Rice is a mainstay in my pantry. I love to stock up on a 3 lb bag of rice whenever I make an Aldi run, and serve it several ways with dinner or lunch. I thought I would share a few of my favorite ways to serve this staple, and maybe you might share a few recipes too.

• Rice and Lentils. Delicious on their own, and delicious made into cakes as well. I like to add salt, pepper, garlic salt, and soy sauce to my rice and lentils, and eat it with Tortilla Chips, so tasty.
• Salsa Rice. I add 1/2 cup of Salsa, and a few packets of whatever drive-thru taco sauce I have on hand to cooked rice. This is tasty on its own, but delicious in burritos, and quesadillas too.
• Lemon-Lime Rice. Add the juice of 1/4 lemon, 1/4 lime, and a little salt and pepper to cooked rice, and you’ve got a delicious dish to serve along with steamed fish and veggies.
• Chili Rice. Sounds weird, but trust me it is really good, and super versatile too. You know when you have that itty bit of Chili left in the crock pot, and you don’t know what to do with it, add it to cooked rice, and it is delicious and hearty.  You can also layer it with cheese, and serve it with Fritos or Tortilla Chips for a delicious dip. Try this one in a burrito too, o.k. now I’m super hungry.
• Sweet Rice. Warm cooked rice in the microwave, add in a little sugar, and your favorite flavoring (I like vanilla and almond), and pour a little milk or half&half over top, and it makes a sweet treat or even dessert. I eat this one late at night, when I am starving…
• and you can never go wrong with Sweet & Sour Sauce over rice, Cashew Sauce over rice, and Soy Sauce over rice too. Those are three of my very favorites. The only way I can get Dylan to eat rice, is to add soy sauce to it… he takes after his mommy!

Now it is your turn, share a recipe or two with me, and it just might become a family favorite of ours too.