Best Onion Rice Recipes

CHICKEN WITH CARAMELIZED ONION AND CARDAMOM RICE

Steps:

• Put the sugar and scant 3 tablespoons water in a small saucepan and heat until the sugar dissolves. Remove from the heat, add the barberries, and set aside to soak. If using currants, you do not need to soak them in this way.
• Meanwhile, heat half the olive oil in a large sauté pan for which you have a lid over medium heat. Add the onion, and cook for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onion has turned a deep golden brown. Transfer the onion to a small bowl and wipe the pan clean.
• Place the chicken in a large mixing bowl and season with 1½ teaspoons each salt and black pepper. Add the remaining olive oil, cardamom, cloves and cinnamon and use your hands to mix everything together well. Heat the frying pan again and place the chicken and spices in it. Sear chicken for 5 minutes on each side and remove from the pan (this is important as it part-cooks the chicken). The spices can stay in the pan, but don't worry if they stick to the chicken. Remove most of the remaining oil as well, leaving just a thin film at the bottom. Add the rice, caramelized onion, 1 teaspoon salt and plenty of black pepper. Drain the barberries and add them as well. Stir well and return the seared chicken to the pan, pushing it into the rice.
• Pour the boiling water over the rice and chicken, cover the pan, and cook over very low heat for 30 minutes. Take the pan off the heat, remove the lid, quickly place a clean tea towel over the pan, and seal again with the lid. Leave the dish undisturbed for another 10 minutes. Finally, add the herbs and use a fork to stir them in and fluff up the rice. Taste and add more salt and pepper if needed. Serve hot or warm with yogurt mixture if you like.

ONION RICE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the onion, and cook until almost tender. Stir in rice, and continue cooking until coated with oil. When onion is tender and rice begins to brown lightly, season with pepper, and pour in the broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 20 minutes.

CAMPBELLS SOUP CHICKEN RICE CASSEROLE WITH ONION SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Clean chicken breasts, pepper to taste, sprinkle paprika over the tops of each breasts. In a 3 quart roaster pan add dry rice and dry onion mix, stir together, add chicken breasts to top of rice mixture. Add sliced mushrooms to top of chicken, pour water over the top, and cover pan. Put into preheated oven 350 degrees. Bake covered for 1 1/2 hours. Serve with salad.
• 2. When mixing the dry rice, and onion mix, also add the soup, and stir together, then pour into the roaster. Chicken still goes on top of the mixture.

GREEN ONION GARLICKY WILD RICE

Steps:

• Heat a medium saucepan with a lid over medium-high heat. Melt the coconut oil and add the scallion whites, garlic and serrano and cook, stirring frequently, until the garlic and scallions start to brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Sprinkle in the cumin, lime zest, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Add the rice and stir until all the beads of rice are coated. Add 2 to 3 cups water (according to the package directions) and stir. Bring to a simmer, then cover and reduce the heat to low. Cook until all the liquid is absorbed and the rice is tender, about 45 minutes. Fluff with a fork and serve with a spritz of lime and sliced scallion greens.

ONION LENTILS AND RICE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in skillet, saute the onions with 1 tsp cumin until lightly browned (can add some garlic too, if desired).
• Remove 1/3 of the onions and set aside.
• Continue cooking the rest of the onions until dark brown and black in places.
• In the meantime, bring water to a boil in a saucepan, add the lentils, reduce heat, and cover, simmering for 15 minutes.
• To the lentils, add the 1/3 lightly browned onions, rice, salt, and remaining 1 tsp cumin.
• Cover and simmer 15 minutes or until rice is tender.
• Remove from heat and stir in the well-browned onions.
• Cover and let stand for 5-10 minutes.
• Serve!
• Especially good with chopped lettuce, tomatoes, and a dollop of yogurt or sour cream on top.
• Also good with cooked spinach.

ONE-POT FRENCH ONION SOUP RICE SKILLET

Steps:

• Heat 12-inch skillet over medium heat; add beef and onion. Cook until beef is no longer pink, crumbling beef as it cooks; drain.
• Stir in rice, broth, and onion soup mix. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to simmering. Cover and cook about 15 minutes, stirring halfway through, until rice is tender.
• Remove from heat; stir in cheese. Cover; let stand about 2 minutes or until melted.

BAKED ONION RICE WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Sautee rice in butter. Place in casserole dish with other ingredients.
• Bake covered in a 375 degree oven for 45 minutes or until all liquid is absorbed by rice.

MUSHROOM ONION RICE

Steps:

• Melt margarine in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in rice and cook just until lightly browned. Mix in soup, mushrooms and water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 25 minutes.

RICE SALAD WITH LEMON, DILL, AND RED ONION

Steps:

• Bring a medium saucepan three-quarters full of water to a boil; add salt. Stir in rice, and return water to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer; cook uncovered until rice is tender, about 14 minutes. Drain rice in a sieve, and transfer to a medium bowl.
• Meanwhile, mix together red onion and vinegar in a small bowl. Let sit 5 minutes; strain onion in a sieve, discarding vinegar. Place lemon juice, oil, garlic, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and the pepper in another small bowl, and whisk to combine.
• Drizzle lemon mixture over hot rice. Add reserved onion, dill, and lemon zest; toss to combine. Serve.

LIME AND GREEN ONION RICE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in sauce pot over medium to medium-high heat. Stir in the rice and toast for 1 minute. Add the lime zest and stock, bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 18 minutes. Add the green onions and the juice of 1 lime. Fluff with fork, transfer to a serving bowl and serve.

FRENCH ONION CHICKEN AND RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Heat the olive oil over medium heat in an oven proof pot large enough to hold all ingredients.
• Saute the sliced onions until browned, about 10 minutes.
• Add the garlic and saute for another minute.
• Add the rice, stir to coat the grains with oil, and saute for a few minutes.
• Add the chicken, beef broth, white wine, thyme, and black pepper, and bring to a boil. Taste for seasoning. Add salt if needed (depends on the saltiness of the beef broth).
• Cover and place in the preheated oven for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until the chicken and rice are cooked to your liking.

SAGE, ONION AND WILD-RICE RISOTTO CAKES

Steps:

• Make wild-rice risotto:
• Bring water with salt to a boil in a heavy saucepan, then simmer wild rice, covered, until tender, about 45 minutes. Remove from heat and let rice stand in cooking liquid, uncovered, 30 minutes. Drain rice in a sieve set over a saucepan and reserve rice. Add vegetable stock to cooking liquid and bring to a simmer. Keep liquid hot, covered, over low heat.
• Heat butter and oil in a 6- to 8-quart heavy pot over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté sage, stirring, 1 minute. Add onions and sauté, stirring, until softened. Stir in celery with salt to taste and sauté, stirring, until onions begin to turn golden brown, about 7 minutes.
• Stir in Arborio rice and cook over moderate heat, stirring constantly, 2 minutes. Add wine, thyme, and pepper to taste and cook, stirring constantly, until wine is absorbed. Stir in 1 cup hot broth and simmer, stirring frequently, until broth is absorbed. Continue adding broth, 1 cup at a time, and simmering, stirring frequently and letting each addition be absorbed before adding the next, until rice is tender but still al dente and creamy-looking and liquid is absorbed, 20 to 22 minutes. Toward end of cooking, stir in wild rice.
• Remove pot from heat and stir in Parmesan, parsley, and salt and pepper to taste. Cool risotto and chill, covered, at least 4 hours and up to 12. Bring risotto to room temperature before proceeding with recipe.
• Make risotto cakes:
• Lightly beat yolks and stir into risotto. Beat whites and a pinch of salt with an electric mixer until they just hold stiff peaks. Stir half of whites into risotto to lighten slightly and fold in remaining whites. Let batter stand at room temperature 15 minutes before proceeding.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderate heat until hot but not smoking. Scoop 4 (rounded 1/4-cup) mounds of batter into skillet, flattening with back of a spoon to form cakes 3 inches across by 1/2 inch thick. Cook cakes until golden brown on underside (this is critical to prevent cakes from breaking when turning), adjusting heat if browning too quickly, 5 minutes. Carefully turn cakes over with a metal spatula and cook until golden brown on underside, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer as browned to a large shallow baking pan and arrange in one layer. Make more cakes in same manner, wiping skillet clean with paper towels between batches and adding more oil as necessary.
• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Just before serving, bake risotto cakes until sizzling, about 6 minutes. Serve immediately.

RICE PUDDING WITH LEMON JUICE AND CARAMELIZED ONION (EGYPTIAN KISHK)

Steps:

• Heat broth in a saucepan over medium heat; add rice and simmer until rice is slightly tender, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Heat butter and oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook onions in the hot butter-oil mixture, stirring constantly, until onions are golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Reserve about 1 tablespoon caramelized onions for garnish; spoon the remaining caramelized onions into the simmering broth.
• Mix yogurt, lemon juice, and salt in a bowl; whisk flour into yogurt mixture until smooth. Blend yogurt mixture and 1 cup broth (free of onion and rice) in a blender until smooth.
• Pour blended yogurt mixture into simmering broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until flavors have blended, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Garnish with reserved caramelized onion and toasted pine nuts.

BROWN RICE AND ONION PILAF

Steps:

• Heat butter and oil in a large sturdy saucepan. When hot add the onions and saute over medium-to-high heat for about 2 to 3 minutes. Add the herbes de Provence and rice and mix well to combine. Add water, salt and pepper and bring mixture to a boil, stirring so it does not stick.
• When boiling, reduce the heat and cook, covered, over very low heat for about 40 minutes, until rice is tender, a little chewy and most of the moisture has been absorbed. Check rice near end of cooking time; it may take a little longer than 40 minutes to absorb all the water and cook through. Serve with sweet and sour curried chicken.

BASMATI RICE WITH ONION AND GINGER

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, heat olive oil over medium-low heat. Add onion and carrot; cook, stirring frequently, until onion is very tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Add garlic cloves and ginger; cook 2 minutes.
• Add basmati rice, stirring to coat. Add water and coarse salt; bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer; cover, and cook until rice is tender, 17 to 20 minutes (add a little more water if pan becomes dry).

PORK CHOP AND ONION AND RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Brown chops in fat. You need the fat in this recipe to balance the taste and it is minimal. Preheat oven to 350'
• 2. In a large bowl add all other ingredients together and stir to mix.
• 3. Pour wet rice mixture into a 9x13 baking dish. Arrange the pork chops over the top of rice mixture.
• 4. Cover tightly with foil and bake 45 minutes to an hour at 350' or until all liquid is absorbed. Remove from the oven. Uncover and let sit for 10 minutes.
• 5. Serve with a salad and enjoy.

CARAMELIZED ONION RICE

Steps:

• Melt butter in skillet and sauté onions until softened and lightly browned. Add garlic, sauté 1 minute.
• Add brown sugar and sauté until caramelized-looking, 3-4 minutes.
• Mix rice, broth and onion mixture and cook in rice cooker.
• Note: I like my rice slightly crunchy and not soggy so if you like yours softer add 1/4- 1/2 cup of extra broth.

ONION RICE PILAF

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onion, and cook until soft and translucent.
• In a small saucepan, combine the rice, onions, and broth. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 30 minutes. Remove from heat, let cool for several minutes, then fluff with a fork.

ONION FLAVORED RICE MIX

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients and mix until evenly distributed.
• Store in a cool dry place.
• Use within 6 months.
• Cooking directions: for 8 servings.
• Boil 3 cups water in a covered pan.
• Add 1 1/3 cups of rice mix; stir.
• Cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed.

PORK CHOP, ONION, AND RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Brown chops in oil.
• Spread rice in rectangular baking dish (11x7-inches). Add frozen vegetables. Reserve one tablespoon of dry soup mix. Sprinkle remaining soup mix over rice.
• Pour heated beef broth over rice and mix ingredients together.
• Arrange pork chops on top of rice mixture and sprinkle with reserved onion soup mix. Cover tightly with foil and bake in moderate oven (350 F) until tender (45 minutes to 1 hour), depending on thickness of chops. Remove foil and continue cooking for 10 minutes or until any excess liquid has evaporated.