Making yellow rice at home is really as simple as making white rice. This yellow rice gets its beautiful color from good-for-you turmeric instead of from artificial coloring like in many prepackaged yellow rice mixes. It’s really easy to make and super versatile.
Serve the rice as a side dish with meat and veggies, in bowls, burritos, tacos or wraps. Here are a few ideas!
Southwestern Steak Bowl
This Southwestern steak bowl starts with a bed of yellow rice. The rice is topped with lettuce, tomatoes, corn and black beans. Then it’s topped with perfectly seasoned grilled steak. The finishing touch is an easy to make chipotle ranch dressing.
Breaded Pork Steak
Here, yellow rice is served with a Cuban style breaded pork steak and a side of plantain chips. To switch this up, we top the yellow rice with mixed veggies, which is absolutely delicious.
Spicy Baked Chicken
This spicy baked chicken is bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs and drums that are seasoned with blackened seasoning, soy sauce and chopped parsley. Then they’re baked until juicy and flavorful. The chicken is served with a side salad and the yellow rice.
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To make this yellow rice you will need just a few ingredients
4¼ cups Water
2 tablespoons Chicken Base, like Better than Bouillon chicken base (or use your favorite brand)
½ teaspoon Minced Dehydrated Onion
½ teaspoon Turmeric
2 cups White Rice
Chopped Parsley, for garnish if desired
How to make yellow rice
Bring the water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add the chicken base, minced dehydrated onion and turmeric. Stir well to dissolve the bouillon and combine the ingredients.
Add the rice to the saucepan, lower the heat to medium and stir well. Continue simmering the rice, uncovered, until most of the water has cooked out. The rice should be visible on the surface, about 10-12 minutes. Give the rice another quick stir, lower the heat to low and cover. Cook the yellow rice for about 25 minutes, or until done.
Fluff the rice with a fork and serve.
Cook’s Notes
It’s easy to make this dish vegetarian. Replace the chicken base with a vegetable base, Better than Bouillon makes a vegetable base too, as do other brands.
If you’d like to check out more easy and tasty side dishes, try these green beans and bacon, or this family favorite broccoli and cheese casserole. Enjoy!
Yellow Rice
Ingredients
- 4¼ cups Water
- 2 tablespoons Chicken Base like Better than Bouillon chicken base (or use your favorite brand)
- ½ teaspoon Minced Dehydrated Onion
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric
- 2 cups White Rice
- Chopped Parsley for garnish if desired
Instructions
- Bring the water to a boil in a medium saucepan.
- Add the chicken base, minced dehydrated onion and turmeric. Stir well until the bouillon is dissolved and the ingredients are combined.
- Add the rice to the saucepan, lower the heat to medium and stir well.
- Continue simmering the rice, uncovered, until most of the water has cooked out. The rice should be visible on the surface, about 10-12 minutes.
- Give the rice another quick stir, lower the heat to low and cover.
- Cook the yellow rice for about 25 minutes, or until done.
- Fluff the rice with a fork and serve.
