Instructions: Emerald Isle:
Add peas and finely chopped fresh mint to hot, cooked rice

Baked, but not Potato:
Add crumbled turkey bacon and light sour cream to hot, cooked rice

Lemon Zinger:
Add lowfat margarine, fresh lemon juice and lemon zest to hot, cooked rice

How Sweet It Is:
Add cinnamon, sugar and margarine to hot, cooked rice

Maui Wowi:
Add crushed pineapple and green bell pepper slices to hot, cooked rice

Sesame Treat:
Add toasted sesame seeds, a couple of drops of sesame oil and thinly sliced green onions to hot, cooked rice

Health Nut:
Add toasted sesame seeds, carrots, green onions and raisins to hot, cooked rice

Draculas Shroom:
Add mushrooms and garlic sauteed in margarine to hot, cooked rice

Gardeners Delight:
Add chopped fresh basil, chopped tomatoes and fresh corn-off-the-cob to hot, cooked rice

Leek Freak:
Add margarine and cooked leeks to hot, cooked rice

Chantilly Rice:
Add chanterelles, dried apricots and some toasted almonds to hot, cooked rice

Pass the Parmesan, Peas:
Add garlic sauteed in margarine, peas and nonfat Parmesan cheese to hot, cooked rice

Polish BBQ:
Add lowfat kielbasa sausage and barbecue sauce to hot, cooked rice

Unkissable Crunch:
Add sauteed garlic and onions, and some toasted walnuts to hot, cooked rice

Moo Goo Rice:
Add sauteed mushrooms, snow peas and sliced water chestnuts to hot, cooked rice

Mama Mia:
Add tomato basil sauce, cooked zucchini and lowfat turkey Italian sausage to hot, cooked rice. Top with nonfat Parmesan cheese

Rice Ole:
Ad black beans, minced red onion, chopped bell pepper, chopped cilantro, and vinaigrette to hot, cooked rice

Corn on the Range:
Add corn and barbecue sauce to hot, cooked rice

Hoppin John:
Add black-eyed peas and sliced green onions to hot, cooked rice

Veggy Medley:
Add garbanzo beans, shredded carrots, some ripe olives, parsley, and lowfat or nonfat ricotta cheese to hot, cooked rice

Mock Apple Cobbler:
Add sliced apples, cinnamon, brown sugar, some chopped nuts, and vanilla yogurt to hot, cooked rice

South of the Border:
Add diced tomatoes, sliced green onions, shredded lowfat Monterey jack cheese and chopped cilantro to hot, cooked rice

Little Bit of Italy:
Add asparagus tips, some toasted pine nuts, red and yellow peppers to hot, cooked rice. Top with nonfat Parmesan cheese

U.S.S. Rice:
Add naval orange slices, chopped red onions or scallions, and vinaigrette dressing to hot, cooked rice

Steam-It-Up:
Add steamed zucchini and carrots, margarine, and nonfat Parmesan cheese to hot, cooked rice.

Lets Salsa:
Add cooked beans, salsa and shredded lowfat or nonfat cheese to hot, cooked rice

Trail Blazer:
Add yogurt and fresh fruit to hot, cooked rice. Top with granola.

Pooh Bears Favorite:
Add lowfat or nonfat milk, raisins, a little sugar and a dash of vanilla to hot, cooked rice. Simmer until thickened. Drizzle with honey.

Indian Gold:
Cook rice with a pinch of saffron. Add cooked green beans

Tea-Time:
For extra flavor, toss an herbal tea bag into the water while rice cooks.

Beefed-Up Rice:
Cook rice in beef broth. Add sauteed onions, some cashews, and raisins.

Top with green onions.

Rice Worth Crowing About:
Cook rice in nonfat chicken broth. Add sauteed onions, mushrooms, green pepper, and some toasted pine nuts.

Its Greek to Me:
Cook rice in nonfat chicken broth with chopped onion and a clove of minced garlic. Fold in lowfat feta cheese and chopped parsley.

Tex-Mex Rice:
Saute minced onion, garlic, and bell pepper. Stir in hot, cooked rice and taco seasoning mix.

Zest of the Best:
Saute uncooked rice, dried currants and orange zest in margarine. Add water and cook until rice is tender.

NOTES : Any of these could be part of a very quick meal ... a stand alone side dish.

These sound great....and in a time pinch many would probably be good stirred into couscous too. Thanks Reggie! [WhoMe40@aol.com]

If you would like to email yourself the recipe for later use, or share the recipe with your friends or family, enter the email addresses below and this recipe will be emailed to you and others as well.