20 Best Rice Recipes for Side or Main Dishes

Rice is an easy, budget-friendly, and versatile base for easy weeknight dinners. If you’re looking to perk up your meal rotation, then check out these easy rice recipes below, including Instant Pot rice, turmeric rice, veggie fried rice, and honey garlic pork rice bowl. Scroll down and explore some of the other amazing dinners you can do with rice!

by Nina L. Palmer

Nina L. Palmer

Nina Palmer is a recipe developer and editor for Eatwell101 since 2013. She is passionate about food and culture and specializes in sweet recipes, desserts, baking, as well as developing editorial content.

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Updated Feb 24, 2026

1. Street Corn Chicken Rice Bowl

This Street Corn Chicken Rice Bowl is a healthy and nourishing meal packed with flavor and super easy to make!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

2. Spicy Jerk Shrimp with Rice and Black Beans

Spicy Jerk Shrimp with Rice and Black Bean – This easy jerk shrimp recipe is super healthy and delicious and cooked all together in just one pan!
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

3. Honey Garlic Pork Rice Bowl

Honey Garlic Pork Rice Bowl is a super easy pork recipe cooked in less than 25 minutes with no marinating!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

4. Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup

This comforting Chicken and Rice Soup takes only 10 minutes of prep time and is a breeze to make in the Instant Pot!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

5. Chicken Stir-Fry Rice Bowl

Whip up this simple and delicious Chicken Stir-Fry Rice Bowl—an ideal lunch or dinner option for anyone eating gluten-free or dairy-free!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

6. Honey-Garlic Chicken Kabobs with Rice

Try our chicken Kabobs and rice recipe and enjoy a quick and delicious dinner in just 30 minutes!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

7. Easy Teriyaki Chicken Rice

Try our Teriyaki Chicken Rice Bowl recipe for a healthy, satisfying dinner, ready in less than 30 minutes!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

8. Easy Pumpkin Risotto

Our easy pumpkin risotto recipe is so rich and flavorful you’ll want to find any excuse to make it again and again. This pumpkin risotto is ready in 35 minutes and sure to please everyone!
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

9. Glazed Pork Belly Rice Bowl

These pork belly rice bowls are perfect for a quick dinner at home, or a fancy lunchbox!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

10. Garlic Butter Shrimp with Broccoli Rice

This shrimp and rice recipe with broccoli comes together in less than 30 minutes for a quick, balanced, and healthy meal. Shrimp and broccoli rice is also perfect for meal prepping!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

11. One-Pan Creamy Parmesan Chicken and Rice

This creamy parmesan chicken and rice is dinner perfection in less than 25 minutes! All the flavors of chicken risotto in the comfort of your kitchen!
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

12. Cajun Shrimp Risotto

Our easy Cajun shrimp risotto recipe is so rich and flavorful you’ll want to find any excuse to make it again and again. This shrimp risotto is ready in 35 minutes and sure to please the whole family!
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

13. Easy Salmon Rice Bowl

This tasty salmon rice bowl makes for a satisfying lunch or dinner and takes only 5 minutes to put together. It's so good, you'll be making the salmon rice bowl recipe on repeat!
Cooking time: 5 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

14. Teriyaki Salmon Bowl

This Teriyaki salmon recipe is packed full of flavor and super easy to make at home! A flaky, moist and delicious teriyaki salmon recipe.
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

15. Instant Pot Rice

Instant Pot garlic spinach rice recipe is a healthy vegetarian and gluten-free side-dish that compliments any meal!
Cooking time: 12 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

16. Crab Rice Bowl (10-Minute )

This delicious crab rice bowl recipe is easy and flavorful. Made with imitation crab, cucumber, mango, rice, and a spicy homemade dressing, this crab salad tastes wonderful!
Cooking time: 0 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

17. Veggie Fried Rice

Veggie fried rice is ready in less than 20 minutes for a quick, healthy dinner everyone will love. This recipe for vegetable fried rice is loaded with colorful veggies and more budget-friendly than take-out!
Cooking time: 12 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

18. Easy Fried Rice

Easy fried rice recipe with onion and tomato, and a nice kick of garlic. Better than take out and so easy to make!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

19. Instant Pot Garlic Parmesan Chicken Rice Soup

This chicken and rice soup is ready in 30 minutes, and packs a ton of flavor.
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

20. Bacon Egg and Spinach Fried Rice

This fried rice with bacon and spinach is delicious and nourishing — A quick dinner everyone will rave about!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

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