recipes

Sweet sausage slices simmer in a sticky brown sugar glaze spiked with horseradish and ketchup, creating this sweet-and-tangy main dish that transforms weeknight rice into something special.

Iwitma palaaw is a Central Asian garbanzo pilaf with browned lamb, slow-cooked onions, carrots, chickpeas and barberries layered under steam-cooked rice. A traditional plov-style feast dish for ten.

Plump shrimp slathered in a sticky-sweet Cajun sauce with honey, brown sugar, and a kick of cayenne. Ready in 30 minutes and served over fluffy rice, this is weeknight dinner with serious Louisiana soul.

Indian-spiced tofu paneer simmered in a garam masala tomato sauce with green peas. Includes a recipe for homemade garam masala. Serve over brown rice with chutney for a vegan feast.

One-skillet pork cashew stir fry with tenderloin strips, carrots, green pepper, and roasted cashews in a sweet soy-brown sugar sauce. A fast weeknight dinner served over rice in 40 minutes.

I originally learned this recipe that I learned from my good friend of mine from San Juan. She taught me to make beans and rice like the natives do it. Of course over the years I’ve adapted it to make it my own. The biggest benefit of this recipe is that it is high protein and high fiber. Using brown rice instead of white rice decreases the glycemic index slightly as well. I hope you enjoy!

Curried parsnip fritters pan-fried in butter until golden brown. Boiled parsnips pureed with eggs, flour, and curry powder, then served with rice and gravy. A parsnip-hater's conversion recipe.

Vegan orange chocolate mousse made with silken tofu, cocoa powder, brown rice syrup, and orange zest. A dairy-free, egg-free dessert with a rich, creamy texture from blended tofu.

Rabbit with sweet Italian sausage braised in a tomato-and-wine sauce with peppers, garlic, and a bright lift of orange. Lean rabbit browns in the sausage fat for deep, rustic Italian flavor over pasta or rice.

Louisiana seafood gumbo with shrimp, crab, and okra in a deep brown roux, simmered with the Cajun holy trinity, tomato, and a hit of Tabasco. Served over rice for a true Gulf Coast supper.

Country-style braised chicken: flour-dredged chicken breasts browned, then simmered in a marjoram-scented broth and white wine that turns into a silky pan gravy. Spoon it over biscuits or rice.

Flank steak and greens braised with a Cajun-leaning spice blend, browned flour roux, and a quart of mixed greens. The Louisiana-style one-pot beef-and-rice dinner with deep, smoky depth.

Boneless turkey breast butterflied, stuffed with a spinach-mushroom brown rice dressing seasoned with basil and savory, then rolled jellyroll-style and roasted. Every slice reveals a beautiful green and white spiral.

Paprika-browned turkey simmered with tomatoes, potatoes, green peas, mushrooms, and bell pepper in a herb-seasoned broth. Serve over hot rice for a hearty island-inspired stew that feeds the soul.

Ground beef browned with onion and sage, stirred into a creamy curry-spiked milk gravy, then baked in a casserole until bubbly. Old-school comfort food with a warm spice twist. Serve over rice or noodles.

A from-scratch vegetable bean soup simmered for hours with dried kidney beans, chunky potatoes, carrots, zucchini, leeks, savoy cabbage, and brown rice. Old-fashioned, freezer-friendly, and endlessly customizable. One big pot feeds 8.