Name: How To Bake Rice In The Oven
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1½ cups rice (any kind); ½ tablespoon kosher salt; 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 3 cups boiling water

How To Bake Rice In The Oven

This is how to make perfect, every time, fluffy rice.

I love making rice in the oven, it is my favorite, fool-proof, fail-proof, method that works for any kind of rice and any quantity. With 6 kids in the house, we go through a lot of rice and when I make larger quantities on the stovetop I inevitably end up scrubbing burnt bits off the bottom of my pot. So easy and delicious, I make this rice almost weekly. Just make sure to follow my secret trick, the water must be boiling. Watch how I do it on Instagram, scroll through to the middle.

I like to use a disposable 9×13-inch pan for easy cleanup and because I usually double the recipe, but feel free to use any size and type of oven-to-table casserole dish.

Feel free to add spices along with the salt for any style of flavored rice you like. You can also add lentils and/or chickpeas and beans to the mix, like our Tri-Color Rice with Lentils and Chickpeas.

How To Bake Rice In The Oven

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 25

Total Time 30

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Ingredients

1½ cups rice any kind
½ tablespoon kosher salt
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
3 cups boiling water

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400°F.
Spread rice in the bottom of the pan. Add salt and oil.
Pour in boiling water, cover and bake 25 minutes for white rice or 1 hour for brown.