Paella means “wide shallow frying pan” in Valencian Spanish, but it’s a famous dish from Valencia, Spain. You might NOT be able to take a trip to Spain today, but you can try one of the most famous dishes of the Valencia region. It’s a rice dish that’s a mosaic of flavors of garlic, seafood, vegetables, chicken, lemon, and herbs.

Check out this all in one dish that’s a tasty dance of rice, chicken, vegetables, and Latin American flavors.

Simple stir fried dish mainly using egg and rice-hence the name egg fried rice…

Parma cheese and rice combines to make a buttery super-satisfying side dish.

Traditionally, red beans and rice is a Louisiana Creole dish made from leftover vegetables, spices, ham bones, sausage, or other meats. Check out this recipe as a great way to “extend” your supply of sausages, rice, and beans. Kick your taste buds up a notch with cajun seasoning!

Turn on some salsa music for some tiempo to create a Cuban black beans and rice dish.

Egg rolls way easier to make than trying to roll these suckers up, and so so yummy!

Adding these 3 ingredients to rice makes making a side dish a breeze. Plus, who doesn’t love the smell of garlic and butter cooking in the kitchen?

Cook spinach with rice, without the spinach shrinking and disappearing!

This rice pudding recipe is super-duper creamy. For rice pudding lovers, you might be in heaven.

We are all “In This Jambalaya Together” so let’s use up some of that rice you hoarded!

Tomato and rice might be breaking your food rules, but try this Mexican rice with a side of your favorite bean or meat dish, and you’ve got a fiesta party!

A signature component of puerto rican rice is gandules, AKA pigeon peas. You can use regular canned peas or canned beans, too.

A simple and easy rice pilaf that can be used as a side dish or a dish all by it’s beautiful self!

Rice Soup is an Asian dish that equates to oatmeal in America. Our Rice Soup for Sick People recipe is easy enough to cook while being sick (I’ve done it myself!). It’s appealing for anyone who has an upset stomach, as it is bland, yet still leaves you craving for more. The salt and sugar adds a little energy. Serve hot, or cold!

Fresh scallops lightly seared and paired with a mushroom and sweet potato fusion.

Great tuna and rice combo in a bow!! Serve warm or cold!

If this is a Southern Comfort food, why not pour some SoCo on the rocks with it?

Everybody has their disaster relief food! Everyone’s is different! If you are Italian, like my husband, there is always at least 30 boxes of Pasta in our pantry and 2 boxes of Arborio Risotto!