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A one pan wonder full of vegetables, protein and rice.

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Rice and easy does it: 20+ budget-minded midweek one-pot wonders

Say hello to your new dinner superhero. Packed with rice, proteins and flavour, these dishes can feed whole families in a single bound.

22 recipes
Chicken and chorizo.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s chicken and chorizo paella

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
One-pot chicken thighs and rice from Greekish: Everyday Recipes with Greek Roots by Georgina Hayden.

One-pot chicken thighs and rice

  • Georgina Hayden
Pizza rice.

Vegetarian pizza rice one-pot

  • Lucy Tweed
A one pan wonder full of vegetables, protein and rice
EASY

Chicken, chorizo and rice bake with dill and feta herb salad

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Danielle Alvarez
One-pot Greek chicken and rice: quick and delicious.

Greek chicken and rice one-pot

  • Nicole Maguire
This midweek fish dish is all about the rice.
EASY

Baked blue-eye with olive, lemon and spiced rice pilaf

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Karen Martini
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Serve this roast chicken and rice with salad greens, yoghurt and your favourite spicy sauce.

Roast chicken on baked rice with tomato, cumin and bay leaves

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Karen Martini
Crispy speck, prawn and lemon pilaf with herbs
EASY

Crispy speck, prawn and lemon pilaf with herbs

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Persian chicken with rice, pistachio & mint

Persian chicken with rice, pistachio and mint

  • Karen Martini
Baked ocean trout with spiced rice and a coriander and citrus salsa.

Baked ocean trout with spiced rice pilaf

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Karen Martini
One-pot nasi goreng served with crispy fried shallots, sambal oelek and soft-boiled eggs.
EASY

One-pot chicken nasi goreng

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jessica Brook
Adam Liaw's arroz con pollo.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s arroz con pollo

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Add a Korean kick to roast chicken (and salad).

Gochujang roast chicken and rice salad

  • 2 hrs +
  • Katrina Meynink
Curried rice with chicken and cauliflower.
EASY

One-pan chicken curry rice

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Danielle Alvarez
Adam Liaw’s baked chicken and tomato risotto.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s baked chicken and tomato risotto

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
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This one-pot wonder will warm you up.
EASY

Chickpea and rice one-pot wonder with yoghurt and greens

  • Katrina Meynink
Lamb rice pilaf with walnuts and yoghurt.

Lamb rice pilaf with nuts and yoghurt

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jill Dupleix
Chicken meatballs with coconut rice, herbs, bok choy and spicy mayo.

Chicken meatball and coconut rice traybake with spicy gochujang mayo

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Family dinner: Substitute the chicken for quail if you prefer.

Braised chicken with spiced rice, cranberries and dill

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Karen Martini
Salmon and corn rice.
EASY

Salmon and corn rice

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Spring roll crunchy rice salad.
EASY

Spring roll crunchy rice salad

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Spicy brown-butter rice with haloumi and pomegranate.

Spicy brown-butter rice with halloumi and pomegranate

  • Karen Martini