DollopCheap rice recipes
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Every rice dinner here costs $2.50 or less a serving at typical US grocery prices, cheapest first. The cheapest is Khichdi (Indian rice and lentil porridge) at $0.67 a serving, and the average here is $1.57.
Khichdi (Indian rice and lentil porridge)
$0.67 a serving
40 min
Slow cooker Cuban black beans
$0.87 a serving
500 min
Adas polo (Persian lentil rice with raisins)
$0.88 a serving
70 min
Greek spinach rice (spanakorizo)
$1.10 a serving
40 min
Cheesy lentil and rice casserole
$1.11 a serving
110 min
Sheet pan fried rice
$1.12 a serving
45 min
Nigerian fried rice
$1.14 a serving
55 min
Mujadara (lentils and rice with crispy onions)
$1.14 a serving
60 min
Shiro wat
$1.15 a serving
40 min
Schezwan fried rice
$1.16 a serving
30 min
Veggie fried rice
$1.19 a serving
65 min
Instant Pot jollof rice
$1.19 a serving
55 min
Instant Pot chickpea pulao
$1.20 a serving
40 min
Kung pao chickpeas
$1.22 a serving
35 min
Cheesy rice and bean casserole
$1.23 a serving
55 min
Lazy cabbage roll skillet
$1.24 a serving
50 min
Korean steamed eggs (gyeran-jjim)
$1.26 a serving
30 min
Slow cooker dal makhani
$1.29 a serving
510 min
Mexican red rice with black beans
$1.29 a serving
40 min
Gallo pinto (Costa Rican rice and beans)
$1.34 a serving
45 min
Black beans and rice
$1.35 a serving
40 min
Pork adobo
$1.35 a serving
110 min
Butter soy rice with crispy fried eggs
$1.37 a serving
30 min
Chickpea adobo
$1.39 a serving
35 min
Cajun fried rice
$1.39 a serving
30 min
Slow cooker BBQ meatballs
$1.40 a serving
250 min
Instant Pot fried rice
$1.40 a serving
35 min
Arroz con salchichas
$1.41 a serving
50 min
Instant Pot tomato rice
$1.42 a serving
45 min
Ethiopian cabbage and potatoes (atakilt wat)
$1.43 a serving
50 min
Instant Pot lentils and brown rice
$1.45 a serving
60 min
Korean rolled omelette (gyeran-mari) with rice
$1.46 a serving
35 min
Baião de dois (Brazilian rice and beans with cheese)
$1.46 a serving
40 min
Koshari (Egyptian lentils, rice and pasta)
$1.46 a serving
70 min
Kongnamul bap (Korean bean sprout rice)
$1.47 a serving
55 min
Air fryer sesame chickpeas with broccoli
$1.48 a serving
35 min
Tacu tacu (Peruvian crispy rice and bean cakes)
$1.49 a serving
45 min
Air fryer leftover rice patties
$1.50 a serving
40 min
Tamagodon (Japanese egg rice bowl)
$1.50 a serving
35 min
Red beans and rice
$1.51 a serving
45 min
Green chile rice casserole
$1.53 a serving
65 min
Goan chorizo pulao
$1.53 a serving
60 min
Rajma chawal (kidney bean curry with rice)
$1.54 a serving
55 min
Cabbage fried rice
$1.54 a serving
25 min
Thai omelette over rice (kai jeow)
$1.54 a serving
30 min
Tortang tuna (Filipino tuna omelette)
$1.56 a serving
40 min
Hibachi fried rice
$1.57 a serving
35 min
Tofu fried rice
$1.58 a serving
65 min
Egg fried rice
$1.60 a serving
25 min
Slow cooker kalua pork
$1.62 a serving
585 min
Arroz con gandules
$1.64 a serving
55 min
Slow cooker pork vindaloo
$1.64 a serving
540 min
Chicken plov
$1.64 a serving
95 min
Cheesy bean and rice burritos
$1.65 a serving
45 min
Mayak egg rice bowls
$1.66 a serving
160 min
Arroz chaufa (Peruvian fried rice)
$1.67 a serving
30 min
Gochujang fried rice
$1.67 a serving
25 min
Puerto Rican rice and beans
$1.69 a serving
45 min
Creamy white beans and rice
$1.69 a serving
45 min
Vietnamese-style caramel chickpeas
$1.70 a serving
35 min
Omurice (ketchup rice under an omelette)
$1.70 a serving
50 min
Teriyaki Spam rice bowls
$1.71 a serving
35 min
Egg curry with rice
$1.72 a serving
50 min
Chicken bog
$1.72 a serving
80 min
Ham, broccoli and cheese rice casserole
$1.72 a serving
70 min
Greek cabbage rice (lahanorizo)
$1.75 a serving
50 min
Black beans and plantains with rice
$1.75 a serving
45 min
Yellow rice with vegetables (arroz amarillo)
$1.76 a serving
45 min
Jamaican rice and peas with steamed cabbage
$1.76 a serving
40 min
Lentil picadillo with rice
$1.77 a serving
55 min
Freezer chicken burritos
$1.78 a serving
60 min
One-pan cheesy chickpeas, broccoli and rice
$1.78 a serving
35 min
Tofu adobo
$1.78 a serving
55 min
Chipotle chicken thighs
$1.79 a serving
45 min
Kenyan coconut kidney beans (maharagwe) with rice
$1.79 a serving
40 min
Tuna kedgeree (curried rice with eggs)
$1.79 a serving
40 min
Chicken divan
$1.80 a serving
70 min
Spinach artichoke rice bake
$1.80 a serving
50 min
Tuna mayo onigiri (Japanese rice balls)
$1.81 a serving
45 min
Baked tomato rice with mozzarella (riso al forno)
$1.82 a serving
75 min
Microwave jerk chicken with rice and peas
$1.82 a serving
30 min
Sheet pan honey garlic chickpeas and green beans
$1.83 a serving
40 min
Spam musubi
$1.84 a serving
45 min
Egg foo young with brown gravy
$1.85 a serving
45 min
Air fryer korokke (Japanese potato croquettes)
$1.85 a serving
70 min
Microwave sweet chili chicken rice bowl
$1.86 a serving
30 min
Instant Pot cheesy tuna and rice
$1.87 a serving
40 min
Crockpot salsa chicken
$1.88 a serving
265 min
Crispy pan-fried tofu
$1.88 a serving
45 min
Sheet pan gochujang chickpeas and broccoli
$1.89 a serving
40 min
Slow cooker Cuban mojo pork
$1.89 a serving
630 min
One-pot lemon chickpeas and rice
$1.89 a serving
35 min
Vegetable pilau (East African spiced rice)
$1.90 a serving
60 min
Chorizo and rice
$1.91 a serving
50 min
Air fryer salt and pepper tofu
$1.92 a serving
45 min
Crockpot sweet and sour meatballs
$1.92 a serving
255 min
Sheet pan teriyaki vegetable rice bowls
$1.92 a serving
45 min
Instant Pot cheesy ground beef and rice
$1.93 a serving
45 min
Tenshinhan (crab omelette over rice)
$1.95 a serving
35 min
Arroz caldo (Filipino chicken rice soup)
$1.95 a serving
55 min
Costs and nutrition are estimates for one serving, worked out from typical US grocery prices and standard nutrition values for what each recipe uses.
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