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Rice Bowl Recipes

Rice bowls are one of the easiest ways to make a complete meal feel organized: grain, sauce, protein or vegetables, and a few bright finishing touches.

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47 recipes in this collection

Filtered by rice, bowl, donburi, bibimbap, jollof, and related recipe signals.

Tomato and Egg Stir-Fry

Tomato and Egg Stir-Fry

Soft scrambled eggs folded with juicy tomatoes, scallions, and a light savory sauce for a fast rice-friendly meal.

20 minutesEasy3
Garlic Fried Rice with Egg

Garlic Fried Rice with Egg

A simple Filipino-style breakfast rice with crisp garlic, day-old rice, scallions, and a sunny egg.

25 minutesEasy4
Green Papaya Salad

Green Papaya Salad

A crunchy sweet-sour salad with shredded green papaya, tomatoes, green beans, peanuts, lime, and chile.

25 minutesEasy4
Kimchi Fried Rice

Kimchi Fried Rice

A fast skillet fried rice with kimchi, gochujang, scallions, sesame, and egg.

25 minutesEasy3
Nasi Goreng

Nasi Goreng

Indonesian fried rice with kecap manis, garlic, shallots, egg, chile, and cucumber.

25 minutesEasy3
Singapore Chili Shrimp

Singapore Chili Shrimp

A home-friendly take on chili crab flavors with shrimp, tomato-chile sauce, ginger, garlic, and soft ribbons of egg.

30 minutesEasy4
Thai Basil Chicken

Thai Basil Chicken

A fast skillet version of pad krapow with ground chicken, garlic, chiles, basil, and a salty-sweet sauce.

30 minutesEasy4
Chicken Teriyaki Donburi

Chicken Teriyaki Donburi

A glossy chicken rice bowl with quick teriyaki sauce, cucumber, scallions, and sesame.

33 minutesEasy4
Banh Mi Bowl

Banh Mi Bowl

A rice bowl inspired by banh mi with pork, pickled vegetables, cucumber, herbs, and spicy mayo.

35 minutesEasy4
Brazilian Black Bean Bowls

Brazilian Black Bean Bowls

A weeknight bowl with garlicky black beans, rice, orange, greens, avocado, and a bright cilantro-lime finish.

35 minutesEasy4
Bulgogi Lettuce Bowls

Bulgogi Lettuce Bowls

Sweet-savory marinated beef served with rice, crisp lettuce, cucumber, and a quick gochujang sauce.

35 minutesEasy4
Chicken Tinga Tostadas

Chicken Tinga Tostadas

Crisp tostadas topped with smoky shredded chicken, tomato-chipotle sauce, crema, lettuce, and avocado.

35 minutesEasy4
Kung Pao Chicken

Kung Pao Chicken

A quick wok-style chicken dinner with tender bites, peanuts, bell pepper, scallions, and a glossy sweet-savory sauce.

35 minutesEasy4
Soondubu Jjigae

Soondubu Jjigae

A bubbling soft tofu stew with kimchi, zucchini, mushrooms, gochugaru, and an egg cracked in at the end.

35 minutesEasy3
Jamaican Jerk Chicken Bowls

Jamaican Jerk Chicken Bowls

Spiced jerk chicken served over rice and beans with pineapple salsa, lime, scallions, and cooling yogurt.

40 minutesEasy4
Red Lentil Dal

Red Lentil Dal

A creamy, pantry-friendly lentil dish simmered with ginger, garlic, turmeric, cumin, tomato, and a warm spiced oil.

40 minutesEasy4
Salmon Onigiri

Salmon Onigiri

Hand-shaped rice balls filled with flaky salmon and wrapped in crisp nori.

40 minutesEasy6
Tom Kha Gai

Tom Kha Gai

A fragrant coconut chicken soup with lemongrass, ginger, mushrooms, lime, and a gentle chile finish.

40 minutesEasy4
Lemongrass Chicken Rice Bowl

Lemongrass Chicken Rice Bowl

Juicy lemongrass chicken over rice with quick pickles, cucumber, herbs, and a bright fish sauce dressing.

43 minutesEasy4
Chicken Shawarma Bowl

Chicken Shawarma Bowl

Spiced chicken over rice with cucumber, tomato, tahini sauce, pickles, and herbs.

45 minutesEasy4
Mango Sticky Rice

Mango Sticky Rice

Sweet coconut sticky rice served with ripe mango and toasted sesame.

45 minutesEasy4
Turkish Chicken Kebabs

Turkish Chicken Kebabs

Juicy yogurt-marinated chicken skewers seasoned with garlic, paprika, cumin, lemon, and herbs.

50 minutesEasy4
Aji Verde Chicken Bowl

Aji Verde Chicken Bowl

Spiced roast chicken served over rice with corn, potatoes, herbs, and a creamy green chile sauce.

55 minutesEasy4
Chicken Adobo

Chicken Adobo

Tender chicken simmered in vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, bay leaves, and pepper until glossy and deeply savory.

55 minutesEasy4
Char Kway Teow

Char Kway Teow

Wide rice noodles stir-fried with shrimp, egg, bean sprouts, chives, and a dark soy sauce glaze.

32 minutesMedium3
Lomo Saltado

Lomo Saltado

A sizzling beef stir-fry with onions, tomatoes, soy sauce, vinegar, fries, and rice.

35 minutesMedium4
Pad Thai

Pad Thai

Rice noodles tossed with tamarind sauce, shrimp, egg, tofu, peanuts, and lime.

35 minutesMedium4
Vietnamese Fresh Spring Rolls

Vietnamese Fresh Spring Rolls

Light rice paper rolls packed with shrimp, noodles, herbs, lettuce, cucumber, and a creamy peanut dipping sauce.

35 minutesMedium4
Aji Amarillo Chicken

Aji Amarillo Chicken

Juicy chicken in a creamy aji amarillo sauce with lime, garlic, and cilantro.

45 minutesMedium4
Japchae

Japchae

Glossy sweet potato noodles tossed with vegetables, sesame oil, soy sauce, and tender strips of beef.

45 minutesMedium4
Laksa Lemak

Laksa Lemak

A creamy Malaysian noodle soup with coconut broth, rice noodles, shrimp, tofu puffs, herbs, and sambal.

45 minutesMedium4
Masala Dosa

Masala Dosa

A crisp rice crepe filled with turmeric potatoes, onion, mustard seeds, and curry leaves.

45 minutesMedium4
Mushroom Risotto

Mushroom Risotto

Creamy arborio rice folded with roasted mushrooms, parmesan, and a glossy finish.

45 minutesMedium4
Palak Paneer

Palak Paneer

Soft paneer cubes simmered in a velvety spinach sauce with ginger, garlic, garam masala, and cream.

45 minutesMedium4
Bibimbap

Bibimbap

A colorful Korean rice bowl with seasoned vegetables, beef, egg, sesame, and gochujang.

50 minutesMedium4
Chicken Mole Bowl

Chicken Mole Bowl

Tender chicken over rice with a quick cocoa-chile mole sauce, beans, and sesame.

53 minutesMedium4
Chicken Katsu Curry

Chicken Katsu Curry

Crispy panko chicken served with mild Japanese curry sauce, carrots, potatoes, and fluffy rice.

55 minutesMedium4
Peruvian Green Rice with Chicken

Peruvian Green Rice with Chicken

A bright one-pot chicken and rice dish colored with cilantro, spinach, peas, lime, and aji amarillo paste.

55 minutesMedium4
Soto Ayam

Soto Ayam

A fragrant turmeric chicken soup with rice noodles, shredded chicken, boiled eggs, herbs, and lime.

55 minutesMedium4
Mujadara

Mujadara

Lentils and rice topped with deeply caramelized onions, cumin, and herbs.

1 hourMedium5
Hainanese Chicken Rice

Hainanese Chicken Rice

Poached chicken served with fragrant ginger-garlic rice, cucumber, clear broth, and bright chile sauce.

1 hour 5 minutesMedium4
Imam Bayildi

Imam Bayildi

Tender eggplant filled with tomato, onion, garlic, olive oil, and herbs for a silky Turkish vegetable dish.

1 hour 5 minutesMedium4
Jollof Rice

Jollof Rice

Smoky tomato-pepper rice cooked with spices, stock, thyme, bay leaf, and gentle heat.

1 hour 5 minutesMedium6
Koshari

Koshari

A hearty Egyptian bowl of rice, lentils, pasta, chickpeas, tomato sauce, and crisp fried onions.

1 hour 10 minutesMedium6
Seafood Paella

Seafood Paella

A saffron rice skillet with shrimp, mussels, peas, peppers, and smoky paprika.

1 hourHard6
Beef Pho

Beef Pho

A fragrant noodle soup with spiced beef broth, rice noodles, herbs, lime, and thin beef.

1 hour 45 minutesHard4
Beef Rendang

Beef Rendang

Slow-simmered beef cooked in coconut milk, lemongrass, spices, and aromatics until tender and richly coated.

2 hours 25 minutesHard6

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