Recipe: List of Additions for Rice

Easy, Cheesy Rice: Add butter and parmesan cheese to hot, cooked rice.

Emerald Isle: Add peas and finely chopped fresh mint to hot, cooked rice.

Baked, but not Potato: Add crumbled bacon and sour cream to hot, cooked rice.

Lemon Zinger: Add butter, fresh lemon juice and lemon zest to hot, cooked rice

How Sweet It Is: Add cinnamon, sugar and butter to hot, cooked rice.

Maui Wowi: Add crushed pineapple and green bell pepper slices to hot, cooked rice.

Sesame Treat: Add toasted sesame seeds, sesame oil and thinly sliced green onions to hot, cooked rice.

Country Bumpkin: Add cream gravy to hot, cooked rice.

Health Nut: Add toasted sunflower seeds and raisins to hot, cooked rice.

Dracula's 'Shroom: Add mushrooms and garlic sauteed in butter to hot, cooked rice.

Gardener's Delight: Add chopped fresh basil, chopped tomatoes and fresh corn-off-the-cob to hot, cooked rice.

Leek Freak: Add butter and cooked leeks to hot, cooked rice.

Chantilly Rice: Add chanterelles, dried apricots and toasted almonds to hot, cooked rice.

Cantonese Please: Add broccoli flowerets, sesame oil, chopped toasted peanuts or cashews to hot, cooked rice.

Pass the Parmesan, Peas: Add garlic sauteed in butter, peas and parmesan cheese to hot, cooked rice.

Polish BBQ: Add kielbasa sausage and barbecue sauce to hot, cooked rice.

Unkissable Crunch: Add sauteed garlic and onions, and toasted walnuts to hot, cooked rice.

Moo Goo Rice: Add sauteed mushrooms, snow peas and sliced water chestnuts to hot, cooked rice

Mama Mia: Add tomato basil sauce, cooked zucchini and Italian sausage to hot, cooked rice. Top with parmesan cheese.

Rice Ole: Add black beans, minced red onion, chopped bell pepper, chopped cilantro, and vinaigrette to hot, cooked rice.

Corn on the Range: Add corn and barbecue sauce to hot, cooked rice

For Southerners Only: Add cooked okra and stewed tomatoes to hot, cooked rice.

Porky Peas: Add crumbled bacon and peas to hot, cooked rice.

Hoppin' John: Add black-eyed peas and sliced green onions to hot, cooked rice.

Veggy Medley: Add garbanzo beans, shredded carrots, ripe olives, parsley, and ricotta cheese to hot, cooked rice. Top with parmesan cheese.

Mock Apple Cobbler: Add sliced apples, cinnamon, brown sugar, chopped nuts, and vanilla yogurt to hot, cooked rice.

Rice Parmigana: Add mixed vegetables, your favorite spice or herb, butter, and parmesan cheese to hot, cooked rice.

South of the Border: Add diced tomatoes, sliced green onions, shredded monterey jack cheese and chopped cilantro to hot, cooked rice.

Hearty Rice: Add marinated artichoke hearts and grated Parmesan cheese to hot, cooked rice.

Little Bit of Italy: Add asparagus tips, toasted pine nuts, red and yellow peppers to hot, cooked rice. Top with Parmesan cheese.

U.S.S. Rice: Add naval orange slices, chopped red onions or scallions, and vinaigrette dressing to hot, cooked rice.

Feeling Slightly Mexican: Add fresh avocado, tomato chunks, fresh cilantro, and lots of lemon

Steam-it-Up: Add steamed zucchini and carrots, butter, parmesan cheese to hot, cooked rice.

Nuts about Garlic: Add sauteed garlic and toasted pinenuts to hot, cooked rice.

Let's Salsa: Add cooked beans, salsa and shredded cheese to hot, cooked rice.

Trail Blazer: Add yogurt and fresh fruit to hot, cooked rice. Top with granola.

Pooh Bear's Favorite: Add milk, raisins, a little sugar and a dash of vanilla to hot, cooked rice. Simmer until thickened. Drizzle with honey.

Farmer's Scramble: Add scrambled eggs, sausage and green onions to hot, cooked rice.

Rice Cream: Add vanilla ice cream, dash of cinnamon to hot, cooked rice.

Indian Gold: Cook rice with a pinch of saffron. Add cooked green beans.

Tea-Time: For extra flavor, toss an herbal tea bag into the water while rice cooks.

Beefed-Up Rice: Cook rice in beef broth. Add sauteed onions, cashews, and raisins. Top with green onions

Rice Worth Crowing About: Cook rice in chicken stock. Add sauteed onions, mushrooms, green pepper, and toasted pine nuts.

It's Greek to Me: Cook rice in chicken broth with chopped onion and a clove of minced garlic. Fold in feta cheese and chopped parsley.