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4 rice dishes from the library, and we checked every ingredient in every one of them before it went on this list.

• Brown Rice Pilaf

  Leans on almonds, parsley, brown rice and garlic powder; six ingredients in all. It skips the chicken, pork, beef or bacon other rice dishes here get their meat from.

  What goes in:

  • 1 1/2 cups brown rice (uncooked)
  • 3 cups water
  • 1/4 cup almonds, sliced
  • 1 teaspoon dried parsley
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• Brown Rice Tabbouleh

  Ten ingredients, mint, cucumber, green onions and parsley among them. Not a trace of chicken, pork, beef or bacon, the usual carriers of meat in rice dishes here.

  Everything in it:

  • 3 cups brown rice (cooked)
  • 3/4 cup cucumber (chopped)
  • 3/4 cup tomato (chopped)
  • 1/2 cup fresh parsley (chopped)
  • 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves (chopped)
  • 1/4 cup green onions (sliced)
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• Fried Rice

  Leans on egg whites, peas, soy sauce and white rice; ten ingredients in all. It has none of the chicken, pork, beef or bacon that carry meat into other rice dishes.

  The full list:

  • 2 tablespoons canola oil (or cooking oil of your choice)
  • 1 cup white rice, uncooked
  • 3 tablespoons onion, minced
  • 1/2 cup carrot (chopped or grated)
  • 2 cups water
  • 4 whole eggs (beaten)
  • 4 egg whites (beaten)
  • 1/4 cup fat-free milk
  • 1/2 cup peas
  • 2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
• Red Beans and Rice

  Puts bay leaves, beans, thyme and parsley to work, out of twelve ingredients. Where other rice dishes here use chicken, pork, beef or bacon, this one has none of them.

  Every line, as published:

  • 2 cups red beans, dry
  • 8 cups water
  • 1 1/2 cups onion (chopped)
  • 1 cup celery (chopped)
  • 4 bay leaves
  • 3 tablespoons garlic (chopped)
  • parsley (optional)
  • 2 teaspoons thyme (crushed, dried)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 cup red bell pepper (chopped - could also use green pepper)
  • 2 cups cooked brown rice

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