Oven Baked Rice

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American, Southern

Keyword easy-oven-rice, oven-baked-rice

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 30

Stand time 5

Total Time 40

Servings servings (1/2 cup approximately)

Calories 129kcal

Preheat oven to 350°F. Pour rice and salt into a 3 quart Dutch oven or baking dish.
Boil water in a saucepan on the stovetop or in the microwave. To the water add the butter. Stir until melted then add to rice, stir well.
Cover tightly and bake for 30-35 minutes. (Check at 30 minutes and stir, if needed)
Let stand 5 minutes on the counter or just until all liquid is absorbed.
Fluff with a fork and serve. (Makes approximately 6 cups cooked rice or twelve 1/2 cup servings)

- Stock: You can use chicken stock, chicken broth, vegetable broth or beef broth in place of water. Low sodium is best.

- Rice: You can adapt this recipe using different kinds of rice. Use basmati rice, jasmine rice or brown rice. Each type of rice cooks slightly differently so decrease or increase cups water to adapt. Use this recipe for long grain rice as a starting point and adjust depending on the type of rice being used.

- Spice Variations: You can add other spices to the rice. Things such as granulated garlic, black pepper, saffron or turmeric, or herbs such as tarragon or thyme. You can even add lemon zest to infuse citrus into the flavor or add bay leaves.

- Vegetables: You could add diced peppers or onions to the rice mixture as well as peas and carrots. Add chopped cilantro and a splash of lime juice for cilantro lime rice.