Medium-Grain Rice One-Dish Meal Recipes

"Paella is the national dish of Spain, and each region has its own specialty. While in college I spent a semester in Toledo, Spain, and learned to cook paella with my host mother. This is a common way of cooking paella in the Castilla-La Mancha region of Spain. I use chicken in my recipe, but pork (or even rabbit) works just as well. You can..."

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Ingredients: snap peas, lemons...

"Indonesians eat this for breakfast, it is simple and traditionally there isn't much to it but rice spices and a fried egg. For best results use rice cooked the day before. This version is rather hot so you could reduce the amount of chili. Shallots in Indonesian cooking are small and red and sweet but you can use French shallots. Fried shallots are..."

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Ingredients: pepper, eggs, ketjap manis...

"From The Ultimate Rice Cooker Cookbook. The authors call for a 6 cup rice cooker for this recipe, and I don't think it would fit in anything smaller than that. Serve this with a salad or steamed vegetable for a full meal. You can use whatever fish you like for this recipe, just be sure to break it into small pieces so that it will cook through in..."

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Ingredients: cilantro leaves, cornstarch...

"From The Ultimate Rice Cooker Cookbook. The authors call for a 6 cup rice cooker, I've had no problems with my 3 cup model. Serve this as a main dish for 4, or a side dish for 6."

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Ingredients: cilantro leaves, cooking spray...

"This is a wonderful chicken casserole that not only clears out the cabinets but is mighty tasty. It can be frozen in a vacuum sealed container and reheated. Alternately it can be prepared in advance and refrigerated overnight before baking. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!"

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Ingredients: pepper, ground cumin...

"This recipe was given to me by my cousin. Very simple, and savory."

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Ingredients: young roasting chickens, lemon & herb seasoning...

"This recipe is full of flavour and a real summer-time dish with all the bright colours and fresh taste of the peppers and artichokes, whilst the tomatoes give it a rich background. A really adaptable recipe, I added saffron to the original to give it that extra flavour."

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Ingredients: green peas, green peppers...

"An elegant and easy to make dish that can make a little seafood go a long way. Perfect for a romantic dinner for two or for an impress-your-guests dinner party appetizer or side dish. The key to the mouthwatering lobster flavor is in the lobster stock used. The use of frozen lobster and sea scallops (which I always have in my freezer) makes this something..."

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Ingredients: lobster tails, dry sherry...

"From one of my Chinese cookbooks. I haven't tried this, but I thought I would post it. Enjoy"

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Ingredients: szechuan peppercorns, lamb...

"Plan to use this as a starting point & use whatever seafood we gather. Found this in the Tribune's Food & Drink Weekly Guide."

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Ingredients: shrimp, dry white wine, garlic...

"This delicious vegetarian risotto adapted from Chef Gabriel Rucke, of "Le Pigeon" in Portland, OR and was printed in "Bon Appétit Magzine" (Sept. 2007). I cut down the fat and it is still very rich. If you want to prepare the original recipe, increase whipping cream to 3/4 cup, butter with the mushrooms to 1/4 cup and butter..."

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Ingredients: dry white wine, medium-grain white rice...