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20 Best Rice Recipes for Side or Main Dishes

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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!

Nina L. Palmer
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
Easy Pumpkin Risotto
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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!

Cajun Shrimp Risotto
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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!

Easy Salmon Rice Bowl
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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!

Veggie Fried Rice
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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!

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