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Vermicelli Rice (Rice Cooker)
May 7, 2019 Lee
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Vermicelli Rice (Rice Cooker)

Pups with Chopsticks, Joyce.
This is a Middle Eastern/Lebanese dish, sort of, and for those in Asia, this does not use vermicelli rice noodles, this uses vermicelli pasta noodles. If you don't have vermicelli pasta noodles, angle hair pasta will work just as well, in a pinch, spaghetti works too.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Side
Cuisine Middle Eastern
Servings 4 servings

Equipment

  • Rice Cooker

Ingredients
  

  • 1¼ cups dry Jasmine rice, or your choice of long grained white rice
  • ½ cup dry vermicelli pasta, broken into ½ inch or smaller pieces
  • 2¼ cups water
  • ½ onion, diced
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons extra light olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Instructions
 

  • Rinse the rice several times until the water runs clear, this is removing some of the starch. When rinsed well, set aside.
  • Heat your rice cooker by pressing the Cook switch, add the oil and onion, cook, stirring often the onion until soft.
  • Add the butter, when melted, add the vermicelli pasta and stir constantly, until nicely toasted and golden brown. The smell will be that of popcorn.
  • When the pasta is golden brown, add the rice and salt and stir to coat with the butter and oil.
  • Add the water and stir together, add the lid and let the rice cooker cook a normal cycle. When the rice cooker switches to Warm mode, unplug and leave the rice cooker covered for 15-20 minutes, don't worry, you will still have hot rice.
  • Fluff the rice with a rice paddle and serve.

Notes

Low cost per serving.
Variants: 1. Use chicken or beef broth in place of water.
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Lemon Rice (Rice Cooker)
April 18, 2019 Lee
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Lemon Rice (Rice Cooker)

Just a Pinch Recipe Club, Chef Andy Anderson, United States.
This recipe come a good Chef friend and I have tailored it to be prepared in a rice cooker. This is tasty rice. I used my small 1 liter rice cooker for this which is a simple Cook / Warm model. I also doubled the recipe from what is listed. Links to the Shortcuts are listed in the Recipe Notes section.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Side
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings

Equipment

  • Rice Cooker

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup dry Jasmine rice, rinsed and drained
  • 1 tablespoon extra light olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon lemon pepper, or more to taste
  • ¼ teaspoon dried basil
  • 1¼ cups chicken stock, homemade or from powder, Shortcut
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice, or lime juice if no lemons availalble
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, room temperature
  • pinch salt
  • 1 tablespoon ponzu sauce, optional, Shortcut

Instructions
 

  • To your rice cooker, add the oil, rinsed and drained rice, lemon pepper, and basil, set the rice cooker to Cook. You are NOT using the cover yet. Stir to mix the oil into the rice, and stir often as the cooker heats and the rice turns translucent. This will take 3-5 minutes once the the cooker comes up to temperature.
  • Now pour in the chicken stock, lemon juice, butter, and a pinch of salt as desired. If using the ponzu sauce, add that now as well. Give everything a stir to combine.
  • Cover with the lid, leaving the setting on Cook.
  • When the rice cooker switches to Warm setting, leave the cooker covered for 3-5 minutes, then turn off, fluff with a rice paddle.
  • Serve as a side dish with any meal.

Notes

Shortcuts: Chicken Stock (Pressure Cooker), Ponzu Sauce.
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Saffron Curry Rice
February 6, 2019 Lee
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Saffron Curry Rice

William Kennison, United States.
This recipe comes from a good friend who has made curry rice and saffron rice on many occasions, he decided to combine the two. His results is great curry rice with a subtle flavor and body from the saffron. Here is his original recipe. Two methods are listed for this, Stovetop and Rice Cooker. Link to the Shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Side
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4 servings

Equipment

  • Rice Cooker

Ingredients
  

  • 1½ cups dry Jasmine rice, rinsed and drained
  • 2 cups chicken broth, fresh or from powder, Shortcut
  • 1 pinch saffron threads, (6-8 threads)
  • 1 tablespoon madras curry paste, or 1½ teaspoons of yellow curry powder

Instructions
 

Stovetop Method

  • In a saucepan, add all the ingredients and stir together.
  • Heat the saucepan to boiling, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to low and cover for 10 minutes.
  • Remove from heat, fluff rice, serve as a side dish with any Asian dish.

Rice Cooker Method

  • Add the rinsed rice, curry powder, and saffron to your rice cooker.
  • Add the broth and stir together.
  • Cover and set the cooker to Cook setting and let it complete the cook cycle and automatically switch to Warm setting.
  • Unplug the cooker and fluff rice with a rice paddle. Serve as a side dish.
  • Serve as a side dish, enjoy.

Notes

Shortcut: Chicken Broth (Pressure Cooker).
Variant: 1. Use yellow curry powder in place of the madras paste, excellent curry flavor with a bit less heat. 
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Indonesian Turmeric Rice (Rice Cooker)
January 31, 2019 Lee
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Indonesian Turmeric Rice (Rice Cooker)

Peng's Kitchen, Peng, Singapore.
This is an excellent seasoned rice dish, I and the family loved this. I will be using my trusted and simple, Cook / Warm rice cooker for this.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Side
Cuisine Indonesian
Servings 6 servings

Equipment

  • Rice Cooker

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups dry long grain rice, rinsed
  • 1½ cups coconut milk
  • 1½ cups water
  • 1 tablespoon ground turmeric
  • 2 pandan leaves, knotted. if available
  • 1 stalk lemon grass, pounded and knotted, or 1 teaspoon ground lemon grass
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 teaspoons salt

Instructions
 

  • Place everything in your rice cooker and stir together.
  • Cover and set the rice cooker to the Cook setting. Rice cooker doing its thing.
  • When cooker switches to Warm setting, fluff the rice with a rice paddle.
  • Serve as a side dish with a main dish of your choice.
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BJ’s Rice A Roni
January 27, 2019 Lee
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BJ's Rice A Roni

Just a Pinch Recipe Club - Susan Simons, United States
There is two procedures here, one for boxed rice a roni, and one for homemade rice a roni. Where I live the boxed version is pricey, but the homemade is so easy! Gravy with rice was a staple in the Navy when I served. I made this on 1 Dec 2021, I and the family absolutely loved this! Highly recommended. Links to the Shortcuts are listed in the Recipe Notes section.
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Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 22 minutes
Course Side
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

For the boxed Rice A Roni

  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 package Rice-A-Roni
  • 2 cups chicken gravy, homemade or from a packet, Shortcut
  • 1 cup water

For the Homemade Rice A Roni

  • 1 recipe homemade rice a roni, Shortcut
  • 2 cups chicken gravy, homemade or from a packet, Shortcut

Instructions
 

For the Boxed Rice A Roni

  • Melt the butter in a large non stick pan, when hot, add the package of rice a roni, not the seasoning packet, saute until the pasta is golden brown.
  • Add the water and seasoning packet, and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
  • Add the gravy and stir in, bring to a boil, then cover and remove the pan from heat.
  • Let the pan sit for 5 minutes, covered, no peaking.
  • Serve as a side dish with any meal.

For the Homemade Rice A Roni

  • Prepare the rice a roni per the recipe instructions, either the skillet method or the rice cooker method.
  • Just before the rice a roni is done cooking, prepare the gravy, either from homemade or from a packet.
  • When the rice a roni is done, add the gravy and stir in.
  • Serve as a side dish with any meal.

Notes

Low cost (for Thailand) if making the Rice A Roni from homemade and I prefer to use the rice cooker method.
Shortcuts: Chicken Gravy, Beef Gravy, Copycat Rice A Roni, Rice A Roni (Rice Cooker). 
Variants: 1. Add cooked mushrooms, garlic, onion, ginger, diced bell pepper, chopped spring onion, parsley, chopped broccoli, etc. 2. Add 2 cups of cooked and shredded chicken. 3. Add a good shake of black pepper. 4. Use beef gravy.
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Lemon Thyme Rice (Rice Cooker)
January 25, 2019 Lee
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Lemon Thyme Rice (Rice Cooker)

Adapted from an internet recipe.
Excellent seasoned rice! I use my basic 1 liter (1 quart) Cook and Warm rice cooker. Link to the Shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Side
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings

Equipment

  • Rice Cooker

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 cup dry Jasmine rice, rinsed and drained
  • 1½ cups chicken broth, Shortcut
  • 1 tablespoon lemon or lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • ⅛ teaspoon lemon pepper

Instructions
 

  • Turn your rice cooker to the Cook setting and melt the butter.
  • When the butter is melted, stir in the rinsed and drained rice and coat with the butter, cook, stirring often, to lightly brown the rice, takes just a few minutes.
  • Stir in the broth, lemon juice, thyme, and lemon pepper.
  • Place the cover on the cooker and allow the Cook cycle to complete as indicated by it switching to the Warm setting.
  • Fluff with a rice paddle.
  • Serve as a side with any dish. Enjoy.

Notes

Shortcut: Chicken Broth (Pressure Cooker).
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Onion Rice (Rice Cooker)
January 25, 2019 Lee
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Onion Rice (Rice Cooker)

Adapted from an internet recipe.
I made this on 27 Apr 2022, and it is so good, my wife and I enjoyed nearly the whole cooker! Easy and flavorful rice. I used my basic 1 liter (1 quart) Cook and Warm rice cooker. Link to the Shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Side
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings

Equipment

  • Rice Cooker

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup dry Jasmine rice
  • 2 cups chicken broth, fresh or from powder, Shortcut
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil, or vegetable oil
  • 1 large red onion, diced, use two if they are small
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Onion is prepped. I used two small onions as well.
  • Add the oil to your rice cooker and set to the Cook setting to heat the oil, when hot, add the onion and cook, stirring often, until almost softened.
  • Add the rice and stir to coat the rice with oil. Cook, stirring often, until the onion is tender and the rice is just starting to lightly brown.
  • Season with the pepper then stir in the chicken broth. Cover and let the Cook cycle complete, as indicated by the cooker switching to Warm setting.
  • Remove the cover and fluff with a rice paddle.
  • Serve as a side with any main dish. Enjoy.

Notes

Shortcut: Chicken Broth (Pressure Cooker).
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Rice with Herbes de Provence (Rice Cooker)
January 25, 2019 Lee
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Rice with Herbes de Provence (Rice Cooker)

Adapted from an internet recipe.
Yep, fancy name, it is French for the herb mixture. You can buy the dried herb mixture in grocery stores, but look for one that does not have lavender, that is an American addition, not the true French version, so skip the lavender. On my to make and taste list. This is a rice cooker recipe and I will use my basic 1 liter (1 quart) Cook and Warm rice cooker. Links to the Shortcuts are listed in the Notes section.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Side
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings

Equipment

  • Rice Cooker

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup dry Jasmine rice, rinsed and drained
  • 2 cups chicken stock, fresh or from powder, Shortcut
  • 1½ teaspoons dried Herbs de Provence, preferably without lavender. Shortcut
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 pinch black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Add all ingredients to your rice cooker, stir to mix together. Place the cover on and press the switch to Cook.
  • When the cooker switches to Warm setting, remove the lid, fluff with a rice paddle.
  • Serve as a side with any dish.

Notes

Shortcut: Chicken Stock (Pressure Cooker), Herbes de Provence.
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Mexican Green Rice (Arroz Verde) (Rice Cooker)
August 30, 2018 Lee
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Mexican Green Rice (Arroz Verde) (Rice Cooker)

Adapted from an internet recipe.
As a fan of seasoned rice, this is really good, I made this on 8 Sep 2018 and was well liked by the family as well. This uses a simple cook and warm rice cooker.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Side
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 3 servings

Equipment

  • Rice Cooker

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • ½ small onion, finely diced
  • 1 cup dry Jasmine rice, or any long grain white rice
  • 1½ cups chicken stock, fresh or from powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup fresh cilantro leaves, minced, stems are no problem as well

Instructions
 

  • Add the butter to your rice cooker and place on Cook. When the butter is melted, add the onion and cook until the onion is softened and translucent, about 5 minutes.
  • Add the rice, stock, salt, and cilantro, and stir together. Place the lid on the cooker and allow to cook until it switches to Warm setting. Leave on Warm for 10-15 minutes.
  • Fluff with rice paddle, serve as a side dish and enjoy.

Notes

Variant: 1. Add a diced poblano chili which will add to the green color of the rice, and the chili and cilantro can be optionally puréed, provided by H. Stave, United States.
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Forget the Rice Cooker Rice
February 26, 2018 Lee
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Forget the Rice Cooker Rice

Brian Colligan, Thailand.
Or use a rice cooker, which is what I did and this is great rice! This is from a good American friend, Brian, who lives in northeastern Thailand, and he makes this often. This has a twist to it, flavored with star anise and cardamom.
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Side
Cuisine Asian
Servings 4 servings

Equipment

  • Rice Cooker

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups dry white rice, rinsed
  • 2½ cups cold water
  • 2 whole star anise
  • 3-4 cardamom pods, or ⅛ teaspoon ground, see Step 1

Instructions
 

  • For the cardamom pods, you can use fresh, dried, or even ground. Fresh would be preferred, If using dry, soak the pods for at least an hour before use. For ground cardamom, use ⅛ teaspoon. You can also use ⅛ teaspoon of cinnamon in place of cardamom.

Stovetop Method

  • Place everything in a pot and bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 8 to 10 minutes.
  • Remove the star anise and cardamom pods, fluff with a fork and serve as a side with any Asian dishes.

Rice Cooker Method

  • Add everything to your slow cooker, stir together. Cover and set to Cook setting.
  • When rice cooker switches to Warm, unplug, remove the star anise and cardamom pods, fluff, serve as a side dish. Enjoy.
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