Cajun Rice

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups of rice
  • ½ chopped red bell pepper
  • ½ chopped green bell pepper
  • 1 diced medium yellow onion
  • 4 cups of broth
  • 3 cloves of minced garlic
  • 2 teaspoons of Cajun seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • ½ teaspoon of black pepper
  • 1 bay leaf
  • ¼ cup of parsley 
  • Olive oil

Instructions:

  1. Sauté peppers, onions, and garlic for 5 minutes or until soft in a saucepan.
  2. Add seasoning, broth, and bay leaf to the pan.
  3. Mix and bring to a boil.
  4. Add rice and reduce heat to low.
  5. Allow to simmer with the lid on for 20-25 minutes or until the rice has absorbed liquid.
  6. Remove from heat and fluff with a fork.
  7. Garnish with parsley and serve.

Slow Cooker Chicken and Yellow Rice

Ingredients:

  • 4 boneless chicken breasts
  • 5 cups of chicken broth
  • 2 cups of yellow rice
  • 1 medium yellow onion
  • 3 bay leaves
  • Salt
  • Pepper

Instructions:

  1. Put chicken, whole onion, and bay leaves in the crock pot.
  2. Add 4 cups of broth to the pot.
  3. Cook for 4 hours on high or until the chicken is fully cooked.
  4. Remove onion and bay leaves.
  5. Add the remaining broth and rice to the pot and mix well.
  6. Cook for 1 hour or until rice is cooked.
  7. Add salt and pepper to taste

Cilantro Lime Rice

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup of white rice
  • 1 clove of minced garlic
  • ½ cup of cilantro
  • 1 lime, juiced
  • ½ teaspoon of lime zest
  • ½ teaspoon of salt
  • Olive oil

Instructions:

  1. Sauté garlic in a saucepan with olive oil for 30 seconds to 1 minute.
  2. Then add rice and salt.
  3. Bring 2 cups of water to a boil in a saucepan then reduce the heat.
  4. Allow rice to simmer for 20 minutes or until water is absorbed.
  5. Once finished, remove from heat and fluff rice with a fork.
  6. Add cilantro, lime, and lime zest and mix.

Chicken and Rice Soup

Ingredients:

  • 6 cups of chicken broth
  • 1 rotisserie chicken
  • 1 cup of white rice
  • 1 yellow onion
  • 3 carrots 
  • 2 celery stalks
  • 1 teaspoon of minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon of Italian seasoning 
  • 1 teaspoon of parsley 
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • ½ teaspoon of pepper
  • 1 tablespoon of olive oil

Instructions:

  1. Remove the meat from the rotisserie chicken and cut it into small pieces.
  2. Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high.
  3. Chop onions, carrots, and celery.
  4. Add vegetables to pot and stir for 3 minutes or until onions fully cook.
  5. Add seasonings and garlic and cook for 1 minute.
  6. Stir in chicken, rice, and broth and bring to a boil.
  7. Then, reduce heat, cover the pot, and simmer for 35-45 minutes or until rice is tender, stirring occasionally.
  8. Serve warm.

Steak Stir Fry

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup of white rice
  • 1 ½ lbs. of steak
  • 3 tablespoons of olive oil
  • 2 large carrots
  • 1 bell pepper
  • ½ yellow onion
  • 1 ½ cups of broccoli florets
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • ⅓ cup of Soy sauce 
  • ½ teaspoon of garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp of sesame seeds

Instructions:

  1. Boil water and cook rice covered for 20 minutes.
  2. Begin chopping your vegetables.
  3. Heat skillet with olive oil on medium over the stove.
  4. Slice steak into thin pieces and place into skillet.
  5. Cook steak in batches uncovered until all sides are browned. 
  6. Remove the steak and add chopped vegetables to the skillet in stages, starting with onions.
  7. When onions are cooked, add peppers then carrots and broccoli. Stir frequently.
  8. Add steak back into the skillet and mixed in with vegetables.
  9. Add garlic powder, salt, pepper, sesame seeds, and any other desired seasonings
  10. Add soy sauce and remove from heat.
  11. Serve over your rice.

Chicken Rice Casserole

Ingredients:

  • 1 rotisserie chicken (4 cups of chopped chicken)
  • 2 cups of uncooked rice
  • 1 chopped onion
  • 1 ½ cups of chicken broth
  • 1 cup of water
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • ½ teaspoon of garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon of pepper
  • ½ teaspoon of paprika
  • ¼ cup of melted butter

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Combine rice, onion, and butter.
  3. Spread the rice mixture onto a lightly greased pan.
  4. Add in chicken broth, water, and seasons to the mixture
  5. Place chicken on top of the mixture.
  6. Cover the pan with aluminum foil and bake for 45 minutes or until the rice and chicken are cooked.

Old-Fashion Rice Pudding

Ingredients:

  • 12 cups whole milk, divided
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 reason salt
  • 1 cup Dixie Lily long grain white rice
  • 4 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1 cup pecans
  • ground cinnamon

Instructions:

  1. In a large saucepan, combine 11 cups milk, sugar and salt. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
  2. Stir in Dixie Lily rice and reduce heat to low. (Adjust heat to a gentle simmer)
  3. Stirring occasionally, cook 50-60 minutes. Mixture should thicken to a yogurt like consistency.
  4. Once thickened, remove from heat and add vanilla and raisins.
  5. Let cool and then refrigerate. Stir in 1 cup milk before serving. Sprinkle with cinnamon and pecans if desired.

Instant Pot® Rice Pudding

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups Uncooked Dixie Lily Long grain white rice
  • 4 cups milk
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup raisins
  • pinch of salt
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter

Instructions:

  1. In the inner pot of your Instant Pot® pressure cooker combine the rice, milk, water, sugar, cinnamon, raisins, and salt.
  2. Mix well – make sure there are no large lumps of cinnamon.
  3. Close the lid, lock it into its position. Press MANUAL (pressure cooking) and adjust the time to 5 minutes.
  4. When the cooking cycle is finished, wait about 7 minutes before releasing the pressure manually. (Adjust cook time to 3 min for harder rice or 7-10 minutes for softer rice)
  5. When the pin has dropped, open the lid and give it a good mix. Now stir in the butter. Taste it and add more sweetener, if needed.
  6. Serve and garnish as you like. (Will thicken as it cools)

Dixie Lily Jambalaya Rice Mix

Yellow Rice Dinner (Oven Method)

Dixie Lily Yellow Rice Dinner

9 x 13 Aluminum pans

Boiling water

Butter

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Pour hot water into the 9x 13 aluminum pans along with the rice and butter. Mix well. Tightly cover aluminum pan with aluminum foil.
  2. Place pan in oven for 45-55 minutes. (Cooking times vary slightly depending on how many servings you are cooking).
  3. Remove and let rice sit covered for 10 minutes. Fluff rice with fork before serving.
To Prepare

(1/2 cup serving)

Yellow Rice Hot Water Butter or margarine
6 Servings 1 cup 2 cups 1 Tbsp
12 Servings 2 cups 4 cups 2 Tbsp
18 Servings 3 cups 6 cups 3 Tbsp
24 Servings 4 cups 8 cups ¼ cup