Rice main dish recipes with 500 or fewer calories

Chicken Biryani

This is a great Indian dish that I adapted from Cooking Light recipe. They recommend raisins which I leave out. I've also changed the proportions…

Easy Cabbage Unrolled

This dish is the easier version of the traditional cabbage rolls recipe. It is easier to prepare as you do not have to fuss with the cabbage leaves…

Lamb Risotto

I want to call this a "Lebanese Risotto" because I used a lot of the spices and ingredients that are in a lot of the recipes I grew up cooking. So…

Brown Rice with White Beans and Spinach

This is a light, healthy vegetarian meal.

Seasoned Rice and Kale

This is a delicious blend of flavors using various herbs, walnuts, rice and kale. It is rich in texture and taste - filling and satisfying.

Paella

The Spanish rice dish, made in a microwave.

Fried Rice with Cauliflower

I recently read this blog post about using sauteed, grated cauliflower as a healthier alternative to rice or couscous. I was intrigued because I…

4 Minute Family Friendly Masala Rice

A family-friendly Instant Pot Indian Masala Rice Recipe that is quick to cook using everyday ingredients.…

Easy chicken risotto recipe

Are you in need of a quick weeknight meal to make for your family? This easy chicken risotto dish is perfect for you! It contains a starch, protein,…

Italian Rice and Beans

This is a nice rice and beans dish that is similar to risotto. It is rich and creamy. We've made the lacto-ovo vegetarian version but it can easily…

Arroz con Calamares

Chicken Fried Rice

Chicken Livers and Rice

To continue the International theme we have going this month with our cooking, I decided to dig through my recipes and come up with one of my…

Easy Southwest Chicken

Quick, easy and versatile tex-mex meal

Slow Poke Jambalaya