A show-stopping restaurant dish, sizzling rice soup is a crowd-pleaser. Curious about this Chinese classic? We share our top cooking tips.

Chicken and Rice Soup with Crispy Tortillas. Makes about 16 cups If you don’t want to poach the chicken, use 3 cups cooked and shredded chicken. One rotisserie yields about 3 cups meat.

Reduce heat to medium-low and cook until soup is slightly thickened and velvety and luxurious-looking, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and season with salt. Let sit 10 minutes to thicken up ...

3. Add fillings. I like to sprinkle on some cheese on first. Personally, I like adding cheese to rice sometimes; on a practical level, it will hold the rice together a bit.

Chicken and rice, oh so nice. Instant Pot Arroz con Pollo.There are so many ways to make arroz con pollo, dependent on place, time and the family making it.

Leftover rice shines in a salad with halloumi and ginger-lime vinaigrette, crispy coconut rice with tofu and tomato rice with Cheddar (a.k.a. pizza rice).

Ali Slagle’s chickpea noodle soup is soothing, satisfying and built on pantry staples ... Crispy coconut rice is especially wonderful. A vegetarian stunner from Hetty Lui McKinnon, naturally.

The 14-course option includes a crudo trio, soup dumplings, seasonal appetizer, three pieces of crispy rice, four pieces of nigiri, a chef's choice of hand roll, donburi, miso soup, and dessert.