From Better Homes and Gardens

This colorful one-dish meal goes together quickly and is sure to please the whole family.

Chicken with Black Beans and Rice

From Better Homes and Gardens

Each serving of this full-flavored combo provides one-fourth of the fiber, half of the vitamin C, and three-quarters of the vitamin A you need for a day, plus enough protein to make it a main dish.

Black Beans Brazilian-Style

From Better Homes and Gardens

Take your choice of black, garbanzo, or kidney beans for this vegetarian main dish.

Hearty Rice Skillet

From Betty Crocker

Lentils are the "dahling" of Indian cusine. Here, they're spiced up with ginger, red pepper, garlic and many other flavor-packed ingredients.

Indian Lentils and Rice

From Better Homes and Gardens

A jalapeno provides the heat in this flavorful chicken main dish. The robust flavor of curry is enhanced by the sweet, chewy raisins and aromatic garlic.

Curried Chicken

From Betty Crocker

From Betty's Soul Food Collection... Rice and beans take a flavor leap forward with garlic and oregano for zip and--to dress things up--diced red bell pepper.

Spicy Black Beans and Rice

From Ladies' Home Journal

Using purchased rotisserie chicken cuts the prep time in this light, summery recipe. Make the seasoned risotto using fresh-from-the-field sweet corn.

Sweet Corn Risotto with Chicken and Tomatoes

From Betty Crocker

This sweet yet savory side dish is a quick and easy way to bring Island flavors to mealtime.

Coconut-Ginger Rice

From Swanson Broth & Stock

Four on-hand ingredients easily combine to make a soothing soup that's as simple to prepare as it is good.

Comfort-Me Vegetable Rice Soup

From Better Homes and Gardens

Chicken, beans, chayote (a gourd popular in Central America), and cheese combine for a full-flavored filling in this burrito recipe.

Black Bean and Chayote Burritos

From Better Homes and Gardens

The traditional Italian technique to produce a creamy consistency in this vegetable risotto is to repeatedly add liquid slowly to the rice and stir until it is absorbed.

Squash Risotto

From Food & Wine

This fluffy, nutty rice dish includes split Bengal gram (split chickpeas), black lentils, curry leaves, and asafoetida (a garlicky-like spice). Use canned chickpeas in place of the split Bengal gram, and swap onion, garlic, and bay leaves for the curry leaves and asafoetida.

Lemon-Cashew Rice

From Better Homes and Gardens

This colorful risotto side-dish recipe combines roasted beets with onion, rice, and crumbled blue cheese. For a quicker version, substitute one can of beets for the roasted beets.

Rosy Beet Risotto

From Better Homes and Gardens

Look for large, round onions to stuff and bake. Apple in the stuffing adds sweetness; wild rice adds to the nutty flavor of the hazelnuts.

Mushroom and Nut-Stuffed Onions

From Ladies' Home Journal

A creamy blend of clams, shrimp, tomatoes, fennel, and white wine make up this low-fat main-dish risotto.

Clam and Shrimp Risotto

From Better Homes and Gardens

Bright orange squash makes an Italian risotto that's a great side dish in the fall or winter.

Butternut Risotto

From Food & Wine

Pastry chef Cheryl Burr loves candy, as is obvious from her homage to the Almond Joy. Her luxurious take consists of a supremely fudgy brownie topped with a layer of chewy, flaky, exceptionally tender coconut. She dots each bar with a crunchy roasted almond, then coats them in silky bittersweet-chocolate ganache.

Coconut Brownie Bars

From Food & Wine

One of Defne Koryurek's favorite homemade sausages includes beef, lamb, red peppers, and garlic; she loves eating it alongside a creamy salad of lentils, roasted peppers, and sauteed pears. The recipe is also delicious when prepared with spicy, rich merguez sausage.

Lamb Sausage with Lentils and Sauteed Pears

From Food & Wine

At Abattoir in Atlanta, chef Joshua Hopkins uses Sharifi's saffron and Aleppo pepper in this decadent, Carolina-style shrimp with rice that would qualify as a stunt-double for shrimp 'n' grits.

Shrimp with Saffron Rice and Fennel Salad

From Food & Wine

As a student at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, Top Chef winner Hung Huynh learned to cook with the Chinese trinity -- GGS, or ginger, garlic, and scallions. He uses all three here to flavor his earthy, mushroom-and-bacon-studded clay pot rice.

Hung's Clay Pot Rice

From Family Circle

Let these cheesy black bean and rice cakes star in a vegetarian dinner.

Tex-Mex Risotto Cakes With Yogurt-Cilantro Sauce

From Better Homes and Gardens

Loaded with flavor, this rice and lentil recipe makes a satisfying side dish accompaniment to grilled meats.

Red Lentil Rice

From Food & Wine

Thanks to her background in Vietnamese cooking, Marcia Kiesel loves the texture of sticky rice, especially when it's combined with velvety shiitake mushrooms.

Shiitake Sticky Rice

From Better Homes and Gardens

Enjoy the sight and taste of a big bowl of creamy risotto lavished with cheese and topped with heart-shape beets for Valentine's Day.

No-Stir Oven Risotto and Heart-Shape Beets

From Better Homes and Gardens

Round lentils are token culinary coins representing good fortune across Europe and the Middle East. Together with precious spices, apricots, and greens, this salad is sure to bring a fruitful future.

Spinach-Apricot Salad with Spiced Lentils