Guy’s Fried Rice
Fried rice is versatile, weeknight dish that’s just as good using fresh ingredients or the week’s leftovers.
One-Pan Chicken Burrito Bowls
We’re always looking for quick and easy weeknight dinners that appeal to our preschooler as well as us. With this recipe, you cook the Spanish rice and chicken together, and then add black beans and corn to the same pan (though it’s easy to separate them out for picky eaters who like their food in separate piles). Add more piles of chopped avocado, shredded cheese, sour cream, and salsa, and you’ve got dinner.
Grammy’s Porcupine Balls
My grandmother had her hands full raising six kids in the 1950s and ’60s, so a lot of her cooking was very simple. (Though her spaghetti sauce recipe is a family favorite.) Dad also remembers her making these meatballs, studded with rice and served with a simple tomato sauce.
Basmati Pilao Rice
Guy adapted our standard rice recipe to make this easy Indian side dish scented with cardamom, cloves, bay leaves, cinnamon, and black pepper.
Slow Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala
This combination of tomatoes, onions, and chicken, mildly scented with garam masala isn’t the most authentic Indian dish, but it’s a welcoming slow cooker meal at the end of a work day.
Juliette’s Cream of Turkey & Wild Rice Soup
A great holiday bird deserves a great second act. Use the leftovers for this fantastic soup.
Guy’s Sushi Rice
Last year we took a sushi making class and were inspired to start making sushi rice at home. It pairs well with a wide range of seafood dishes.
Guy’s Shrimp Risotto with Peas, Lemon, & Pecorino
Patience is one of Guy’s virtues, as is generosity. Throw in a sense of adventure in the kitchen, and you’ll find someone who makes great risotto. He made this risotto for Valentine’s Day and then again when we invited another couple over for dinner and ping pong. The combination of creamy rice, shrimp, peas, lemon zest, and pecorino cheese is hard to forget.
Life-Changing Baked Rice
Once you try this method of cooking white rice in the oven, you’ll never go back to the stovetop method again.
Laure’s Chicken a la Creole
Chicken, stewed in herbs, white wine, Rotel, and canned tomatoes and then served over Chili Rice makes an easy and satisfying weeknight meal.