13 italian rice dish Recipes

olive oil, garlic cloves, diced, mushrooms, diced, morelos rice (a type of mexican, short grain rice perfect for broth based rice dishes), mushroom broth (comes in a tetra pack, not in a can, as far as i ve seen), salt, chopped italian parsley

olive oil , plus about, olive oil , for the baking dish, onion, minced, zucchini or 2 lbs yellow squash, finely diced (or a mixture), garlic, minced or put through a press, salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste, eggs, gruyere cheese, grated (1/2 cup), grain rice or 1/2 cup medium or 1/2 cup arborio rice, cooked and cooled (italian short-grain), chopped fresh parsley, fresh thyme leaves or 1/2 tsp dried thyme, breadcrumbs, fresh or dry

vegetable oil, skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut up, hot italian pork sausage, casing removed, garlic powder, condensed french onion soup, pace picante sauce, uncooked instant white rice, frozen cooked large shrimp, frozen peas

spaghetti noodles (brown rice), hummus (roast garlic flavor), hard-boiled eggs, de-shelled and minced, italian dressing, roma tomatoes, diced (optional), baby spinach, chopped (optional)

risotto with sausage and cranberry beans, make risotto , you absolutely must use a specific type of rice called arborio rice (carnaroli and vialone nano are also used, some say superior, but are more difficult to find). these types of rice release starch when stirred in a liquid; it is this process which makes risotto, otherwise you just have a starchy mess of mush. these types of rice are identified by their fat round grains and pearly appearance. they can be used to make other sorts of rice dishes, such as pilaf, but other types of rice cannot be used for risotto. arborio is no longer that much of a specialty product; it can be found in most large, well-stocked grocery stores in the italian section. or sometimes, misguidedly, in the asian section., okay , so now we have the rice. you will also need some good, low-salt stock or broth - it should be low-salt not for health reasons, but because a good deal of it will evaporate, leaving its salt behind, and i like to have more control over the salt in a dish. it can be homemade, but i m not going to be a snob about it because, in truth, we go through gallons of store-bought stock in this household and i don tsp see that changing anytime soon. furthermore, risotto is actually a dish which can be whipped up out of thin air when it seems as though you have nothing to eat, as long as you have butter, rice, stock, maybe a few herbs, and some leftover parmesan. i like the kind of stock purchased in tetrapak cartons, because they are resealable and can be put in the fridge and used as needed. if you really want to use homemade but you don tsp have time to make stock or don tsp like the aroma of roasting bones in your house (i don tsp blame you), you can buy really great stock at north market poultry and game - it is expensive, but can be diluted with a 2- or 3-to-1 ratio of water to stock, so it stretches. my general guideline is to plan on 1/4 cup dry rice per person, and about 4 cups of stock to 1 cup of rice. of course, this isn tsp exact and will vary depending on your elevation and the phases of the moon, but it s a good place to start. i usually just use 4 cups of stock and then dilute with water or wine (or sometimes beer, if that s all i have) if i feel i m going to run out., well, we have rice and stock covered, now we just need our setup: place the stock in a saucepan on your rear burner, bring to a simmer, and leave it there with a 6-8 oz ladle in, and place a large, wide saute pan (must be really large, plan that your rice will at least quadruple in size) or dutch oven on the burner in front. get out your favorite wooden spoon and flex your stirring arm., nice thing about using sausage is it s so full of flavor you can leave out the usual onion/garlic/shallot/celery nonsense if you re tired and don tsp feel like chopping. furthermore, sausage goes from the freezer to the pan without suffering too much. okay, let s go, risotto with sausage and cranberry beans - serves 4, links italian sausage , or 1 lb bulk (or hot, or a combination - definitely with some fennel), casings removed, cooked cranberry beans or 1 can white beans, drained, arborio rice, beef , chicken or vegetable stock, butter, freshly, finely grated parmesan cheese , plus more for garnish, an oz) flat-leaf parsley, chopped finely, lemon juice , or juice from 1/2 lemon, salt and black pepper to taste, red pepper flakes to taste, optional, good balsamic vinegar , optional

minute rice, uncooked, water, white fish fillet (halibut,cod,tilapia,pike,pickerel), diced tomatoes, undrained, zesty italian dressing, four-cheese italian cheese blend, shredded

fat free broccoli cheese soup, water, raw wild rice, paprika, pepper, whole boneless skinless chicken breasts, frozen vegetables, italian blend thawed

boneless chicken breasts , cut into strips, chopped onion, chicken broth, diced tomatoes, instant rice, green beans, oregano, basil, garlic powder

vegetable oil, boneless chicken breast, cut up, hot italian pork sausage, garlic powder or 2 cloves garlic, minced, french onion soup, condensed, pace picante sauce, minute white rice, uncooked, frozen, cooked large shrimp, frozen peas

skinless chicken breast halves, about 7 oz each, italian salad dressing, onion flakes, dried parsley, dried marjoram, crumbled, dried basil, crumbled, lemon pepper seasoning or 1 tbsp lemon juice, cream of chicken soup or 1 (10 oz) can cream of mushroom soup, water, uncooked converted rice

green or red bell peppers, brown rice cooked, lean ground turkey, garlic, onion chopped, diced tomatoes with italian seasoning, tomato sauce to cover the bottom of the dish, canola oil, salt and pepper to taste