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Recipes with rice

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39 recipes

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Rice rolls with cheese and chives

Rice Buns with Cheese and Chives

Baked savory rolls with cooked white rice, semi-cured cheese, and chives. Quick dough without yeast, ready in under an hour.

50 minEasy
Rice with Butifarra Sausage and Lima Beans

Rice with Butifarra Sausage and Lima Beans

Cuban stovetop rice with fresh pork butifarra, lima beans, sofrito and dry wine: separate grains, juicy and well-seasoned.

1 h 20 minMedium
Rice Pudding with Lotus Biscoff in Cups

Rice Pudding with Lotus Biscoff in Cups

Creamy rice pudding with integrated Lotus Biscoff cream, a thin layer in the center, and a crunchy cookie on top. Fusion dessert served in cups.

3 h 20 minEasy
Arroz con pollo a la chorrera, peas, and red pepper served in a deep bowl.

Arroz con pollo a la chorrera in an electric pot

Arroz con pollo a la chorrera made in an electric pot: chicken cooked separately, rice under pressure, and finished creamy with hot broth and Cuban sofrito.

1 h 30 minMedium
Paella pan with reddish creamy rice and pieces of crab, served next to a rocky beach with the sea in the background.

Creamy Blue Crab Rice (Jaiba) Cuban Style

Creamy blue crab rice with crab broth, Cuban sofrito, tomato, peppers and dry wine. Juicy, intense and served in a cazuela.

1 h 10 minMedium
Cuban Completa with white rice, black beans, grilled chicken, maduros, and avocado

Cuban Completa with Grilled Chicken

Cuban Completa with white rice, separately stewed black beans, grilled chicken breast, fried maduros, and avocado.

1 h 40 minEasy
Spanish-style prawn rice

Spanish-style prawn rice

Spanish-style prawn rice with homemade stock from heads and shells, tomato sofrito, wine, and Cuban-style food coloring.

1 hMedium
creamy rice with pork ribs

Creamy rice with pork ribs

Creamy rice with tender pork ribs, a flavorful sofrito and a touch of fresh cilantro. A juicy dish to gather the family.

1 hMedium
baked rice

Spanish-style Baked Rice

Valencian baked rice with pork ribs, bacon, blood sausage, chickpeas, potato and tomato, cooked in a clay pot. Complete and flavorful.

1 h 30 minMedium
Soupy rice with chicken breast (Spanish style)

Soupy rice with chicken breast (Spanish style)

Spanish-style soupy rice with chicken breast, sofrito, turmeric and white wine. A comforting spoon dish, ready in about 50 minutes.

50 minEasy
Creamy Rice

Creamy Rice

Creamy rice with fish stock, butter, red pepper and Parmesan, creamy and flavorful, ideal to accompany meats, fish and seafood.

45 minMedium
Chef-Style Fried Rice

Chef-Style Fried Rice

Fried rice stir-fried in a wok with roasted pork, ham, bacon, shrimp and egg. A Cuban leftovers dish that is quick and full of flavor.

30 minEasy
Arroz con pollo a la chorrera in the chef's style

Arborio Rice with Chicken à la Chorrera

Creamy Arroz con pollo a la chorrera with sofrito, wine, beer and vegetables. A Cuban classic to bring the family together.

1 hMedium
Yellow rice with pork and chorizo

Yellow rice with pork and chorizo

Cuban-style yellow rice with diced pork, chorizo, vegetables, and a touch of beer. Simple, delicious, and ready in about 45 minutes.

45 minEasy
Soupy Shrimp Rice

Soupy Shrimp Rice

Soupy shrimp rice with homemade seafood fumet: soupy, flavorful, and perfect for a special family lunch.

1 hMedium
Stir-fried Rice with Turkey and Ham

Stir-fried rice with turkey and ham

Wok stir-fried rice with turkey, ham and julienned vegetables: a Cuban leftover dish of Chinese heritage, ready in 30 minutes.

30 minEasy
Arroz con Pollo

Arroz con pollo

Cuban Arroz con pollo in a pressure cooker, with sofrito of garlic, onion and pepper, saffron and homemade broth. Ready in little time.

1 h 15 minEasy
Rice pudding

Rice with three milks, raisins and coconut sweet

Cuban rice pudding made with whole milk, condensed milk and evaporated milk, with raisins, cinnamon and a touch of coconut sweet. Creamy and well chilled.

45 minEasy
Rice with Spiced Pork Ribs

Rice with Spiced Pork Ribs

Marinated pork ribs slow-cooked in a tomato and dry wine sauce, served with molded white rice and pickled onions.

3 hEasy
Criolla-style white rice (by Emilita Corzo)

Criolla-style white rice

Fluffy and aromatic white rice with a hint of garlic and lemon, made in a pressure cooker in just 8 minutes. The perfect side dish for your meats.

25 minEasy
Arroz Congrí

Arroz congrí

Cuban arroz congrí with red beans, fried pork chunks and criollo sofrito with cumin, oregano and cilantro. Fluffy and full of flavor.

1 hMedium
Fried Rice

Fried Rice

Chinese-Cuban style fried rice with pork, chicken, ham, shrimp, omelet and Chinese bean sprouts, stir-fried in a wok over high heat.

40 minEasy
Arroz camagüeyano

Arroz camagüeyano

Baked rice with beef, criolla sauce and chicken broth, topped with fried partially ripe plantains. A hearty dish from Camagüey.

1 hMedium
Rice with Corn and Chicken

Rice with Corn and Chicken

Yellow rice with fresh corn and golden chicken thighs, slow-cooked with sofrito, bay leaf, and saffron. A complete dish from Cuban cuisine.

45 minEasy