Cheap rice recipes
14 recipes
Every rice dinner here costs $2.50 or less a serving at typical US grocery prices, cheapest first. The cheapest is Greek spinach rice (spanakorizo) at $1.10 a serving, and the average here is $1.53.

Greek spinach rice (spanakorizo)
$1.10 a serving
40 min

Mujadara (lentils and rice with crispy onions)
$1.14 a serving
60 min

Veggie fried rice
$1.19 a serving
65 min

Kung pao chickpeas
$1.22 a serving
35 min

Lazy cabbage roll skillet
$1.24 a serving
50 min

Mexican red rice with black beans
$1.29 a serving
40 min

Butter soy rice with crispy fried eggs
$1.37 a serving
30 min

Red beans and rice
$1.51 a serving
45 min

Cheesy bean and rice burritos
$1.65 a serving
45 min

Omurice (ketchup rice under an omelette)
$1.70 a serving
50 min

Egg curry with rice
$1.72 a serving
50 min

Tuna kedgeree (curried rice with eggs)
$1.79 a serving
40 min

Garlicky rice porridge with jammy eggs
$2.12 a serving
60 min

Tomato and egg over rice
$2.33 a serving
35 min
Costs and nutrition are estimates for one serving, worked out from typical US grocery prices and standard nutrition values for what each recipe uses.
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