If you’re looking for healthy brown rice recipes (that happen to be vegan and most are also gluten-free), here are lots of easy, tasty choices. For information on brown rice nutrition and how to cook brown rice, visit our Brown Rice: Cooking Tips and Varieties page; and for even more on the nutritional benefits of brown rice, see Top 10 Health Benefits of Brown Rice. And if we have to choose our favorites, they’d be 6 Filling and Flavorful Brown Rice Recipes.
If you’d like to make more use of brown rice, and want easy, tasty recipes right at your fingertips, consider our Tasty, Easy Brown Rice Recipes pdf e-book, part of our affordable e-book series. With 30 of our most popular recipes and 20 full-color photos, you can print out this concise guide or view it right on your computer.
Hearty Main Dishes:
- Valencian Rice and Red Beans
- Gingery Rice with Sweet Potatoes and Peas
- Paella Vegetariana
- Jambalaya
- Baked Rice with Cheese and Green Chiles
- Bok Choy, Edamame, Cashew, and Orange Rice
- Hoppin’ John (Black-Eyed Peas and Rice)
- Slow-Cooker Bell Peppers Stuffed with Salsa, Rice and Beans
- Down and Dirty Rice
- Caribbean Pigeon Peas and Rice
- Veggie Sushi Rice Bowls
- Rice-Stuffed Squashes
- Rice-Stuffed Bell Peppers
Pilafs and Other Side Dishes:
- Cauliflower Rice Pilaf
- Wild Rice Pilaf with Spinach and Almonds
- Wild Rice Pilaf with Apples and Pecans
- Basmati and Wild Rice Pilaf with Cashews
- Rice and Vermicelli Pilaf
- Fragrant Rice and Cashew Pilaf
- Nutty Wild Rice with Mushrooms
- Saffron-Sesame Rice with Pine Nuts
- Rice and Peas
- Gingered Coconut Rice
- Simple Spinach Rice
- Creole Orange Rice
- Mexican Rice
- Chinese-Style Vegetable Stir-Fried Rice
- Thai Pineapple Stir-Fried Rice
- Fruited Basmati Rice
- Saffron Fruited Rice
- Mjeddrah (Rice and Lentil Pilaf)
- Brown Rice and White Beans with Shiitakes and Spinach
- Wild Rice and Mushroom Pilaf or Stuffing
- Coconut Rice Pilaf with Fresh and Dried Cranberries
Soups and Stews:
Pineapple Rice Salad; photo by Susan Voisin
Salads:
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- For lots more features on healthy lifestyle, please explore VegKitchen’s Healthy Vegan Kitchen page.
20 Comments
Organic Rice
November 27, 2014 at 5:51 amAbsolutely delicious! These recipes are worthy trying. So many rich flavors, yummy!
Frank
January 2, 2015 at 3:48 pmMy last physical indicates my triglycerides are 235 which is 85 over moderate. Is brown rice better for reducing my count?
Your opinion would be very much appreciated. Thanks.
Frank
paul
April 1, 2015 at 8:57 amI love how versatile this humble grain Rice could be in more than a few types of cuisines world over. From extra distinguished Sushi to Risotto to the straightforward curd rice from South India, this historical grain has come some distance. And yes if you are already bored with the time consuming & tedious cooking approaches of your Risottos and the Shahi Pulav these quickies will win you over hands down.
Preety mohata
May 28, 2015 at 8:05 amthese recipes sound so delicious.. thanx for sharing.. i am new to brown rice n a vegetarian… this is so helpful.. thanx again
Helen Nicole
March 20, 2016 at 3:47 pmOh. amazing.Brown Rice look delicious. I feel hungry when looking at the pictures in your post. T.T love it
Yuri
April 11, 2016 at 6:38 pmcravings! Brown Rice look delicious. love it. great recipe. thanks for sharing.
Edmund
July 5, 2016 at 12:58 pmI can’t get enough brown rice in my diet. Thanks for the great recipes!
Aarti Vaghela
July 13, 2016 at 2:15 pmI am fan of veg foods. Thank you for brown rice recipe, delicious! Thanks!
Arabella
October 20, 2016 at 12:55 pmThank you very much. Lots of recipes for today :)) I will try to do all omg. per item per day. :)) love it. <3
julia
November 5, 2016 at 3:59 pmthank you for these rice recipes
I’ll try it soon
thank you
Karim
January 15, 2017 at 10:33 amThis looks reeeally delicious! Thank you for this recipes! I’m gonna try them soon!
Alisa
January 23, 2017 at 6:15 amI absolutely love these recipes, they are really delicious! I can’t wait to eat.
Alexa
February 16, 2017 at 3:31 amBrown Rice is my favorite. It looks so appealing in all of your pictures. Thanks for the recipe.
Castellano
February 28, 2017 at 2:30 amMade this recipe with a few changes and it was soooo good. Added onions/mushrooms to chicken with 2 tbsp. dark soya sauce. Added a 1/3 cup of coconut milk to mixture. Lemon wedges were the key ingredient to making the cilantro flavourful. This is a keeper and will serve to friends. Try it you will love it. Right on with the brown rice measurements worked wonderfully only I added a 1/2 of tumeric to boiling rice. This was so good I overate.
K Taylor
February 28, 2017 at 2:38 amBrown rice are bit heavy make you fat. So you have to eat white rice. And in America mostly people use white rice. you can even read at what is USA
Top air fryer
March 16, 2017 at 3:47 ambrown rice is much healthy as compared to white rice but not all are fond of it!! it should be consumed at least thrice a month!!
ankit kumar
May 3, 2017 at 3:37 pmI tried this brown rice recipe and it tastes just awesome. I also recommend everyone to try this recipe at least one time you will love this recipe.
Thank you for sharing this recipe.
Sheetal Soni
June 21, 2017 at 9:29 amCan i use White Basmati Rice for the same ?
Sarah
August 10, 2017 at 12:46 pmYes you can use Basmati Rice as well. I’ve tried it and it’s even better I would say 🙂
Bearden
March 24, 2018 at 1:09 pmAbsolutely delicious! These recipes are worthy trying.