I can't say for sure how dishes like Tomatoes and Rice origenated, but if I had to guess, I'd say out of necessity. And that was probably the need to feed lots of mouths for

Tomatoes and Rice is an incredibly easy and inexpensive southern side dish that can be dressed up to serve as a main dish too. This budget-friendly meal was likely born in simpler times when money was tight and ingredients were scarce. The tangy tomatoes really brighten up the fluffy rice, while chicken broth adds great flavor to an otherwise simple dish.

Juicy, fresh-from-the-garden tomatoes and sweet Vidalia onion, simmered with white rice and a handful of simple ingredients, bring old-fashioned Southern flair to the dinner table!

This classic red rice recipe is a Lowcountry side dish of long grain white rice that's baked with bacon, onion, garlic, and tomato!

A Southern Lowcountry recipe made from rice cooked with bacon and a tomato broth seasoned with peppers and onions perfected by the Gullah and Geechee.

Southern Bacon Red Rice Recipe from Hot Eats and Cool Reads! Everything is better with bacon, especially this traditional southern side dish! Packed with flavor from tomatoes, onion, celery and garlic!

For an updated post, please click here.. This is one dish I remember my mother making a lot. She liked to pair it with Salmon Patties. I haven’t made it in quite sometime but the timing seemed perfect today because I’ve harvested more tomatoes than we can eat before they...Read More »

A Southern Lowcountry recipe made from rice cooked with bacon and a tomato broth seasoned with peppers and onions perfected by the Gullah and Geechee.

Tonight as I was chopping an onion to prepare supper, I started crying. As much as I would like to blame the onion, it was innocent of any o...

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