What to make with rice and carrots: 42 easy dinners
These 42 dinners all use rice and carrots. The quickest is Microwave banh mi rice bowl, on the table in 22 minutes. Five of them are simple enough for a first try. Under each one is what else you’d need, not counting salt, oil and spices.

Dolly says: In the app, tell me what’s in your kitchen and I’ll plan the whole week around it, then list only what’s missing.

Microwave banh mi rice bowl
Also needs ground pork, fish sauce, mayonnaise and 2 more.
22 min

Cabbage fried rice
Also needs green cabbage, garlic, green onions and 2 more.
25 min

Gochujang fried rice
Also needs yellow onions, zucchini, garlic and 4 more.
25 min

Buffalo chicken rice bowls
Also needs chicken breasts, celery, green onions and 3 more.
30 min

Korean ground turkey and cabbage stir-fry
Also needs gochujang, sesame oil, ground turkey and 4 more.
30 min

Peanut chicken rice bowls
Also needs peanut butter, gluten-free tamari, limes and 6 more.
30 min

Schezwan fried rice
Also needs garlic, fresh ginger, green onions and 4 more.
30 min

Banh mi rice bowls with ground chicken
Also needs mayonnaise, sriracha, ground chicken and 6 more.
35 min

Beef and cabbage stir-fry
Also needs green cabbage, garlic, fresh ginger and 5 more.
35 min

Hibachi fried rice
Also needs mayonnaise, ketchup, yellow onions and 6 more.
35 min

Korean rolled omelette (gyeran-mari) with rice
Also needs green onions and large eggs.
35 min

Spam champuru (Okinawan tofu and cabbage stir-fry)
Also needs extra-firm tofu, spam, green cabbage and 2 more.
35 min

Air fryer buffalo cauliflower rice bowls
Also needs cauliflower, Buffalo wing sauce, plain Greek yogurt and 3 more.
40 min

Cucumber avocado sushi bowls
Also needs frozen shelled edamame, English cucumbers, avocados and 3 more.
40 min

Instant Pot chickpea pulao
Also needs yellow onions, garlic, fresh ginger and 3 more.
40 min

Jamaican rice and peas with steamed cabbage
Also needs kidney beans, coconut milk, garlic and 3 more.
40 min

Tortang tuna (Filipino tuna omelette)
Also needs large eggs, canned tuna, yellow onions and 2 more.
40 min

Vietnamese caramelized beef rice bowls
Also needs garlic, shallots, 85/15 ground beef and 3 more.
40 min

Escovitch fish
Also needs yellow onions, red bell peppers, jalapeños and frozen white fish fillets.
45 min

Instant Pot vegetable korma
Also needs yellow onions, garlic, fresh ginger and 9 more.
45 min

Jeyuk bokkeum (Korean spicy pork)
Also needs boneless pork chops, gochujang, honey and 5 more.
45 min

Sheet pan teriyaki vegetable rice bowls
Also needs broccoli, red bell peppers, frozen shelled edamame and 2 more.
45 min

Vietnamese chicken rice bowls
Also needs chicken breasts, fish sauce, garlic and 3 more.
45 min

Ethiopian cabbage and potatoes (atakilt wat)
Also needs yellow onions, garlic, fresh ginger and 2 more.
50 min

Giniling (Filipino ground beef with potatoes)
Also needs yellow onions, garlic, russet potatoes and 4 more.
50 min

Lazy cabbage roll skillet
Also needs yellow onions, green cabbage and crushed tomatoes.
50 min

Mulligatawny soup
Also needs yellow onions, celery, apples and 9 more.
50 min

Peruvian green rice (arroz verde)
Also needs cilantro, baby spinach, jalapeños and 8 more.
50 min

Chicken and rice soup
Also needs yellow onions, celery, garlic and 2 more.
55 min

Japanese vegetable curry (yasai kare)
Also needs yellow onions, garlic, fresh ginger and 10 more.
55 min

Nigerian fried rice
Also needs vegetable broth, curry powder, yellow onions and 5 more.
55 min

Tofu bibimbap
Also needs extra-firm tofu, gochujang, sesame oil and 4 more.
55 min

Trinidad chicken pelau (one-pot chicken and rice)
Also needs kidney beans, yellow onions, garlic and 6 more.
55 min

Albondigas soup (Mexican meatball soup)
Also needs 85/15 ground beef, large eggs, fresh mint and 8 more.
60 min

Greek lemon chicken soup (avgolemono)
Also needs yellow onions, celery, chicken broth and 4 more.
60 min

Air fryer chicken lumpia
Also needs ground chicken, yellow onions, garlic and 3 more.
70 min

Chicken kabsa
Also needs chicken breasts, ground coriander, ghee and 7 more.
70 min

Lumpia shanghai
Also needs ground pork, yellow onions, garlic and 5 more.
80 min

Chicken plov
Also needs bone-in chicken thighs, yellow onions, ground coriander and garlic.
95 min

Thieboudienne (Senegalese fish and rice)
Also needs frozen white fish fillets, garlic, fresh parsley and 7 more.
100 min

Beef plov (Uzbek rice pilaf with carrots)
Also needs stew beef, yellow onions and garlic.
130 min

Slow cooker Japanese beef curry
Also needs yellow onions, Yukon Gold potatoes, garlic and 10 more.
540 min
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- Rice and tofu
- Rice and tomatoes
- Rice and broccoli
- Chicken and carrots
- Rice and frozen peas
- Ground beef and rice
- Frozen peas and carrots
- Canned tomatoes and carrots
- Carrots and green cabbage
- Eggs and carrots
- Rice and frozen mixed vegetables
- Black beans and rice
- Rice and corn
- Carrots and parmesan
- Rice and potatoes
- Bell peppers and carrots
- Carrots and cucumber
- Chickpeas and rice
- Rice and green cabbage
- Carrots and spinach
- Rice and serrano peppers
- Ground beef and carrots
- Rice and spinach
- Shrimp and rice
- Steak and rice
- Baby bella mushrooms and carrots
- Rice and avocados
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- Rice and zucchini
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Dinners from what you already have
Dollop looks at what’s in your fridge and cupboards, plans a week of dinners around it, and writes a grocery list with only what you still need.