Rice and Pasta Archives

Rustic earthenware bowls with pearl couscous and shredded Brussels sprouts, alongside a dish with toasted pecans and dried cranberries.

Vegan Brussels Sprout Salad with Cranberries and Pecans

Christmas and Thanksgiving, Combination Steam, Mains, Rice and Pasta, Salads, Sides, Vegetarian

This ‘accidentally’ vegan salad is packed with shaved and roasted Brussels sprouts, chewy couscous, cranberries and toasty pecans. It’s hearty and absolutely outstanding.

bowl of couscous being presented by two hands

How to Cook Couscous in a Steam Oven

Basics, How To, Just Steam, Rice and Pasta, Sides

If you want to know how to cook couscous perfectly, turn to your steam oven! Fluffy, light and golden, you’ll never make it any other way.

Baked Chicken and Rice in the steam oven

Chicken, Combination Steam, Easy Dinners, Mains, Rice and Pasta

A one-pan dream with tender boneless chicken and fluffy, well-seasoned rice. A steam oven makes this dish almost effortless, and cooks dinner in just over half an hour!

A bowl with seasoned rice topped with a fried egg, cucumber moons, pickled carrot and scallions

Seasoned Chinese Steamed Rice

Easy Dinners, Just Steam, Mains, Rice and Pasta, Vegetarian

All the flavor, none of the fuss. This rice is made in one pan in the steam oven, with classic Chinese ingredients for a deeply savory dish. Just add a fried egg to turn it into dinner.

An ornate handled spoon in a bowl with a lentil herb and grain salad, on a folded green and white striped towel with a ramekin partially visible.

Festive Lentil, Grain and Herb Salad with Orange

Appetizers, Christmas and Thanksgiving, Just Steam, Mains, Rice and Pasta, Salads, Sides, Vegetarian, Weeknight Dinners

This bright, fresh salad full of grains, lentils, herbs and orange makes a brilliant side to roasted or grilled meats, and is substantial enough for a festive vegetarian main meal.

A serving bowl with saucy spaghetti and meatballs garnished with herbs

Oven Baked Meatballs in Tomato Sauce (steam oven and conventional oven)

Combination Steam, Easy Dinners, Mains, Meat, Rice and Pasta, Weeknight Dinners

These oven baked meatballs with tomato sauce are so popular. Simplify a classic by using just one pan to cook everything, in either your conventional oven or steam oven.

A white, rectangular casserole dish with cheesy topped baked cannelloni garnished with sprigs of thyme

Steam Oven Cannelloni with Spinach, Ricotta and Mushrooms

Combination Steam, Mains, Rice and Pasta, Vegetarian

Spinach and ricotta cannelloni is one of my all-time favourite vegetarian meals. I made it for years before I owned a steam oven, but it cooks faster and has better texture using combi steam. Make a double batch and freeze some for a no-prep dinner on a night when you’re too busy to cook.

A speckled blue bowl with a rice salad with cranberries, pistachios, feta and fresh herbs and a salad server

Steam Oven Christmas Rice Salad

Appetizers, Christmas and Thanksgiving, Just Steam, Mains, Rice and Pasta, Salads, Sides, Vegetarian

This very Christmassy steam oven salad recipe has been on high rotation at our place through December. Made with steamed brown rice and studded with pistachios, cranberries, herbs and feta cheese, it’s equally at home as a side dish to barbecued meats as it is a stand-alone lunch.

several varieties of uncooked rice in bowls

How to Cook Rice in a Steam Oven

Basics, How To, Just Steam, Rice and Pasta, Sides, Vegetarian

Want to master the art of perfect fluffy rice in your steam oven? This back-to-basics steam oven rice cooking guide is exactly what you’ve been looking for.

Bowls with different types of rice on a blue background

A Steam Oven Guide to Cooking Rice

Basics, How To, Just Steam, Resources + Info, Rice and Pasta, Sides, Start Here, Tips and tricks

If you haven’t yet mastered the art of perfect fluffy rice in your steam oven, this is for you – a back-to-basics steam oven rice cooking guide.