Healthy rice recipes
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Rice dinners with 550 calories or fewer and at least 20 grams of protein a serving, lightest first. They average 480 calories and 31 grams of protein a serving.

Slow cooker chicken wild rice soup
360 calories, 32 g protein
450 min

Tuna stuffed peppers
360 calories, 24 g protein
65 min

Greek lemon chicken soup (avgolemono)
360 calories, 35 g protein
60 min

Arroz caldo (Filipino chicken rice soup)
370 calories, 27 g protein
55 min

Microwave chicken jambalaya
380 calories, 26 g protein
30 min

Crockpot salsa chicken
380 calories, 39 g protein
265 min

Slow cooker stuffed cabbage rolls
380 calories, 21 g protein
600 min

Canned chicken and rice soup
390 calories, 38 g protein
30 min

Microwave Vietnamese caramel fish
390 calories, 28 g protein
32 min

Microwave arroz con pollo
390 calories, 27 g protein
15 min

Crockpot porcupine meatballs
410 calories, 27 g protein
385 min

Camarones a la diabla (Mexican deviled shrimp)
420 calories, 23 g protein
35 min

Tom yum soup with shrimp
420 calories, 32 g protein
35 min

Microwave mapo tofu
430 calories, 24 g protein
15 min

Microwave sweet chili chicken rice bowl
430 calories, 26 g protein
30 min

Fish in salsa verde (pescado en salsa verde)
430 calories, 28 g protein
35 min

Microwave Korean braised tofu (dubu jorim)
430 calories, 25 g protein
15 min

Mulligatawny soup
440 calories, 28 g protein
50 min

Ham fried rice
440 calories, 22 g protein
20 min

Chicken wild rice casserole
450 calories, 30 g protein
95 min

Cajun steak tips and rice
450 calories, 29 g protein
45 min

Chicken and rice soup
450 calories, 44 g protein
55 min

Dirty rice with ground beef
450 calories, 26 g protein
50 min

Cheesy rice and bean casserole
460 calories, 20 g protein
55 min

Microwave Hawaiian fried rice with ham and pineapple
460 calories, 22 g protein
12 min

Shrimp and broccoli
460 calories, 26 g protein
35 min

Microwave gyudon (Japanese beef bowl)
460 calories, 24 g protein
30 min

No-peek chicken and rice
460 calories, 35 g protein
115 min

Instant Pot stuffed peppers
460 calories, 25 g protein
40 min

Fish curry
470 calories, 29 g protein
45 min

Microwave chicken adobo
470 calories, 41 g protein
30 min

Air fryer shrimp
470 calories, 40 g protein
30 min

Easy beef stir-fry
470 calories, 25 g protein
25 min

One-pot Cajun shrimp and rice
470 calories, 30 g protein
50 min

Microwave char siu chicken with rice and bok choy
470 calories, 35 g protein
35 min

Honey garlic shrimp
470 calories, 29 g protein
30 min

Thieboudienne (Senegalese fish and rice)
480 calories, 26 g protein
100 min

Kung pao shrimp
480 calories, 26 g protein
35 min

Instant Pot Greek lemon chicken and rice
480 calories, 38 g protein
40 min

Tuna kedgeree (curried rice with eggs)
480 calories, 27 g protein
40 min

Instant Pot cheesy ground beef and rice
480 calories, 26 g protein
45 min

Vietnamese caramel catfish (cá kho)
480 calories, 24 g protein
50 min

Mexican beef and rice
490 calories, 28 g protein
45 min

Blackened tilapia with cilantro lime rice
490 calories, 34 g protein
35 min

Bobotie (South African curried beef bake)
490 calories, 23 g protein
75 min

Pork chop suey
490 calories, 27 g protein
35 min

One-pan cod and rice
490 calories, 38 g protein
45 min

Beef plov (Uzbek rice pilaf with carrots)
490 calories, 25 g protein
130 min

Steak fried rice
490 calories, 24 g protein
25 min

Beef and cabbage stir-fry
490 calories, 28 g protein
35 min

Ground turkey stuffed peppers
490 calories, 34 g protein
55 min

Thai braised eggs (kai palo)
500 calories, 22 g protein
60 min

Crockpot stuffed peppers
500 calories, 33 g protein
390 min

Microwave chimichurri chicken and rice
500 calories, 32 g protein
20 min

Chicken takikomi gohan (Japanese mixed rice)
500 calories, 22 g protein
50 min

Fish Veracruz (pescado a la veracruzana)
500 calories, 29 g protein
40 min

Microwave jerk chicken with rice and peas
500 calories, 29 g protein
30 min

Slow cooker butter chicken
500 calories, 40 g protein
275 min

Air fryer crispy rice salad with chicken
500 calories, 28 g protein
60 min

Instant Pot beef biryani
500 calories, 30 g protein
110 min

Lemon oregano tilapia with Greek lemon rice
510 calories, 34 g protein
45 min

Freezer chicken burritos
510 calories, 35 g protein
60 min

Vietnamese caramel chicken
510 calories, 38 g protein
40 min

Baked chicken and rice
510 calories, 45 g protein
95 min

Stuffed pepper skillet
510 calories, 35 g protein
50 min

Microwave Japanese chicken curry
510 calories, 26 g protein
18 min

Thai basil shrimp
510 calories, 42 g protein
30 min

Buffalo chicken rice bowls
510 calories, 43 g protein
30 min

Air fryer stuffed peppers
510 calories, 34 g protein
30 min

String bean chicken
510 calories, 33 g protein
35 min

Instant Pot chicken jambalaya
510 calories, 39 g protein
45 min

Vegetarian stuffed peppers
520 calories, 22 g protein
70 min

Microwave dirty rice
520 calories, 24 g protein
15 min

One-pot teriyaki ground chicken and rice
520 calories, 28 g protein
40 min

Instant Pot chicken biryani
520 calories, 40 g protein
65 min

Fish sarciado (Filipino fish in tomato and egg sauce)
520 calories, 32 g protein
45 min

Tortang tuna (Filipino tuna omelette)
520 calories, 26 g protein
40 min

Instant Pot chicken adobo
530 calories, 45 g protein
45 min

Steamed fish with ginger and scallions
530 calories, 35 g protein
30 min

Chorizo stuffed poblano peppers
530 calories, 24 g protein
65 min

Instant Pot shrimp burrito bowls
530 calories, 31 g protein
40 min

Instant Pot shrimp risotto
530 calories, 34 g protein
35 min

Egg foo young with brown gravy
530 calories, 21 g protein
45 min

Korean-style beef bowls
530 calories, 29 g protein
30 min

Air fryer sweet chili pork bites
530 calories, 36 g protein
35 min

Vietnamese chicken rice bowls
530 calories, 39 g protein
45 min

Moo goo gai pan
540 calories, 34 g protein
40 min

Chipotle chicken thighs
540 calories, 39 g protein
45 min

Easy chicken curry
540 calories, 40 g protein
45 min

Chicken jalfrezi
540 calories, 39 g protein
40 min

Maqluba (upside-down chicken and rice)
540 calories, 38 g protein
110 min

Microwave Cuban picadillo with rice
540 calories, 27 g protein
18 min

Sweet chili tilapia
540 calories, 34 g protein
30 min

Microwave soboro don (chicken and egg rice bowl)
540 calories, 35 g protein
15 min

Honey garlic ground turkey and green beans
540 calories, 29 g protein
30 min

Microwave taco rice
540 calories, 28 g protein
30 min

Korean ground turkey and cabbage stir-fry
540 calories, 30 g protein
30 min

Tsukune (Japanese chicken meatballs) with rice
540 calories, 28 g protein
40 min

Microwave spinach artichoke chicken and rice
540 calories, 37 g protein
15 min

Instant Pot cheesy tuna and rice
550 calories, 30 g protein
40 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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