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Rice Bowl Recipes are a creative way to make a delicious meal. Use your leftovers and make a meal that everyone will love with these 25 recipes.

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Rice bowls are my favorite to use leftover shredded chicken, beef or pork to make a whole new meal. There are a variety of ways to make them and everyone can add their favorite topping.

These bowls can start with by making Instant pot White Rice Recipe, Microwave Brown Rice, Cauliflower Rice Recipe, Basmati Rice Recipe and jasmine rice. We have even use quinoa for a healthy option. These rice bowl recipes would even be perfect to meal prep with.

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What is a Rice Bowl?

A rice bowl start with cooked rice as a base then a variety of meats, vegetables, and toppings are added to create a delicious meal. Your protein can consist tuna, chicken to shrimp or tofu.

We even like to make with a variety of veggies consisting of brussels sprouts, carrots, bell peppers, broccoli and diced tomatoes. These Rice Bowls are perfect for a weeknight meal or feeding a crowd.

1. Taco Bowl

Taco Bowls make this best weeknight meal. Everyone can make their own bowls with their favorite toppings. This is the perfect meal to use up leftovers and loaded with fiesta flavors.

Taco Bowl
Taco Bowl Recipe only takes a few simple ingredients and 30 minutes to prepare.
Taco Bowl

2. Crock Pot Chicken Curry Rice Bowls

Toss everything into the slow cooker in the morning and come home to dinner ready to enjoy. The chicken is tender and so flavorful that you will never miss take out.

Crock Pot Chicken Curry Rice Bowls
The coconut milk blends with the curry dishes and other ingredients to make the best sauce and it is so tasty over rice.
Crock Pot Chicken Curry Rice Bowls

3. Chicken Fried Rice

This recipe for Chicken Fried Rice is taste better than take out fried rice. It is easily made in a skillet for an easy one pot meal.

Chicken Fried Rice
In just 15 minutes, your family can enjoy authentic chicken fried rice any day of the week. This Chicken Fried Rice has so much flavor and loaded with chicken.
Chicken Fried Rice

4. Dirty Rice

Dirty rice recipe is truly a one pot meal. It is hearty and delicious while being so simple.

Dirty Rice
The beef and veggies blend for the best flavor and make the rice so filling and delicious.
Dirty Rice

5. Slow Cooker Red Beans and Rice

Slow Cooker Red Beans and Rice Recipe is a one pot meal full of flavor sure to please the entire family.

Slow Cooker Red Beans and Rice
Not only is this meal frugal but the andouille sausage is so delicious with the beans and rice.
Slow Cooker Red Beans and Rice

6. Mediterranean Cava Bowls

These Cava-inspired rice bowls are ideal for meal prep and fabulous for build-your-own-bowl entertaining!

A vibrant salad bowl filled with an assortment of colorful ingredients, including sliced avocado, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, pickled onions, blueberries, roasted cauliflower, radishes, and chunks of roasted sweet potato. Topped with crumbled feta cheese, it's perfect for those who love diverse Rice Bowl Recipes.
Mediterranean Cava Bowls
They’re crazy delicious, make-ahead friendly, hearty, and healthy bursting with exotic, fresh customizable, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern flavors.
Mediterranean Cava Bowls

7. Slow Cooker Chicken Burrito Bowl

Chicken Burrito Bowls combines all your favorite Tex-Mex flavors that are inside a chicken burrito. The flavors, texture and toppings make this a easy dinner idea any day of the week.

Slow Cooker Chicken Burrito Bowl
The shredded chicken is seasoned with easy ingredients and cooked with black beans, tomatoes, and corn.
Slow Cooker Chicken Burrito Bowl

8. Grilled Chicken Summer Rice Bowls

We love these grilled chicken rice bowls! The chicken is juicy and flavorful, marinated in cilantro lime dressing.

A bowl filled with white rice, grilled chicken pieces, grilled corn kernels, cherry tomatoes, avocado chunks, and pickled red onions. A spoon is placed in the bowl. The ingredients are arranged in a visually appealing, colorful presentation—a perfect addition to your Rice Bowl Recipes collection.
Grilled Chicken Summer Rice Bowls
The bowl is filled with corn, tomatoes, avocado, and pickled onions. Super easy and leftovers are great!
Grilled Chicken Summer Rice Bowls

9. Crock Pot Chipotle Chicken Bowls

The chicken is slow cooked to perfection and your entire house will smell amazing.

Crock Pot Chipotle Chicken Bowls
The chicken is so flavorful and tasty. I love to set up a toppings bar and everyone can load up their chicken bowl however they like.
Crock Pot Chipotle Chicken Bowls

10. Albondigas Burrito Bowls

Albondigas Burrito Bowl is a hearty meal that comes together in minutes!

A vibrant bowl of food containing brown rice, avocado chunks, grape tomato halves, meatballs, zucchini pieces, and garnished with fresh cilantro. This delightful example from Rice Bowl Recipes is placed on a wooden surface alongside a blue napkin and a spoon.
Albondigas Burrito Bowls
A new way to serve up leftovers that is loaded with delicious vegetables and Mexican meatballs.
Albondigas Burrito Bowls

11. Korean Beef Rice Bowls

These Easy Korean Beef Rice Bowls make the perfect healthy weeknight meal that’s ready in about 15 minutes!

A blue and white patterned bowl filled with white rice, topped with cooked ground meat, shredded carrots, and chopped green onions. A pair of wooden chopsticks rests on the rim of the bowl. The background features a dark surface and some green onions—perfect for Rice Bowl Recipes enthusiasts.
Korean Beef Rice Bowls
Simply throw the rice in a rice cooker and while it cooks, brown your beef, add your veggies, and throw in the sauce ingredients – all in one pan!
Korean Beef Rice Bowls

12. Ground Turkey Teriyaki Rice Bowl

The sweet and savory richness of the sauce really compliments the mild flavor of the ground turkey.

A bowl of rice topped with a flavorful mixture of seasoned beef, chopped vegetables, and garnished with green onions and sesame seeds. A hand is using chopsticks to pick up some of the beef mixture from the bowl. Another similar bowl from popular recipes is visible in the background.
Ground Turkey Teriyaki Rice Bowl
These Teriyaki Turkey Rice Bowls are made with healthy ground turkey and veggies in a sweet teriyaki sauce served over white or brown rice.
Ground Turkey Teriyaki Rice Bowl

13. Copycat Chipotle Burrito Bowl

This Chipotle Burrito Bowl recipe combines the best of the famous restaurant recipes you love in one delicious meal. Make it a Chipotle night without leaving the house!

A bowl filled with chopped lettuce, shredded cheese, black beans, lime wedges, guacamole, grilled chicken chunks, sour cream, corn, diced tomatoes, and rice. The ingredients are arranged in sections to inspire rice bowl recipes that create a colorful and appetizing meal.
Copycat Chipotle Burrito Bowl
This recipe allows you to customize or add as much or as little of each ingredient as you’d like to build a bowl that suits your diet.
Copycat Chipotle Burrito Bowl

14. Honey Chipotle Chicken Rice Bowls

These Honey Chipotle Chicken Rice Bowls are hearty, healthy, and perfect for weeknight dinners!

A bowl filled with grilled chicken chunks, charred corn, diced avocado, crumbled cheese, white rice, and cilantro, garnished with two lime halves on the side and drizzled with a dark sauce. Perfect for those exploring new rice bowl recipes.
Honey Chipotle Chicken Rice Bowls
These Honey Chipotle Chicken Rice Bowls are topped with the most delicious sweet and spicy grilled chicken and avocado corn salsa!
Honey Chipotle Chicken Rice Bowls

15. Sticky Chicken Rice Bowls

Fill up on satisfying protein and flavor with these Sticky Chicken Rice Bowls.

A delectable bowl meal featuring a plate of rice topped with grilled chicken bites, roasted broccoli, and drizzled with teriyaki sauce and creamy dressing. This dish exemplifies one of the best rice recipes, garnished with sesame seeds and accompanied by a metal fork on the side.
Sticky Chicken Rice Bowls
Between the bowl base, the delicious sticky sauce, and the spicy mayo drizzle, you can expect this to become your new favorite meal.
Sticky Chicken Rice Bowls

16. Hawaiian-Inspired Chicken Poke Bowl

Bursting with freshness and vibrancy, every mouthful of this Hawaiian Chicken Poke Bowl offers a symphony of flavors.

A bowl filled with an assortment of food items including white rice, edamame, sliced carrots, cucumber chunks, red onion slices, diced avocado, pineapple pieces, and sesame seed-topped tofu or chicken in a sauce. Chopsticks are laid beside the bowl on a wooden surface—one of the best Rice Bowl Recipes to try.
Hawaiian Chicken Poke Bowl
From succulent chicken in sauce to crisp veggies, pineapple, creamy avocado, fluffy rice, and a drizzle of spicy mayo.
Hawaiian Chicken Poke Bowl

17. Roasted Sweet Potato, Chicken, Kale, and Rice Bowls

These chicken and sweet potato bowls not only deliver a wealth of nutrients, but they are absolutely packed with flavor, too.

A bowl filled with a balanced meal, featuring cooked chunks of sweet potato, sliced avocado, steamed rice, and kale. Drizzled with a creamy sauce and topped with crumbled feta cheese, this delightful creation is an ideal addition to your rice bowl recipes collection. A spoon is placed inside the bowl.
Roasted Sweet Potato, Chicken, Kale, and Rice Bowls
These rice bowls are topped with roasted chicken breast, roasted sweet potatoes, massaged kale, crumbled feta cheese, avocado, and a creamy chipotle sauce.
Roasted Sweet Potato, Chicken, Kale, and Rice Bowls

18. Chicken Fajita Bowl

I love to make a light and healthy dinner that is both flavorful and easy. This chicken over rice fajita bowl is it!

A white plate featuring a rice bowl recipe with sliced seasoned chicken breast on a bed of white rice, accompanied by sautéed bell peppers and onions. A dollop of guacamole and a sprinkle of crumbled cheese sit atop the dish. Gold cutlery and a light-colored cloth are placed beside the plate.
Chicken Fajita Bowl
This flavorful, delicious dinner is on the table in less than 30 minutes from start to finish.
Chicken Fajita Bowl

19. Cuban Chicken & Black Bean Rice Bowls

These bowls are full of life and flavor. And the chicken is marinated in such amazing spices!

A bowl, brimming with a vibrant assortment of food, features grilled chicken cubes, black beans, fried plantains, diced mango salsa, yellow rice, and fresh cilantro garnishes. The bowl is showcased in two hands with part of a tattoo visible on one wrist—a perfect blend for delicious rice recipes.
Cuban Chicken & Black Bean Rice Bowls
Cilantro-lime rice and Cuban-style black beans serve as the base for juicy chicken tossed in a blend of spices. And then topped with mango salsa and some sweet fried plantains on the side.
Cuban Chicken & Black Bean Rice Bowls

20. Crispy Bang Bang Salmon Bites Bowls

This recipe made of fresh ingredients yields a healthy dinner that is nice, filling, and energizing.

A wooden bowl filled with a healthy meal consisting of cubed teriyaki tofu topped with sesame seeds, sliced avocado, steamed broccoli, cucumber pieces, and brown rice. Perfect for those exploring rice bowl recipes. Chopsticks rest beside the bowl on a light surface.
Crispy Bang Bang Salmon Bites Bowls
Crispy Bang Bang Salmon Bites Bowls with incredible glazed crispy salmon bites, fresh vegetables, steamed rice, creamy avocado, and creamy bang bang sauce!
Crispy Bang Bang Salmon Bites Bowls

21. Jerk Chicken Bowls

This all-in-one Jerk Chicken Bowl incorporates protein, rice or pasta, and veggies for a complete meal!

A delightful rice bowl featuring grilled chicken strips, diced mango, red bell peppers, black beans, and white rice, topped with a scoop of guacamole. A striped cloth and a small dish of salsa are visible in the background. Perfect for those seeking vibrant rice recipes.
Jerk Chicken Bowls
This easy recipe starts with a layer of coconut rice and red beans topped with jerk-seasoned chicken, mangos, mashed avocado, and a sweet and spicy pineapple sauce.
Jerk Chicken Bowls

22. Teriyaki Chicken Rice Bowl

This homemade teriyaki chicken and rice bowl makes a great, easy weeknight dinner.

A white bowl filled with perfectly cooked rice topped with cubes of teriyaki chicken, garnished with sesame seeds and chopped green onions, sits on a table. Steamed broccoli florets are placed on one side of the bowl, adding a pop of green to the dish—a delightful addition to any rice bowl recipes collection.
Teriyaki Chicken Rice Bowl
With tender diced chicken, homemade teriyaki sauce, rice, and fresh veggies, you will have a filling dinner ready to serve in under 30 minutes.
Teriyaki Chicken Rice Bowl

23. 20-Minute Greek Chicken Rice Bowl

This rice bowl is packed with hearty grains, crisp vegetables, and lean protein! The Greek marinade also doubles as a dressing, making it easy to make!

20-Minute Greek Chicken Rice Bowl
Rice, lean chicken thighs, cucumbers, tomatoes, kalamata olives, Feta cheese, red onion, and hummus… plus a Greek marinade for the chicken that doubles as a dressing!
20-Minute Greek Chicken Rice Bowl

24. Mango Ginger Rice Bowl

This rice bowl is one of our go-to meals when you’re craving something light.

A colorful Buddha bowl filled with fresh vegetables and rice recipes. The bowl includes sliced cucumbers, snap peas, black beans, shredded cabbage, carrot slices, mango chunks, pickled vegetables, peanuts, and a portion of steamed white rice. A fork rests on the edge.
Mango Ginger Rice Bowl
It's easy to make, and mango, ginger & basil make it wonderfully refreshing.
Mango Ginger Rice Bowl

25. California Roll Rice Bowl

Brown rice is the perfect base for this deconstructed sushi salad. Bonus: it takes far less time than even ordering takeout!

A bowl containing a fresh salad with lettuce, cucumber, avocado, and chunks of seafood, topped with a creamy dressing. The rice bowl is placed on a white surface with chopsticks, a small dish of seasoning, and a sauce bottle nearby.
California Roll Rice Bowl
“Unroll” the components of this Japanese dish and drizzle it with spicy mayo. Top it off with furikake, a combo of sesame seeds and dried seaweed.
California Roll Rice Bowl

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