Suggestions on how to jazz up brown rice?

taliacristianna7 · February 2013

Parmesan cheese, toasted walnuts or almonds, S&P and dried cranberries. My favorite and a great side for pretty much anything! After the rice is cooked I will add the ingredients above along with a little bit of oil or butter and cook it a bit longer so that the flavors meld.

kloco · February 2013

Maybe try making a jambalaya with brown rice? I'm trying it this weekend with kielbasa and shrimp

zumbalinda22 · February 2013

This might sound strange, but I like it with salad. Make a green salad of your choosing (I like tomatoes, dill, scallions, and some roasted slivered almonds). Put the HOT rice on top of your salad and add the dressing. The mixture of warm and cold, and the combination of textures is really good!

TedStout · February 2013

You can add a ton of spices into it, depending on what your tastes are. To just add some zip, I put some Srirachi hot sauce in it. Or you can use Cayenne if you just want some heat without changing the taste. Pretty simple.

darkguardian419 · February 2013

Play the sax?

Try some powerful spices... if somethings bland I typically add either crushed red pepper or cumin (depending on the meal)... sometimes both.

jam5724 · February 2013

I often add a can of diced tomatoes and some seasonings.(onion, garlic, cumin,cayenne, chili powder)Makes a quick mexican type rice. Sometimes I add beans in for the last five minutes.

lizzardsm · February 2013

garlic and low fat chicken broth! so delicious!

Mama_Jag · February 2013

Saute with mushrooms, spinach, garlic, and some feta. Can't get enough of it like that!

Schmoopy221 · February 2013

I eat my brown rice for breakfast. I add coconut flakes, a bit of cinnamon and stevia. Yummo!

bonitacash08 · February 2013

I never use water to make rice. Try using fat free, low sodium chicken broth instead. It adds lots of flavor and you don't have to feel guilty about extra calories, fat or salt!

gemini568 · February 2013

Plain brown rice has no appeal to me so I add a boulion cube to give it flavor.

SassJess81 · February 2013

Plain brown rice has no appeal to me so I add a boulion cube to give it flavor.

I agree, when I worked in restaurants they always cooked it in chicken broth instead of water, and I love it. Also if you can find the frozen cubes of spices, (they are called Popits or something) one cube of chili pepper is perfect for a batch of rice.

carrieous · February 2013

throw some glitter in it

ittybittybadonkadonk · February 2013

I like it with feta cheese and spinach :bigsmile:

kcritter77 · February 2013

Lime juice and cilantro. We use a rice cooker and I put some of both in with the water, then put another splash of lime juice in when it's done and stir it through.

Have you ever had the rice at Chipotle? Similar, but much healthier!!

meluvmcd · February 2013

One of my FAVE brown rice recipes its my grandmothers recipe, that i transformed into a healthy one...

SPANISH RICE- Grandma Duran.
Ingredients:
-1 pound lean ground turkey breast.
-2 large green bell peppers.
-1 large yellow onion.
-1 large can of tomato sauce.
-Half a large box of instant brown rice.
-2 tablespoons of EVOO.
-1 tablespoon of red pepper flakes.
-Salt to taste.

-Take out the centers and seeds of the bell peppers. put the bell peppers and whole onion in food processor. blend until it all becomes very small pieces.
-In a large Skillet brown uncooked rice in EVOO until golden color. Then add the ground turkey to rice and brown.
-Once the turkey is cooked and the bell pepper/onion mixture in with the rice and turkey. stir all together and wait about 3-5 mins stirring the whole time to let onions sweat a little.
-Then add whole can of tomato sauce and red pepper flakes and salt. Then using the can from the tomato sauce, put one whole can of water. bring to a boil, then turn heat to med. and let simmer until rice is done.

I serve with parm cheese on top.
Also my grandmother used to make it with (not lean) ground beef and white rice and a lot more oil.

HOPE YOU ENJOY!!