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Greek Rice Recipes

9 recipes using rice — Moussaka, souvlaki, tzatziki — flavours of the Mediterranean.

These 9 greek rice recipes are ready in about 58 minutes on average, with 220–480 kcal per serving, and 56% are rated easy enough for a weeknight. Every recipe includes exact ingredient quantities, step-by-step instructions and full nutrition per serving.

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58 min

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338 kcal

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How Greek cuisine cooks with rice

Greek cooking leans on sun-ripened produce, lashings of olive oil and bright lemon and herbs to keep everything fresh and vivid. When Greek cooks work with rice, they reach for olive oil, lemon, oregano, garlic, feta and fresh dill, and the techniques that come up most across these recipes are boiling, simmering, baking and sautéing.

The everyday grain for half the planet — a neutral base that soaks up the flavours around it, from pilafs to fried rice. In this collection it's most often cooked with fine sea salt, garlic, olive oil, onion, pine nuts and fresh parsley. The dishes here span greek classics ready in as little as 40 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.

9 Greek Rice Recipes

Dinner

Gemista (Stuffed Tomatoes and Peppers)

Greek oven-baked tomatoes and peppers stuffed with herbed rice, pine nuts, and currants.

⏱ 85 min🔥 350 kcalMedium

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Avgolemono Soup

Silky Greek egg and lemon chicken soup with rice.

⏱ 40 min🔥 260 kcalEasy

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Dolmades

Greek stuffed grape leaves with rice, herbs, and lemon — bright, tangy, ancient.

⏱ 90 min🔥 220 kcalMedium

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Avgolemono (Greek Lemon and Egg Soup)

Greece's most comforting soup — a silky, velvety chicken broth thickened with a classical egg-lemon liaison that transforms a simple stock into an impossibly smooth, creamy bowl.

⏱ 75 min🔥 290 kcalMedium

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Greek Lemon Rice with Herbs (Spanakorizo-style)

Fluffy Greek-style lemon rice cooked with spinach, dill, and a bright squeeze of citrus.

⏱ 40 min🔥 280 kcalEasy

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Greek Lemon Chicken and Rice (Kotosoupa Rice Style)

One-pot lemony chicken and rice simmered together until the rice soaks up all the savory broth.

⏱ 50 min🔥 420 kcalEasy

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Greek Shrimp Saganaki Rice

Garlicky shrimp simmered in a tomato-feta sauce over rice, based on the classic Greek taverna dish saganaki.

⏱ 50 min🔥 430 kcalEasy

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Greek Rice-Stuffed Peppers (Gemista) with Honey and Garlic

Bell peppers stuffed with herbed rice, pine nuts, and currants, sweetened with a touch of honey and roasted garlic.

⏱ 48 min🔥 310 kcalEasy

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Spicy Garlic Shrimp Saganaki Holiday Plate

A festive Greek plate of fiery garlic-chile shrimp saganaki with feta, served alongside lemon rice and warm pita.

⏱ 48 min🔥 480 kcalHard

Choosing & preparing rice

How to choose

Choose by use: long-grain (basmati, jasmine) for fluffy, separate grains; short-grain for risotto and sushi where stickiness is wanted. Aged basmati cooks longer and fluffier.

Prep & storage

Rinse until the water runs clear to wash off surface starch and prevent clumping. The absorption method — a fixed water ratio, lid on, then a 10-minute steam off the heat — gives reliable results.

Nutrition

A gluten-free carbohydrate staple; brown and wild varieties keep the bran for extra fibre, B vitamins and minerals.

Classic flavour partners: onion, garlic, saffron, peas, soy sauce, cumin

Greek Rice Recipes — FAQ

How long do Greek rice recipes take to make?

Most of these 9 Greek rice recipes are ready in around 58 minutes from start to finish. The quickest, Avgolemono Soup, takes about 40 minutes, while the slower-cooked dishes run up to 90 minutes.

How many calories are in Greek rice dishes?

Across this collection they range from about 220 to 480 kcal per serving, averaging 338 kcal — Dolmades is the lightest option at 220 kcal.

What is the easiest Greek rice recipe for beginners?

Avgolemono Soup is a great place to start — it's rated easy and comes together in about 40 minutes. 56% of the recipes here are beginner-friendly.

What goes well with rice in Greek cooking?

In these recipes, rice is most often paired with fine sea salt, garlic, olive oil, onion, pine nuts and fresh parsley. Greek kitchens also lean on olive oil, lemon, oregano, garlic, feta and fresh dill.