What to make with rice and frozen mixed vegetables: 25 easy dinners

These 25 dinners all use rice and frozen mixed vegetables. The quickest is Microwave Japanese chicken curry, on the table in 18 minutes. Eight 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.

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  Microwave Japanese chicken curry

  Also needs butter, curry powder, chicken bouillon cubes and 3 more.

  18 min

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  Ham fried rice

  Also needs large eggs, green onions, diced cooked ham and 2 more.

  20 min

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  Egg fried rice

  Also needs green onions, garlic, large eggs and sesame oil.

  25 min

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  Steak fried rice

  Also needs sirloin steak, large eggs, green onions and 3 more.

  25 min

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  Canned chicken and rice soup

  Also needs chicken bouillon cubes, canned chicken breast and butter.

  30 min

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  Kielbasa fried rice

  Also needs smoked kielbasa, green onions, garlic and 2 more.

  30 min

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  Pineapple fried rice

  Also needs yellow onions, red bell peppers, garlic and 5 more.

  30 min

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  Instant Pot fried rice

  Also needs yellow onions, garlic, green onions and 2 more.

  35 min

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  Hibachi steak and fried rice

  Also needs mayonnaise, ketchup, sirloin steak and 5 more.

  40 min

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  Khichdi (Indian rice and lentil porridge)

  Also needs split red lentils, fresh ginger and lemons.

  40 min

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  Instant Pot cheesy ground beef and rice

  Also needs yellow onions, garlic, 85/15 ground beef and 2 more.

  45 min

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  Mexican beef and rice

  Also needs yellow onions, green bell peppers, garlic and 3 more.

  45 min

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  Salmon fried rice

  Also needs large eggs, garlic, fresh ginger and 3 more.

  45 min

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  Sheet pan fried rice

  Also needs large eggs, green onions and sesame oil.

  45 min

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  Tuna fried rice

  Also needs gochujang, sesame oil, yellow onions and 3 more.

  50 min

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  Chicken fried rice

  Also needs chicken breasts, large eggs, green onions and 2 more.

  55 min

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  Instant Pot jollof rice

  Also needs yellow onions, red bell peppers, garlic and 6 more.

  55 min

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  Shrimp fried rice

  Also needs raw shrimp, large eggs, green onions and 2 more.

  55 min

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  Canned chicken and rice casserole

  Also needs cream of chicken soup, sour cream, milk and 4 more.

  60 min

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  Instant Pot vegetable biryani

  Also needs yellow onions, garlic, fresh ginger and 5 more.

  60 min

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  Tofu fried rice

  Also needs extra-firm tofu, frozen shelled edamame, garlic and 2 more.

  65 min

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  Veggie fried rice

  Also needs yellow onions, garlic, green onions and 2 more.

  65 min

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  Air fryer korokke (Japanese potato croquettes)

  Also needs russet potatoes, butter, yellow onions and 4 more.

  70 min

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  Ground beef fried rice

  Also needs green onions, garlic, large eggs and 3 more.

  70 min

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  Baked chicken and rice

  Also needs butter, cream of mushroom soup, chicken broth and 2 more.

  95 min

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.

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