chinese take out: I am ordering Bourbon chicken for a buffet party this weekend and also preparing lots of other foods such as home made mac & cheese, boneless pork ribs, and mashed potatoes with shallots. When I order the bourbon chicken from Chinese take out, they will give me lots of white rice with the take out order. I would like to incorporate the rice in to my buffet but do not want to serve just plain white rice. Is there anything I can do to rice after it has been cooked to alter it and bring this rice to a new and tasty side dish?|||Broccoli cheese and rice casserole would go nice with your ribs. I have an aunt that served this every holiday. We loved it, easy to make and serve. And she used cheddar, not American. I put two different ones here, so you could choose. You might want to make a stir fry of your own with the rice, They are easy, and you do not need a wok. You could make flavored rice to go with a chinese entree like mongolian beef, or a seafood dish. #1Broccoli casserole Recipe Yield 10 servings Ingredients 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped broccoli 3 cups instant rice 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup 1 1/4 cups water 1 (16 ounce) package processed American cheese, cubed 1 tablespoon butter 1 bunch celery, chopped 1 large onion, chopped salt and pepper to taste Directions 1.Cook broccoli and rice according to package directions. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). 2.In a medium saucepan over low heat, mix cream of mushroom soup, cream of chicken soup, and 1 1/4 cups water. Gradually stir in cheese until melted. Be careful that the cheese doesn't burn. 3.Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat, and saute celery and onion until soft. 4.In a large mixing bowl, combine broccoli, rice, soup and cheese mixture, celery and onion. Season with salt and pepper. Pour mixture into a 9x13 inch baking dish. 5.Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes, until bubbly and lightly brown --------------------------------------鈥?br> #2 Ingredients this one has uncooked rice, but you could leave out most or all of the water and substitute cooked rice 1/3 sleeve buttery round crackers (such as Ritz庐), crushed 1/4 cup margarine, melted 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped broccoli, thawed 1 small onion, chopped 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese 1 cup uncooked instant rice (such as Minute庐) 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup 1 cup water Directions 1.Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). 2.Pour the crushed crackers into a small bowl. Mix in the melted margarine until evenly coated; set aside. 3.Stir the broccoli, onion, Cheddar cheese, rice, condensed cream of mushroom soup, and water in 2 quart casserole dish. Sprinkle with the cracker crumbs. 4.Bake in the preheated oven until the casserole is hot in the center and the top is browned and bubbly, 45 minutes to 1 hour|||Why don't you just request the chicken with no rice? they will probably charge you a bit less too. Easy.|||I really dont know why they give you white rice, you can try to stir fry it with some veggies maybe, or just put it on the table for looks|||Make rice pudding as a dessert!|||No.|||Make rice pudding or a cold rice salad with mayo and diced veg.|||When I have leftover rice, I stir fry it with eggs, red pepper, garlic salt, green pepper and onion. It tastes very good. ~Paige K|||make chicken fried rice...mmmm|||You can make fried rice, usually leftover rice is best for this anyway. There's lots of recipes out there, just google it. I usually put mixed frozen veggies (peas/corn/carrot), spam/ham, spring onion, scrambled egg, light soy.|||I agree with the others that you can make fried rice. However, if it were me, I would just ask the restaurant to give me fried rice instead of white.|||I usually chop up some zucchini, green peppers, mushrooms, and onions and marinate them with balsamic vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, rosemary, thyme, salt and pepper. I throw them in the oven for 30 minutes at 500 F and stir about every 10 minutes. I put the vegetables over the rice and the sauce adds a lot of flavor to the white rice.