What to make with rice and serrano peppers: 18 easy dinners

These 18 dinners all use rice and serrano peppers. The quickest is Thai basil fried rice, on the table in 25 minutes. 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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  Thai basil fried rice

  Also needs shallots, garlic, green beans and 3 more.

  25 min

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  Lemon rice

  Also needs peanuts, fresh ginger, lemons and 2 more.

  35 min

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  Thai basil beef (pad kra pao)

  Also needs garlic, shallots, fish sauce and 4 more.

  35 min

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  Thai basil chicken

  Also needs chicken breasts, oyster sauce, fish sauce and 3 more.

  35 min

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  Thai basil chickpeas with a crispy fried egg

  Also needs hoisin sauce, chickpeas, garlic and 4 more.

  35 min

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  Thai basil eggplant with a crispy fried egg

  Also needs eggplant, garlic, red bell peppers and 3 more.

  35 min

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  Tom yum soup with shrimp

  Also needs fresh ginger, white mushrooms, Roma tomatoes and 6 more.

  35 min

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  Tempe manis

  Also needs tempeh, peanuts, shallots and 4 more.

  40 min

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  Thai basil tofu (pad kra pao)

  Also needs extra-firm tofu, gluten-free tamari, garlic and 2 more.

  40 min

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  Vietnamese caramel chicken

  Also needs chicken breasts, shallots, garlic and 3 more.

  40 min

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  Instant Pot tomato rice

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

  45 min

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  Indo-Chinese chili tofu

  Also needs extra-firm tofu, ketchup, chili garlic sauce and 5 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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  Chicken jollof rice

  Also needs chicken breasts, curry powder, yellow onions and 4 more.

  60 min

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  Vietnamese pork chops (cơm sườn)

  Also needs fish sauce, garlic, shallots and 4 more.

  65 min

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  Baingan bharta (smoky mashed eggplant curry)

  Also needs eggplant, yellow onions, garlic and 6 more.

  70 min

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  Chicken yassa

  Also needs lemons, Dijon mustard, garlic and 3 more.

  75 min

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  Slow cooker palak paneer

  Also needs yellow onions, garlic, fresh ginger and 7 more.

  270 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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