Skip to content

Get My Authentic Persian Cooking Guide!

  • Recipes
  • Cookbook
  • Mediterranean Recipes
  • About
    • Work with Us
    • Contact

Home Recipe Index Rice and Pasta

Rice and Pasta Recipes

We love pasta and rice over here! From Lebanese mujadara to Greek pastitsio, there is always a way to elevate humble rice and pasta and turn it into a delicious dish! You can make quick one pan dishes such as Persian tomato rice or Greek chicken and rice!

Persian sumac polo sumac rice with golden tahdig and meatballs.

Persian Recipes

Sumac Polo (Persian Sumac Rice with Meatballs)

Persian jeweled rice on a plate with tahdig and chicken.

Persian Recipes

Persian Jeweled Rice Recipe

Close-up of rigatoni pasta with creamy red pepper sauce on a white dish

Quick and Easy Dinner

Creamy Roasted Red Pepper Pasta

Egyptian Koshari layered and served

Middle Eastern Recipes

Egyptian Koshari

Ricotta gnocchi

Italian Recipes

Easy Ricotta Gnocchi

Persian style spaghetti makaroni

Persian Recipes

Makaroni (Persian Spaghetti)

Mediterranean yellow rice cooked to perfection and served on a white platter with garnish

Rice and Pasta

Mediterranean Yellow Rice

Persian style macaroni salad served in white serving bowl placed on a white serving platter

Persian Recipes

Easy Persian Macaroni Salad

Greek pasta salad ingredients: Fusilli pasta, ripe tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, Kalamata olives, feta cheese, Greek dressing.

Side dishes

Greek Pasta Salad Recipe

Persian potato tahdig: Crispy potatoes over saffron rice in an Iranian pot.

Persian Recipes

Persian Potato Tahdig

A close-up image of a plate filled with Hashweh rice, garnished with toasted pine nuts and fresh parsley.

Middle Eastern Recipes

Hashweh (Arabic Ground Beef and Rice)

Tahchin is a classic Persian dish made with saffron rice and chicken layered and baked to perfection. Follow my recipe to learn how to make this classic savory saffron rice cake that'll be a showstopper at any gathering.

Persian Recipes

Tahchin – Persian Savory Rice Cake

Maqluba dish, showcasing succulent meat, aromatic rice, and assorted vegetables, elegantly garnished with parsley and crunchy slivered almonds.

Fall Recipe

Maqluba with Lamb

This Mediterranean pasta is simple and boasts a lot of flavor thanks to olives and artichokes. Ready in 30 minutes, the pasta is tossed in a cherry tomato sauce cooked with garlic and olive oil, making it creamy and so delicious. 

Quick and Easy Dinner

Mediterranean Pasta with Artichokes and Olives

Butternut squash pasta in a bowl.

Rice and Pasta

Creamy Butternut Squash Pasta

overhead shot of couscous.

Rice and Pasta

How To Cook Couscous

Posts navigation

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • …
  • 5
  • Go to Next Page

As Seen In

Back to top
Unicorns in the Kitchen
  • Home
  • Recipe Index
  • Mediterranean Recipes
  • About

©2025 Unicorns in the Kitchen. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy • Accessibility Statement