What Goes Well With Rice (Lunch Ideas)

[Raidergal2022]

Need some dishes to make for work. Low calorie preferably so I won’t be having too much rice I’ll be making it up with veg

Was thinking of rice and kidney beans but what what else can I add to this?

[Mamyalynne]

https://www.taste.com.au/quick-easy/galleries/26-genius-meals-made-packet-microwave-rice/bcPWnyTj?page=26

[Buenchico]

I think we might need more information from you here:

Are these dishes to be eaten cold, like salad, or are you going to be heating them in a microwave? You've not mentioned meat. Is that a possibility or are you a vegetarian?

Rice and kidney beans seems to be just begging to be turned into a chili con carne (or a chile non carne, for vegetarians) but that assumes that you're going to be heating the dish.

[gingejbee]

I'd be adding some mixed flavoured grains (easy with no preparation)...and eaten hot or cold. For example....

https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/merchant-gourmet-korean-style-grains/426525-723631-723632

Lots of different varieties available.

[Raidergal2022]

Can be heated or cold, not a strict vegetarian I like chicken occasionally

[gulliver1]

.....What goes well with Rice ?..........Krispies

[Bazile]

Pudding ?

Where's ma coat ?

[Bazile]

Oxtail

[Mamyalynne]

You'll soon discover Raidergal that some long time members still haven't fathomed how the site works.

[Mozz71]

Sushi? If you don't want to use seafood, sushi equivalents with cucumber, carrot or pepper (or any other veg you fancy) are a decent replacement.

[Buenchico]

One of my favourite quick snack meals is to add a can of Princes Mackerel Sizzle to half a pack of microwaveable vegetable rice:
https://www.princes.co.uk/our-products/fish/mackerel/mackerel-sizzle/
(You're meant to heat the mackerel in a frying pan but, if you've only got a microwave at work, I can see no reason why you couldn't microwave it).

You could also use the 'regular' mackerel-in-sauce products, that all supermarkets sell.

[pastafreak]

If you're going to reheat rice, make sure its cooled quickly and stored in the fridge. Reheat rice until piping hot...which might make any veg go soggy.
That's my food safety rant for today. ;)

You could add olives, sundried tomatoes.
You could have bulgur wheat instead and make tabbouleh...mix it with diced cucumber, tomato, parsley, mint,olive oil, lemon juice.
Or try a middle eastern rice salad...there are many variations using chick peas or lentils plus vegetables.

[Naraku666]

the best meat to go with rice is chicken

[Naraku666]

should have read more if you have a pressure cooker / instant pot u could use it to "boil" the chikcen with the trevit insert than take some of the water / drippings mix it with the chicken to make shreaded chicken and add it to the rice after a bit to make a chicken rice sturfry