ideas for meals with rice

marinagraber

What are some of the ways you add rice to meals and still keep it healthy? I am looking for a few cheaper and easier meals ideas but the tend to always end up higher in calories because of sauces.

Commander_Keen

put some veggies on the pan

tcunbeliever

I love a bowl of rice with a fried egg in it - yum

I don't usually use sauces on rice dishes, just dry seasonings added to the pan while cooking the veggies (and meats if desired) for flavor

H_Ock12

Chicken with greek salad dressing and rice (I usually eat it over a bed of lettuce, too)
Chicken cooked in the crock pot with salsa...served over rice, beans, cheese, sour cream
Taco bowls...used rice for the bottom of the bowl instead of having a taco shell
Frozen mixed veggies, a can of chicken, cooked rice sauteed with an egg and sprinkle some soy sauce on it before eating

brewerfan13

steak or pork chop cut up. Or beans.

GottaBurnEmAll

Stir fries. Lots of veggies and some protein. You don't need to use a lot of calories, and you can just use soy sauce and ginger for flavoring.

Need2Exerc1se

Beans and rice
Stir fry and rice
Egg fried rice
Rice based salads

Adding dried beans and frozen vegetables to rice is a delicious healthy cheap meal.

fishshark

i make risotto and fried rice a lot. both with veggies.

comptonelizabeth

I love tuna with rice. And any kind of risotto!

comptonelizabeth

Also - paella!

ahoy_m8

pilaf (pick a vegetable combo.... We do broccoli/bacon and asparagus/fava often)
rice adds heartiness to soups, too, e.g. mushroom cabbage soup with lots of fresh ginger & garlic & some jalepeno.

lemurcat12

Rice in soup. Stir fry, as people mentioned -- my favorite seasonings for a stir fry are Japanese 7 spice, soy sauce, and sriracha, all low cal. Or just have it as a side with meat and veg which is the main way we have it. I don't think of rice as something that requires a sauce at all.

bbell1985

Don't think to hard about it. Add anything you want. I love rice with eggs, avocado, veg and hot sauce. Too bad my poverty macros don't allow for a nice bowl of rice.

crzycatlady1

My favorite combo is a serving of white rice mixed with a can of chicken, 2 servings of frozen California blend vegetables and Sweet Baby Ray's sweet n sour sauce.