Recipes

[libbyannE]

@butterfly123

Your recipe looks good. Thank you. We always make our own sauces, too, and avoid flavorless canned cream soups.

[06greatwife]

For a quick and easy side dish I add sautéed (in butter) chopped celery and green onions to steamed jasmine rice. Season with salt and pepper. 

[tansy]

Look up recipes for rice pilaf using vermicelli.  Kind of like Rice-A-Roni but much tastier.

@house_cat

[momtochloe]

@house_cat I am so glad your casserole came out so great thanks to @butterfly123 for her suggestion!  I know how hard it can be to come up with dishes for folks that don't have much of an appetite.  Take care my friend . . . 

[momtochloe]

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@RespectLife wrote:

@house_cat

This is one of my favs!  I think DiAnne posted it maybe.

CALYPSO RICE

Good with barbecued meat, chicken or fish!

1-1/2 cups chicken broth
1/2 cup pineapple juice
1 cup rice
1 med onion, chopped
1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
1/2 orange bell pepper, chopped
1/2 t turmeric (leave out or sub curry or dry mustard)
1/2 t salt
1/8 t black pepper
1/4 cup chopped parsley

In a med saucepan bring broth and juice to a boil over high heat.

Stir in remaining ingredients except parsley.

Reduce heat to low and cook covered to about 20 minutes.

Remove from heat and let stand covered for 5 minutes or until all liquid is absorbed.

Toss rice with fork and sprinkle with fresh parsley.

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@house_cat I have made this recipe posted by @RespectLife and @DiAnne and it is delicious!  I don't know if your DH likes salsa at all but I'll make a bit of rice and mix it with a fruit based salsa (my current favorites are Mango Habanero by Pace and a Peach version by Aldi.  Neither have a lot of heat but are fresh and very good).

[CelticCrafter]

We really like the Goya brand of rice mixes.  The yellow rice is our favorite.

I will add saffron and some frozen peas to it if we are having it with shrimp, diced and sauteed peppers and onions if it's going with chicken.

[house_cat]

@momtochloe

😘

[Coquille]

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@house_cat wrote:

@butterfly123

Thank you - that's right up his alley.

I have a bag of frozen broccoli florets, I think they'd work.

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@house_cat.  If he would eat a cold rice salad, I cook either brown rice or arborio rice. As you said, his diet is limited so use what you can. I add to the cooked rice, diced scallions, 3 diced tomatoes, diced carrots, diced zucchini or peas, red or yellow peppers diced small, raisins, artichokes cut up, parsley, basil and pine nuts or any nuts you choose. I mix it all with Italian Dressing and let it chill. I usually make it a day ahead.  You can always sub tomatoes for the peppers. 

You can certainly add whatever cheese he likes to this recipe.

Also,mix 2 cups rice, 4 1/2 cups water, 1 1/4 sticks butter, 1 3/4 package onion soup, low sodium, fresh mushrooms or 1 large can mushrooms or water chestnuts ( canned). Put it all in a baking dish and bake at 350 for 1 hr and 15 minutes.

I just thought, if you want to make this rice or even the cold rice recipe as a full meal, just add some cooked chicken to each recipe before eating. To the cold rice, you could even add tuna if chicken is a no no.

[sarahpanda]

My DH loves rice topped with 'petite diced tomatoes' ! 

[vabreeze]

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@butterfly123 wrote:

@house_cat

Broccoli Rice Casserole from Scratch

PREP TIME 20 minutes

COOK TIME 35 minutes

TOTAL TIME 55 minutes

SERVINGS 8 servings

AUTHOR Holly

COURSE Side Dish

CUISINE American

This Broccoli Rice Casserole is made from scratch (and contains no condensed soup). Fresh crisp broccoli and fluffy rice come together in a creamy cheesy homemade sauce to create a family favorite side dish!

Ingredients

• 6 cups fresh broccoli cut into bite sized pieces
• 2 cups cooked white rice

SAUCE

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3/4 cup onion diced (about 1 small)
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups milk
• 1/4 teaspoon each garlic & black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard powder
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• salt to taste
• 3 tablespoons cream cheese
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese divided

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. Cook onion and butter on medium-low heat until softened and translucent. Stir in flour, garlic powder and pepper. Cook an additional 2 minutes.
3. Gradually pour in milk while whisking. Continue whisking over medium heat until thick and bubbly. Remove from heat and add dry mustard, paprika, cream cheese and 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese. Stir until melted.
4. Place broccoli in boiling water for about 2 minutes. You still want it slightly crisp as it cooks more in the oven.
5. Stir together rice, broccoli and cheese sauce. Place in a greased 2 qt casserole dish. Top with remaining cheese and bake 35 minutes or until bubbly and cheese lightly browned.

I cut this recipe in half. Leftovers may be reheated in microwave. My husband’s favorite rice recipe. 

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@butterfly123 @house_cat 

I love mushrooms and would sauté some in the pan with the onions and butter.