Rice

This is one of those times when just a few ingredients pay out big, resulting in a rice dish that bursts with garlic flavor.

Grate your tofu on a box-grater (it works!) and the rest of this satisfying lunch bowl is only minutes away.

Dry vermicelli is toasted in lots of butter to create extra nutty flavor and richness, a method used in pilaf traditions across communities.

To get the best texture, evenly distribute the rice in your pan and gently press down to flatten it. Don’t touch until you hear it crackle!

Crispy tofu cubes get tossed in a sweet and savory glaze that hits all the umami notes.

Wrapping a whole snapper in banana leaves keeps the fish super moist—and turns the dish into a total showstopper.

This tahdig is dressed up with cranberries and woody herbs for a Thanksgiving-y, festive feel.

Chitra Agrawal took flavor inspiration for this simple dish from her mother’s home state of Karnataka in South India, where thuppa means “ghee” and anna means “rice” in Kannada, the local language.

This Persian rice dish, known as kateh gojeh farangi, is the ideal late summer comfort food. The cinnamon tames the natural acidity of tomatoes, creating a sweet-savory aroma and flavor.

This recipe was directly inspired by the wonderland of flavors and textures that is Korean bibimbap, a bowl or pot of rice topped with an assortment of vegetables, an egg, and (sometimes) meat that's mixed up right before it's eaten.

We took loose inspiration from Hainanese chicken rice to create this weeknight-friendly dish.

We took inspiration from picadillo, a saucy spiced ground meat dish packed with flavor, and thought, Why not give tofu a similar treatment?

This deeply flavorful Puerto Rican rice dish is to pernil as stuffing is to turkey—a holiday meal wouldn’t be the same without it. 

This recipe is inspired by mujadara, a simple combination of lentils, rice, and onions that exists in various forms across the Middle East. It's comforting but not too rich, and it's fresh and vegetarian without relying on many perishable ingredients. In other words, it's the perfect meal for the nights in between holiday parties.

A riot of textures and sweet-and-savory flavors, this dish is anything but your typical Thanksgiving wild rice salad. 

For this vegetarian main, crispy-sweet red onions roast alongside the squash for a finishing dose of flavor and texture.

This satisfying rice dish can often be an elaborate, ambitious affair, but our version simplifies the process without sacrificing any complexity of flavor.

Think outside the Thanksgiving leftover sandwich box and make this crispy, crunchy, can’t-stop-eating it dish.  

Soaking softens whole grains and shortens cooking time; feel free to sub farro, brown rice, or barley.

The tastiest rice is seasoned sushi rice.