Best Rice And Zucchini Recipes

ZUCCHINI AND RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Bring water to boil, add rice. When water returns to a boil, reduce temperature to a low. Cover rice and cook until rice is tender.
• Preheat oven's broiler. Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Cut ends from zucchini and steam until tender. Reserve 2 zucchini for garnish, then dice remaining zucchini.
• Combine butter and oil in a Dutch oven and heat until butter is melted. Add rice and diced zucchini, then saute until golden, stirring frequently. Stir in the cheeses until melted and add salt and pepper to taste. Let cool slightly, then stir in eggs quickly. Pour into a prepared baking dish and sprinkle generously with bread crumbs.
• Slice reserved zucchini and arrange around the diced mixture. Drizzle melted butter over top.
• Broil about 6 inches from the source of heat until lightly browned and bubbly.

DOTTIE'S ZUCCHINI, CHICKEN, AND RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*.
• Heat 3 tablespoons of the oil in a large sautee pan and saute 1 cup of the onions with the garlic for 2 minutes.
• Add the zucchini and mushrooms and saute for 3 minutes more.
• Combine the vegtables with the cooked chicken, rice, broth, spices, and cheese. Mix and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Place mixture in a greased 9 x 13 baking dish.
• Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil and saute the remaining cup of onions for 3 minutes, then add the tomatoes and chili powder. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Spoon the topping over the rice and chicken mixture.
• Bake for 1 hour.

8-BALL ZUCCHINI STUFFED WITH CHEESY CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• Cover chicken breasts with salted water and brine in the refrigerator, 8 hours to overnight.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate. Remove chicken from brine and pat dry. Season with chili powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
• Grill until browned and no longer pink in the center, 15 to 20 minutes, flipping halfway through cooking time. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• While chicken is cooking, bring water and rice to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and water has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Cut tops off the zucchini and scoop out the seeds. Set aside.
• Heat butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Saute onion in the hot butter until soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Add flour; cook and stir until browned, about 1 minute. Pour in milk; season with salt and pepper. Continue to cook and stir constantly until it starts to thicken. Stir in Cheddar cheese until melted.
• Cut cooked chicken into bite-sized pieces. Stir chicken and rice into the cheese sauce. Fill zucchini with the cheesy mixture and place on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until softened, 20 to 25 minutes. Serve.

PEPPERS STUFFED WITH RICE, ZUCCHINI AND HERBS

Steps:

• Prepare the peppers. With a sharp paring knife, cut away the tops, then reach in and pull out the membranes and seeds.
• Toss the shredded zucchini with salt and let drain in a colander for 20 minutes. Take up handfuls of zucchini and squeeze out as much liquid as possible. Transfer to a medium bowl and add the garlic, mint, parsley or dill, and rice. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in 1/4 cup of the olive oil and let sit for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Oil a baking dish large enough to accommodate all of the peppers. Fill the peppers about 3/4 of the way full with the stuffing, and replace the caps. Place in the oiled baking dish. Mix together the tomato paste and water with the remaining olive oil and the lemon juice. Season to taste. Add to the baking dish. Cover the dish with foil. Place in the oven and bake 45 minutes to an hour, until the peppers are soft. Remove from the heat and allow to cool to room temperature, or serve hot. Remove the tops of the peppers and spoon the sauce in the baking dish over the rice before serving.

ZUCCHINI, TOMATO, AND RICE GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F Cook the rice according to your favorite method.
• While rice cooks, coat two large baking sheets each with a tablespoon of a of olive oil. Spread zucchini and tomato slices on the baking sheets in as close to a single layer as you can. Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of black pepper. Roast tomatoes for 10 minutes and zucchini for 20. Flip zucchini halfway through, but don't bother to flip the tomatoes.
• Heat a large, heavy skillet over medium heat. Once heated, add 2 tablespoons olive oil, heat oil, then add onions, garlic and 1/4 teaspoon salt to pan. Cover and reduce heat to low, cooking onion until limp and tender, about 15 to 20 minutes. Stir occasionally.
• Combine onion mixture, rice, eggs, thyme, half of your grated cheese and a half-tablespoon of olive oil in a bowl. Add a good amount of freshly ground black pepper. Use the remaining half-tablespoon of olive oil to coat a shallow 2-quart baking dish. Spread half of the rice mixture in bottom of dish. Arrange half of roasted zucchini on top. Spread remaining rice mixture over it, arrange remaining zucchini on top, then tomato slices. Sprinkle with remaining grated cheese and bake in the top third of the oven until set and golden brown, about 20 minutes.

PORK AND ZUCCHINI RICE SKILLET

Steps:

• Combine 2 cups of chicken broth and brown rice in a saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a deep skillet over medium heat and cook pork until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. Add zucchini and cook for 3 minutes. Add 1 cup chicken broth and simmer until zucchini are soft, about 5 minutes. Add rice. Mix in green onions, rosemary, and Parmesan cheese and cook until well combined, 1 to 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

POTATO, RICE AND ZUCCHINI BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with about 1 tablespoon olive oil.
• Mix tomato, onion, garlic, and parsley in a bowl.
• Place a layer of potato slices in the bottom of the prepared baking dish; sprinkle with about 1/4 the tomato mixture, salt, pepper, and all the rice. Continue layering with potatoes, zucchini, tomato mixture, salt, pepper, and a drizzle of olive oil, ending with a layer of potatoes. Pour in just enough vegetable broth to cover the rice. Sprinkle bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese over top potato layer. Cover dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove aluminum foil and bake until top is golden and crusty, about 10 more minutes.

LENTILS WITH ZUCCHINI AND RICE

Steps:

• Bring water, lentils, brown rice, and bouillon to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Add bay leaf, cover, and cook until lentils and brown rice are tender, about 45 minutes.
• Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and bell pepper. Cook and stir until onion is starting to soften, 3 to 5 minutes. Add zucchini and cook for 5 minutes.
• Stir the zucchini-onion mixture into the lentils and rice. Add tomatoes, spaghetti sauce, rosemary, oregano, and salt. Return to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until flavors meld, about 10 minutes.

ZUCCHINI, CHICKEN AND BROWN RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Add salt and pepper to chicken thighs and cook until browned for about 10-15 minutes.
• Add pre-cooked, instant brown rice and chicken broth, (or bouillon cubes already dissolved in the water), and chopped garlic.
• Cover and let it simmer in low heat, until rice has absorbed the chicken broth liquid.
• Add zucchini slices (or chunks), corn kernels if you like, and jarred salsa.
• Continue simmering a few more minutes until flavors blend and zucchini is cooked, crispy tender but not over cooked.
• UPDATE NOTE: Thanks to Tinkerbell and CJAY for your suggestions about the brown rice cooking time. I made this recipe using "Success" instant, pre-cooked brown rice according with the package directions for microwave cooking this time, and this dish was done faster and easier than with the regular brown rice taking longer to absorb the liquid. I also added 1 chopped garlic clove to add flavor and it was very good.
• Thanks for your reviews, photos and suggestions.

TURKISH HERBED BEEF AND RICE STUFFED ZUCCHINI, TOMATOES, PEPPERS

Steps:

• Slice tops of 6 tomatoes, reserve. Scoop out pulp, drain in sieve, chop. (Save 2 tomatoes.) Cook onions in oil, stirring occasionally, 8-10 mins. until soft, not brown. Add chopped tomato, 3/4 C chopped tomato pulp and cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid evaporates and tomato begins to break down, 5 min. Add rice and cook, stirring, 2 min. Add water, boil, then simmer, covered, over low heat until rice tender and water absorbed, 20 min. Transfer rice mixture to bowl, chill until cool, about 20 min. Add beef, herbs, 1 3/4 tsp salt, and 1 tsp pepper to cooled rice, kneading until smooth. Trim and cut zucchini crosswise in half to fit upright in a deep 7-qt heavy pot with lid. Hollow out each zucchini halfl leave 1/2 inch at bottom. Cut tops off peppers, reserve and hollow. Preheat oven to 400°F with rack in middle. Fill veggies. Arrange tomatoes in cake pan lined with foil. Stir tomato paste into water; add 1/2 cup to pan, reserve rest. Put tops on tomatoes and cover tightly with foil. Bake 45 min. Cut 2 tomatoes into thin slices and layer in 7-qt pot; drizzle with oil. Stand zucchini and peppers in pot, leaning against each another and wedge pepper lids to keep them upright. Sprinkle chopped tomato pulp over and pour tomato water around veggies. Bring to boil then simmer, covered, 20-25 min./140°F. Transfer stuffed vegetables to a serving dish and add sugar and lemon juice to cooking liquid in pot. Boil until reduced to about 1 cup, about 10 minutes. Season with salt. Spoon a little cooking liquid over each stuffed vegetable.

ZUCCHINI AND RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Pour water into the bottom of a 9 x 13 casserole dish.
• Layer zucchini in the bottom of the dish.
• Sprinkle with garlic powder, oregano, and seasoned salt.
• Layer uncooked rice over zucchini.
• Follow with layers: sliced tomato, cheese, sliced onion, chopped bacon.
• Cook covered for 45 minutes, then remove cover.
• Continue cooking until bacon is crispy, about 15-20 minutes more.

RISO VENERE AI GAMBERETTI E ZUCCHINI (VENUS BLACK RICE WITH PRAWNS AND ZUCCHINI)

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil; add rice and cook until tender, about 18 minutes.
• Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir shallot until translucent, about 3 minutes. Stir zucchini into shallot mixture.
• Mix prawns and white wine into zucchini mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until wine evaporates and prawns are fully cooked, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Drain rice and stir in chives. Toss rice with the prawn mixture and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Drizzle 1 teaspoon olive oil over mixture.

EASY BROWN RICE WITH PEPPERS AND ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• 1. Prepare the rice according to package directions, using the broth instead of water and salt.
• 2. Once rice is close to done, heat the oil in a large skillet over low heat.
• 3. Add the bell peppers, cilantro, basil, and salt. Increase the heat to medium and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
• 4. Add in zucchini (this is so it doesn't get all soggy) and cook vegetables for 2 minutes, or until crisp-tender.
• 5. Serve the vegetables over the rice.

RICE CASSEROLE WITH CORN, TOMATOES AND ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Prepare the rice and set aside. Saute' chopped onion and chopped zucchini in 1 TBSP of butter until just tender but not fully cooked. With a sharp knife, strip the kernals from two ears of fresh corn and add to the sauted onion and zucchini with the chopped tomatoes. Add 2-3 TBSP of butter or to taste and season with salt, pepper, cumin and oregano. Add rice and gently stir to mix. Transfer into a lightly oiled casserole dish and bake until throughly heated through. About 20 minutes.

PAN-SEARED SOLE WITH A WHITE WINE MUSTARD SAUCE AND ZUCCHINI FRITTERS AND RICE ALMANDINE WITH CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Remove skin the sole fillets with a knife, leaving only the white flesh of the fish. Season each fillet on both sides with salt and pepper. In a large saute pan, heat just enough olive oil to cover the bottom of the pan, over high heat. Place the sole fillets in the pan and sear both sides until they are slightly brown and cooked through. Top each fillet with the white wine mustard sauce and diced green olives. Plate with Zucchini Fritters and Rice Almandine.
• In a medium sized saute pan, reduce the wine by 1/2 over medium-high heat. Add the mustard and the cream and stir thoroughly until the flavors have combined.
• Thoroughly clean the skin of the zucchini. With a standing grater, shred the zucchini and place in colander to drain the water. Add salt, to taste. In a medium sized bowl, combine the egg, breadcrumbs, and garlic. Add the zucchini to the bowl and toss until it is covered with the breadcrumb mixture. Form the mixture into small patties. In a large saute pan, heat vegetable oil over medium-high heat, and add the patties to the pan. Cook the fritters until both sides are browned and crispy.
• In a small pot, bring 2 cups of water to a rolling boil. Add the rice to the pot and reduce the heat to low. Cover the pot and allow the rice to simmer until all of the water is absorbed. In a small pan, saute the cranberries and almonds in butter over medium heat. Add the cranberries and the almonds to the rice before serving.

SHRIMP AND ZUCCHINI RICE BOWL

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Add green onions and 1/8 teaspoon salt. Cover and cook until green onions are tender, stirring occasionally, about 3 minutes; add a tablespoon of water during cooking if green onions start to brown. Add rice to skillet; cook over medium heat 2 minutes or until thoroughly heated, stirring occasionally. Divide rice mixture evenly among 4 bowls.
• Increase heat to medium-high and add remaining 1 tablespoon oil to skillet. Add zucchini and remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt; saute 3 minutes or until zucchini starts to soften. Add garlic and shrimp; cook 4 minutes or until shrimp are done. Divide mixture evenly among bowls.
• Add chicken stock, lemon juice, and mustard to skillet, scraping pan to loosen browned bits; cook 3 minutes or until sauce slightly thickens. Remove from heat, and stir in butter and tarragon. Drizzle sauce evenly over bowls. Sprinkle with goat cheese. Garnish with additional tarragon, if desired.

ZUCCHINI AND RICE PATTIES

Steps:

• Combine rice, zucchini, onion, parsley, egg, panko flakes and corn in a large bowl, stir with a wooden spoon to mix well.
• Shape into patties (I usually get about 14 patties from this.).
• Heat oil in a large frying pan, once quite hot, but not smoking, add patties in batches and cook until browned on both sides and heated through. Drain on absorbent paper. I served mine with a dollop of corn relish and cream. Recipe follows.
• To Serve: Place salad some salad greens on a plate, arrange patties on this and top with relish if desired.
• Corn Relish and Cream.
• I think this relish is quite delicious and goes great with the patties, I can't get corn relish where I am so I make my own. I am not sure how using a jar of store bought will adjust the taste, (as this is what I have listed for the recipe.) but I am sure it will still taste great.
• Combine all ingredients in a bowl. That's it easy peasy, This makes about 2 cups.

ZUCCHINI, BLACK BEAN, AND RICE SKILLET

Steps:

• Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add zucchini and bell pepper; cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add beans, undrained tomatoes and water. Increase heat and bring to a boil.
• Add rice; stir well. Cover; remove from heat and let stand 7 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Sprinkle with cheese.

ZUCCHINI, WILD RICE, AND HAZELNUT FRITTERS

Steps:

• Bring water and wild rice to a boil in a small saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender, about 30 minutes. Drain excess liquid. Cool rice to room temperature.
• Toss zucchini with 1 teaspoon salt in a sieve; drain until liquid has been released, about 10 minutes. Squeeze out excess liquid and transfer zucchini to a bowl. Mix wild rice, bread crumbs, onion, and hazelnuts into zucchini.
• Whisk eggs, milk, and baking soda together in a separate bowl until blended. Mix egg mixture into zucchini mixture until batter is wet but not runny.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Scoop batter, about 2 tablespoons per fritter, into hot oil. Flatten fritter with spatula and cook until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer fritters to a paper towel-lined plate to drain; season with salt and pepper.

STUFFED, BAKED ZUCCHINI WITH TOMATOES AND RICE

Steps:

• Cut the zucchinis in half lengthwise.
• Cook them in a skillet with a small amount of water until just tender, about 5 minutes.
• Drain; cool; scoop out seeds.
• Saute garlic in the hot butter until golden and discard the garlic. To this butter, add the onion and saute until golden.
• Add tomato, rice, oregano, cayenne, and salt; mix well.
• Lightly sprinkle the zucchini halves with salt.
• Fill the zucchini with the mixture and top with grated cheese.
• Arrange the zucchini in a single layer in a buttered baking dish.
• Bake, uncovered, at 450 degrees F. for 15 minutes and then brown under broiler.