Serve crispy rice with any kind of creamy chicken casserole, tomato gravy, or sausage and beans.

Take your grain game up a notch with this crispy rice recipe.

It’s best served with any kind of creamy chicken casserole, tomato gravy, or sausage and beans.

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you’re able to even use this recipe for a fun twist onred beans and rice.

And there’s no better way to put yourleftover, cooked riceto good use.

Made with plenty of butter and a cast-iron skillet, what could be more quintessentially Southern?

ingredients for Crispy Rice

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Cook the rice on medium to low heat, turning the skillet every few minutes to ensure even browning.

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What Makes Crispy Rice So Special?

We particularly like it topped withtomato gravyfor a crisp twist on classic comfort food.

Crispy Rice on a white plate

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Cook rice:

Add rinsed rice to boiling water.

Reduce heat to medium.

Cook, stirring occasionally, until rice is almost tender, about 6 to 8 minutes.

boiling water

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Drain rice and immediately rinse with cold water until rice is room temperature, about 1 minute.

Spread rice and sour cream mixture in an even layer in bottom of skillet.

Add butter:

Cut remaining butter into small cubes.

rinsing rice in a colander

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Add butter cubes around edges of rice and in steam holes after 15 minutes of cooking.

Carefully but swiftly (and with confidence!)

invert rice in skillet onto serving plate.

cooked rice being drained in a colander

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rice and sour cream mixture

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spreading rice mixture in bottom of skillet

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rice in pan

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rice with holes

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butter over rice

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crispy rice flipped out on plate

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