Healthy rice recipes

Pack up this tasty rice salad for a healthy vegetarian lunch. It's full of fibre, folate and vitamin C and is topped with protein-rich boiled eggs

Try using this spicy, Mexican-style rice in our Brazil nut burritos for lunch or dinner. With a spike of chilli heat, it's proof that comfort food needn't be bland

Don't call the Chinese takeaway – make your own egg-fried rice. Use leftover rice, or cook and dry it on a plate before using so it doesn't stick to the wok

Enjoy a nostalgic pudding, or a gluten-free alternative to porridge for breakfast. Add natural sweetness with fruit or almonds and a dusting of cinnamon

Think paella's too much of a challenge? Think again, this easy recipe makes it foolproof and is full of fantastic flavour

A Cajun-inspired rice pot recipe with spicy Spanish sausage, sweet peppers and tomatoes

As well as being tasty, this aubergine and artichoke is low fat, low calorie and cost effective. Make a large batch and eat it cold the next day

Not one for risotto purists – this simple recipe has just a few ingredients and the stock is added all in one go.

A fast and easy meal filled with Mediterranean holiday flavours

This simple rice dish is a useful backup – it needs practically no preparation and uses storecupboard ingredients

Lesley Waters’ rich chicken dish has vibrant North African flavours and goes fantastically with rice or couscous

Up your veg count and get three of your five-a-day with this fragrant, low fat vegetarian curry

Mexican meets Japanese in this healthy sushi burrito, using sushi ingredients - tuna, nori, rice, pickled ginger, and wasabi combined to resemble a wrap

Ideal for busy households, this hearty salad keeps well in the fridge for up to three days, ready to be spooned into a bowl whenever you're peckish

Serve your vegetable curry Caribbean style, flavoured with thyme, jerk seasoning and red peppers – great with rice and peas

Using a mixture of quinoa and rice gives a light texture and lovely nutty flavour to this dish

Easy and cheap to recreate at home, students won't need to order takeaways ever again!

Give your Friday night curry a healthy makeover with this low-fat, superhealthy, vegetarian dish

A budget rice dish flavoured with rosemary, basil and sweet cherry tomatoes. An ideal midweek supper

Make this healthy rice pot for a mid-week supper - crammed with fibre and vitamin C

Use sustainable white fish in this North African-inspired rice one-pot with harissa and apricot - full of iron, fibre and 2 of your 5 -a-day

This fresh vegan one-pot supper makes the most of the season's fresh produce - plus it's a great way to get kids to eat their veg

This dish contains the goodness of sushi but saves you the painstaking rolling and shaping

Satisfy your curry cravings with this clever low-calorie rice dish. The lamb is stir-fried and the 'rice' is a cauliflower pilau creation