30+ Easy Recipes That Start with Brown Rice

This weeknight take on Jamaican jerk chicken features a quick, flavor-packed blender marinade — and lots of delicious serving suggestions.

This easy vegetarian one-bowl meal starts with one of our favorite grocery store shortcuts: a package of frozen brown rice.

These vibrant chicken and brown rice bowls are topped with a rainbow of crunchy vegetables and drizzled with curried peanut sauce.

In this hearty vegetarian grain bowl, crispy caramelized butternut squash, Brussels sprouts, and protein-packed tofu are tossed in a savory-sweet glaze and piled onto warm brown rice.

Love the sweet and spicy flavors of Korean bulgolgi? This weeknight riff with flank steak is ready faster than takeout.

On the nights we're craving salad for dinner but also want a meal that's warm & comforting, these BBQ tofu & roasted vegetable bowls hit the spot.

Fire-roasted tomatoes do double duty in slow cooker burrito bowls.

A hearty vegetarian grain bowl packed with spicy roasted cauliflower, avocado, and a simple green tahini sauce.

For this burrito-inspired dinner bowl, we ditched the tortilla and layered everything into a big bowl. Tender brown rice, garlicky black beans, spicy roasted corn, fresh cherry tomatoes, avocado chunks, and the most delicious cilantro-lime dressing drizzled over the top.

Veggie burrito bowls are a one-stop shop with tender brown rice, smoky pinto beans, and fresh veggies, all topped with a dollop of citrusy sour cream.

Perfect for when you want to go classic or as a great starting point to a version of your own.

Tossed with crumbles of ground pork, a couple of eggs, and frozen vegetables, this is the easiest way we know to turn leftover brown rice into a pan of savory pork fried rice.

Shrimp fried rice is a one-pan wonder, full of plump shrimp, fluffy eggs, and toasty rice that can be adapted to your mood and the contents of your refrigerator.

Scrambled eggs, sausage, and, yes, cheese go into this comforting breakfast fried rice.

A heaping cup of kimchi plus whatever leafy greens you have handy give this fried rice a fun twist.

Crispy, meaty Spam is a fantastic addition to change up your fried rice.

A quick and easy, one-pan recipe for breakfast fried rice loaded with eggs and vegetables.

Chinese sausage is the easiest way to amp up the flavors in fried rice.

This riff on chicken fried rice comes together with three TJ's freezer-aisle favorites: Mandarin orange chicken, a bag of frozen stir-fry veggies, and a box of pre-cooked brown rice.

The whole recipe can be prepared in 30 minutes, which makes it perfect for a weeknight dinner or a last-minute potluck item.

Stuffed bell peppers are literally stuffed with everything your dinner needs. The veggies, starch, and protein are all packed into colorful, single-serving “cups” and finished with a cap of melty, browned shredded cheese.

A whole chicken is simmered to make a rich broth, with tender chicken and rice. This dish is thrifty, but tastes super-luxe. Look long-grain brown rice for this soup — it holds up better to cooking and reheating than white rice.

Fiesta chicken is a one-dish wonder when it comes to mealtime. Everything is prepared in a single skillet and is ready to serve in about 20 minutes.

This is everything you love about stuffed peppers, in soup form. Stick with brown rice, as it holds up to cooking and reheating better than its white counterpart.

This vegetarian soup is supremely satisfying, thanks to a winning combination of veggies, herbs, beans, and grains.

This deconstructed stuffed pepper skillet is ready in half the time. It's packed with beans, rice, fire-roasted tomatoes, and plenty of spices, then topped off with melty cheese.

Cabbage leaves are stuffed with all the best burrito ingredients, then nestled into salsa and topped with cheese.

Elevate leftover rice and chicken into a comforting chicken & rice soup that you can make it in less than 30 minutes.

This 20-minute skillet dinner, made with garlic, onions, tomato paste, and chicken broth, takes inspiration from Spanish-style rice.

These hearty homemade veggie burgers are loaded with beans, mushrooms, sweet potato, oats, and brown rice.

This weeknight take on Jamaican jerk chicken features a quick, flavor-packed blender marinade — and lots of delicious serving suggestions.

This easy vegetarian one-bowl meal starts with one of our favorite grocery store shortcuts: a package of frozen brown rice.

These vibrant chicken and brown rice bowls are topped with a rainbow of crunchy vegetables and drizzled with curried peanut sauce.

In this hearty vegetarian grain bowl, crispy caramelized butternut squash, Brussels sprouts, and protein-packed tofu are tossed in a savory-sweet glaze and piled onto warm brown rice.

Love the sweet and spicy flavors of Korean bulgolgi? This weeknight riff with flank steak is ready faster than takeout.

On the nights we're craving salad for dinner but also want a meal that's warm & comforting, these BBQ tofu & roasted vegetable bowls hit the spot.

Fire-roasted tomatoes do double duty in slow cooker burrito bowls.

A hearty vegetarian grain bowl packed with spicy roasted cauliflower, avocado, and a simple green tahini sauce.

For this burrito-inspired dinner bowl, we ditched the tortilla and layered everything into a big bowl. Tender brown rice, garlicky black beans, spicy roasted corn, fresh cherry tomatoes, avocado chunks, and the most delicious cilantro-lime dressing drizzled over the top.

Veggie burrito bowls are a one-stop shop with tender brown rice, smoky pinto beans, and fresh veggies, all topped with a dollop of citrusy sour cream.

Perfect for when you want to go classic or as a great starting point to a version of your own.

Tossed with crumbles of ground pork, a couple of eggs, and frozen vegetables, this is the easiest way we know to turn leftover brown rice into a pan of savory pork fried rice.

Shrimp fried rice is a one-pan wonder, full of plump shrimp, fluffy eggs, and toasty rice that can be adapted to your mood and the contents of your refrigerator.

Scrambled eggs, sausage, and, yes, cheese go into this comforting breakfast fried rice.

A heaping cup of kimchi plus whatever leafy greens you have handy give this fried rice a fun twist.

Crispy, meaty Spam is a fantastic addition to change up your fried rice.

A quick and easy, one-pan recipe for breakfast fried rice loaded with eggs and vegetables.

Chinese sausage is the easiest way to amp up the flavors in fried rice.

This riff on chicken fried rice comes together with three TJ's freezer-aisle favorites: Mandarin orange chicken, a bag of frozen stir-fry veggies, and a box of pre-cooked brown rice.

The whole recipe can be prepared in 30 minutes, which makes it perfect for a weeknight dinner or a last-minute potluck item.

Stuffed bell peppers are literally stuffed with everything your dinner needs. The veggies, starch, and protein are all packed into colorful, single-serving “cups” and finished with a cap of melty, browned shredded cheese.

A whole chicken is simmered to make a rich broth, with tender chicken and rice. This dish is thrifty, but tastes super-luxe. Look long-grain brown rice for this soup — it holds up better to cooking and reheating than white rice.

Fiesta chicken is a one-dish wonder when it comes to mealtime. Everything is prepared in a single skillet and is ready to serve in about 20 minutes.

This is everything you love about stuffed peppers, in soup form. Stick with brown rice, as it holds up to cooking and reheating better than its white counterpart.

This vegetarian soup is supremely satisfying, thanks to a winning combination of veggies, herbs, beans, and grains.

This deconstructed stuffed pepper skillet is ready in half the time. It's packed with beans, rice, fire-roasted tomatoes, and plenty of spices, then topped off with melty cheese.

Cabbage leaves are stuffed with all the best burrito ingredients, then nestled into salsa and topped with cheese.

Elevate leftover rice and chicken into a comforting chicken & rice soup that you can make it in less than 30 minutes.

This 20-minute skillet dinner, made with garlic, onions, tomato paste, and chicken broth, takes inspiration from Spanish-style rice.

These hearty homemade veggie burgers are loaded with beans, mushrooms, sweet potato, oats, and brown rice.