Baked Brown Rice
This baked brown rice is a cinch to throw together, is much healthier than white rice, and it is downright delicious. It turns out perfect every time.
Don’t hate me because I cook with white rice.
I know it isn’t nutritious and definitely is not en vogue with the healthy eaters of the world. But I swear to you, every time I have tried to make brown rice, it has been absolutely terrible.
I feel these faint twinges of guilt every time I put white rice on the table but it hasn’t been enough to get me past the pain and gag-quality of failed brown rice.
However, last week, my friend, who happens to be an extremely healthy eater and who I am sure wonders how she found herself to be stuck with me, coerced me into trying this baked brown rice concoction she had made.
And wow. I mean wow. It didn’t taste remotely like any brown rice I have ever made.
I’ve made it four times since then and have a feeling it will be replacing our white rice from here on out.
While it takes a bit more planning since the baking time is longer, it is a cinch to throw together, and it is downright delicious.
After all these years, this brown rice has continued to be an extreme staple. Love, love, love it. I make it with low-sodium chicken broth when I have it on hand or sometimes just with water and a little extra salt. Sometimes I even get all crazy and do half broth, half water. The real key is to keep your eye on it and make sure it doesn’t dry out and burn on the bottom.
I’ve included a few variations below the recipe that will take this simple brown rice and knock it out of the park.
FAQs for Baked Brown Rice
You want to use long grain or jasmine (basmati works, too); quick-cooking or instant rice won’t work for this recipe.
Yes, as a note, I would still use the same amount of time unless the rice water is in a much thinner layer in the smaller pan (in that case, you could probably cut 10 or so minutes off the baking time).
When I double this, I usually increase the baking time by at least 5-7 minutes.
Baked Brown Rice
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups brown rice
- 2 ½ cups low-sodium chicken broth or water, if using water, add 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease an 8X8-inch or 9X9-inch baking pan. Place the rice in the prepared pan and pour in the liquid. Stir to equally distribute the rice. Cover tightly with a double layer of aluminum foil and bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and let sit for five minutes before removing the aluminum foil and fluffing with a fork. If your rice still has a bit of liquid on the bottom or conversely, if it is dried out, adjust the baking time up or down to make changes.
Notes
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Recipe Source: my friend Jennifer S.
137 Comments on “Baked Brown Rice”
My go-to method to make brown rice, it’s so delicious! Comes out with the perfect chewy texture and the best way I’ve made brown rice.
Thank you for great recipe, one question. How do you keep it from drying out? I love it first day right out of oven but 2nd day it just tastes blah.
Rice does tend to get a bit dry as leftovers. You can try adding a bit of broth or water when reheating.
This is the best recipe for brown rice that I’ve found. Fluffy, delicious rice. So easy! Thank you.
Best brown rice recipe I’ve ever seen that comes out perfectly! Thanks! 🙂
I was wondering if I cut this in half, would I still need to bake it the 1 hour and 10 minutes. I am thinking so and will just use a smaller baking dish. Thanks. Love your recipes.
Yes, I still would use the same amount of time unless the rice water is in a much thinner layer in the smaller pan (in that case, you could probably cut 10 or so minutes off the baking time).
This is the best brown rice ever. I make double batches on Sundays to eat through the week. Delicious!
I love cooking brown rice this way. It comes out perfect every time, and it’s so easy.
So for the many, many years I’ve been coming back to this recipe, it was high time I let you know that this has been revolutionary for my family! I love brown rice and my family of six eats it several times a month. Since the death of my rice cooker and discovering this recipe, this is our preferred way to cook brown rice! I always double the recipe so I can have leftovers. I double all the ingredients, bake it in a 9 x 13 pan for the same amount of time. I have found one layer of foil just does fine for us. Thank you Mel!
Thanks so much, Mary! I come back to this recipe time and time again, too. 🙂 Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment and let me know!
How many servings would you say this is? Thanks!
Probably 4-5 servings.
Ok, I am a Mel fan. In fact, I’m thinking about ordering a MEL2020 bumper sticker for my car. But after this recipe… I’m now convinced you’re a wizard or something. How???? How did you make brown rice taste good?????? I’m… baffled. It’s amazing.
Haha, thanks for the laugh, Kristen. 🙂
I’d totally buy a MEL2020 bumper sticker!
Can I suggest a rice-cooker? It will change your life.
I have not tried this brown rice – sounds great. But, I have one more suggestion for you –
Brown Jasmine Rice. YUM!
Well I’ll be darned… fluffy brown rice! Just like you promised! And with a nice flavor, too. Even with as much as I’ve come to trust you (i.e. I would take a blowtorch to my dinner if you instructed me to), I was a tad skeptical. “I will never doubt again.” Ha!
Haha, Annie – you make me laugh. 🙂
If you soak the brown rice overnight, it cooks the same amount of time as white cooks? Try it.
Hi Mel! I’ve tried this recipe several times and LOVE it! Any thoughts about trying this method for cilantro lime rice? Would you increase the liquid, or just stir in the cilantro, lime, seasonings, etc. And hope for the best? Thank you!
I think it would work great! I’d leave it the same and just stir in the cilantro, lime and seasonings like you suggested.
Oh my goodness, it worked! Thank you, Mel!
Sorry if this has been brought up, I scrolled through as many comments as I could and didn’t see anything! What type of brown rice do you actually use for this? Instant? The “regular” that comes in a bag? Quick cooking? I get so confused by rice 🙁
You want to use long grain or jasmine (basmati works, too); quick-cooking or instant rice won’t work for this recipe.
I live at 9000 feet and cannot get brown rice to be edible Hadn’t thought of baking, will this work at elevation and are there modifications necessary?
I’m not sure about the elevation, Tim. Have you tried googling high altitude for cooking rice?
I will try this! I always cook my brown rice with chicken stock, 1 large onion, almost a whole head of garlic (I like garlic…) with 1 xlarge shallot and salt. AMAZING… except it’s either mush or crunchy. I think I’ve made it “perfect” just once on the stove top but it was a time when I knew I made a cooking mistake. I’ve never been able to recreate that mistake since. So… now I’ll try your’s. We’ll see how that works as I’m relocating to Florida. The oven may not be user friendly.
On the variations, are you adding one of the items (parmesan, apple, etc.) or ALL of them?
All of them, it’s super yummy! 🙂
Hi! I was wondering if it matters whether or not you use minute rice?
Minute rice won’t work in this recipe – it needs to be long grain or basmati brown rice.
Could you put this in a rice cooker?
Could certainly try – I always bake it per the recipe so check the rice cooker manual to make sure amounts/ratios are ok.
A great way to make brown rice — so fluffy and perfectly done. Will be using this recipe regularly.
I LOVE this recipe. Both my husband and I have been told by our doctor to give up “white” everything. Well, after living on Guam for a year or so, we were attached to white sticky rice. My DH prefers rice over any other starch. I had tried brown rice once and, like you, it was awful. I tried your recipe after I saw it and it is FANTASTIC!. I make mine in the large foil pan (like is used on a buffet) with homemade chicken broth. I think I x3 the recipe. I put heavy duty foil over the top and then the foil lids that you buy and cook for 1 hour. I do add a little extra broth (maybe 1/2 cup) at the beginning. I cook and freeze 2 cups in freezer bags. Thaw and sprinkle with water and microwave. Tastes delicious. This recipe is perfect for freezer cooking. You DO have to add a little water when you reheat (covered) in the microwave, but then it tastes fresh made. I have given this recipe (and where I found it) to several folks. Thank you so much! Best rice recipe EVER!
Thanks for this recipe! I have been hesitant to make the switch to brown rice but this recipe did the trick. My 9, 7 and 2 year old ate it up with no problem. Thanks for helping our family eat healthy dinners.
I made this last week with low sodium chicken broth, and it was a bit bland, so I added a little bit of kosher salt after it was done baking, then fluffed it up. Tasted much better. Made it again last night with the 1 cup of low sodium broth I had in the fridge, then added 1 1/2 cups of regular chicken broth. What a difference. A LOT more flavor!! SO good, and I swear, this recipe is SO easy, and I cooked it for an hour and 7 min exactly. Came out perfect!! SO happy to finally have found a way to make DELICIOUS brown rice!! Thank you, Mel, for this recipe 🙂
My gosh, I could spend the next 2 hours just reading ALL the comments on your brown rice recipe! I, too, cooked brown rice once a few years ago & hated it. I went back to white rice & wild rice. Can’t wait to try this next week! Sounds SO easy :). I have baked a wild rice casserole before….VERY good, with sauteed mushrooms, slivered almonds, chives, & the chicken broth added before baking.
This was so yummy! My husband doesn’t usually care for brown rice but this he really liked! I’ve been trying to switch my family onto brown rice for awhile now and I think this recipe has done the trick! Thank you!
This is…. the… best.. thing.. EVER!
The rice came out perfect. I think the part i love the most was that i didn’t even really have to think about it. I just put it in the oven and let it do its thing.
I used a slightly smaller pan (8×6.5) and set the time for hour and ten minutes. Next time though, I will do it for about an hour to an hour and five minutes.
Thank you so much for this!
Finally…A perfect rice recipe…Did exactly what you said…and the result was fantastique…Riz mouelleux à souhait comme dans les restos. Merci Mel. J’apprécie beaucoup tes recettes de mon Québec natal.
Wow. I *successfully* made this rice tonight. My husband and I joke that I’m not really Asian because I can’t make rice, but it looks like I get to earn my Asian card back with this recipe. “Kamsahamnida!”
This is brilliant! It was so much easier and turned out better than the stovetop method. I love that the baking pan was easier to clean up too 🙂 Thanks!
Or you could get Uncle Ben’s Instant Brown Rice. Tastes great. Couldn’t be simpler. Unless you burn it, how does a person screw up cooking brown rice?
I had to take the time to comment. Like many others, my white rice would come out perfect and my brown rice horribly gummy. This recipe came out perfect. I doubled it in a 13×9″ pan and used a homemade bone broth that had chicken bones, onions, carrots, garlic, fresh ginger, a little fresh lemon and chili sauce simmered in it all day(I had a cold when i made it). For the first time in my life, I am willingly eating brown rice and loving it. Thank you!
My recipe is similar, but saves ten minutes. I set my oven to 375 and boil the liquid immediately before pouring it over the rice, then bake for one hour. It has come out perfectly every single time. Just be careful when putting the hot pan into the oven!
I often make my mother’s recipe for “pork chops and rice” – using white rice. I’ve wanted to use brown rice but the conversion of rice to water is different so using brown rice has intimidated me. I found YOUR recipe for this conversion I wanted! So using YOUR amounts, I’m adding a package of “beef stew” mix to the water before adding to the rice. (I usually use a 9 X 12 pan). Then after baking for about 45 minutes, I’ll stir and then add the pork chops on top. The rice takes so much longer than the pork chops and depending on your cut, you might need more of less time. My pork chops should take less than 30 minutes.
Also the left over rice is INCREDIBLE when used in meatloaf instead of crackers, oats, or bread. I always make meatloaf the day or two after pork chops and rice!
I’ve used brown rice for years. Since I found this recipe, it is the ONLY way I’ll cook it. I’m fixing to put some in the oven right now for a pot of gumbo!
This is the first time I’ve ever made brown rice and actually liked it. Perfect! Thank you, Mel! You’re my favorite!
WOW! I never tasted brown rice so fluffy! Thanks so much for the recipe.
I’ve made this several times and it’s always perfect. Just wanted to add that I finally tried it with brown basmati tonight and worked just as well!
I tried this today with white rice (finally used up the last of it so i can switch to brown) and it worked great! I used 1 1/2 C rice and 3 C water and baked it for 50 min.
Mary Margaret – no, the liquid isn’t boiling when you add it. You may need to bake it longer…it really is delicious. Sorry it didn’t work.
I thought this recipe sounded strange. Is the liquid supposed to be boiling when you put it in the oven? I checked and doubled checked and didn’t see that listed, so I put it in there cold. It didn’t work, needless to say. 🙁
Now I am trying to work some magic with the convection function on my oven so we can eat our chicken green curry sometime tonight….
Jill – I never rinse my brown rice and for this method, it always works out beautifully!
Mel-do you recommend rinsing brown rice prior to cooking? I always give my jasmine rice a good rinse to remove the starch-have never had much luck with brown rice, so I am anxious to give this a try! Love your blog!
Katie – I’ve never used brown basmati rice but if the cooking directions/time is similar to long grain brown rice then it should work just fine!
I love brown rice but it never seems to work for me either. I tried it again tonight, this time in my rice cooker…it was a disaster! I’m excited to try this. I have some brown basmati rice…do you think it would work with that?
Just made this tonight for this recipe http://tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/cheesy-chicken-and-rice-bake/#reviews. It turned out great! I took it out five minutes early and it was completely done. Made it with the chicken broth and it gave it good flavor. Thanks!
Thank you for this. I cannot wait to give this a try. I’ve refrained from switching to brown rice because I’ve had such mixed results preparing it… this might just do the trick. I live at high altitude so I will have to adjust a bit I imagine but I know it will be great.
This is my favorite rice! So easy to prepare and it comes out perfectly every time. I just read through your summer menus and the next time I make this I will save leftover rice to try your crispy sw chicken wrap…sounds good! Btw…leftovers of this rice also makes excellent fried rice…yummm! Thanks for another great recipe!
I baked this up last night. Thank you for the pointers. At the end of the cooking time I gently move the pan back and forth and it had a lot of water still in it and I could tell by the sound of things that the rice was rolling around in there too, so I cooked it for another 35 minutes and it was perfect. I don’t use brown rice very often because it takes so long to cook, but this was very easy and worry free. We will definitely have this again. I am also going to try it in the crock pot so I can use it during the Summer without heating up the kitchen. Thanks for sharing.
I baked this up last night. Thank you for the pointers. At the end of the cooking time I gently move the pan back and forth and it had a lot of water still in it and I could tell by the sound of things that the rice was rolling around in there too, so I cooked it for another 35 minutes and it was perfect. I don’t use brown rice very often because I takes so long to cook, but this was very easy and worry free. We will try it again. I am also going to try it in the crock pot and see so I can use it during the Summer. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Melanie, just curious which brand of brown rice did you use?
Hi Lori – I have the Riceland brand in my pantry right now but I’ve also used Uncle Ben’s in the past.
Megan – when I double this, I usually increase the baking time by at least 5-7 minutes. You’ll have to keep an eye on it to be sure but doubling the time will overcook it, I think. I’d stick with increasing it by 5-7 minute increments and see how it goes.
I’m making this right now and I decided to double the recipe in a 9×13 pan. Do I need to double the cooking time too?
I am making this for the second time tonight. I actually have no issues with brown rice, but I do love this recipe. I don’t add anything in at the end, just rice and chicken stock in the oven. Perfectly yummy and my husband loves it as well. About to eat it with some slow cooked pork chops. Thanks for sharing this!
I LOVED this recipe!!! Thank you! I have tried cooking brown rice for years now and every time it has been horrible. So I decided to try your recipe last night and it was perfect! Even my 2 year old gobbled it up! I wanted to make a Spanish version of this dish as well, so along with your variation of browning the onions (which I diced), I also added a few cloves of minced garlic and one tsp of cumin. I added the chicken broth (I used 3 cups instead of 2 1/2 based on some of the reviews) and an 8 oz can of tomato sauce. I brought this to a boil and immediately poured onto the rice. Perfection!
Made this w/ your Teriyaki Chicken and it was YUMMY! It turned out perfectly. Hubs couldn’t believe it was brown rice. I added a few cubes of butter before baking for extra tastiness. I also stirred in the toasted almonds and green onions like you suggested….crunchy & delish! Thanks for a great recipe 🙂
I’m a believer! Our rice was so moist and delicious! We are already brown rice converted, but this just makes it so much better. Thanks! As a side note, my rice was done at about 55 minutes.
I do a sweet version of this. I add a cup of chopped dates and a tin of fruit salad (but don’t add the salt…). It makes a delicious, creamy and very filling breakfast that my 18 year old son adores. This amount will do 3 breakfasts for him.
I made this tonight with steak and I was a little skeptical that apples and parmesian cheese would be any good in brown rice but boy was I wrong. It was sooo good! The only thing I will do different next time is spray my baking dish so the sides won’t burn. Your blog has really improved my cooking, haven’t had a flop recipe yet! Thank you for sharing your love for cooking with us!
I’m thinking that now I will throw a batch of this rice into the oven any time I am baking something else at 350, which is pretty much all the time. At least once a week, it reheated so well I can just keep it in the fridge.
I made this last night and then refrigerated so we could have it today after church. I just reaheated it in the microwave. It was really good. I like how it was not sticky and the grains of rice were individual. Very tasty.
Jennifer – that’s actually a great idea for making this ahead of time since it takes a while to cook in the oven!
Mel,
This rice is the first recipe of yours I tried (last spring) and it is just so wonderful. We make this with Amylu chicken sausage for an easy meal. I have even impressed company with this rice and that feels great. Your blog has made my life so much better. Thank you!
Jenna
p.s. I am looking forward to making the pumpkin chocolate chip bread. It is so reassuring to know that it WILL be yummy.
Jenna – thanks for your comment! I’m glad you like the brown rice and I hope you love the pumpkin bread, too!
I was a white rice only girl until I baked brown rice for the first time. Now it is the only rice my children request! I add a Tbsp. or two of butter into the dish to add flavor and prevent stickiness (the rice doesn’t stick to the pan, either). I boil the chicken broth before pouring it into the pan, and it cooks in one hour. I love your recipe because there is one less pan to clean! 🙂
I made this tonight, using 1 cup of beef stock that needed to be used up, and the rest water. It was amazing!! So, so tasty. The only thing I’ll do differently next time is that the rice stuck to the glass dish like crazy, so I think I’ll try greasing it before pouring in the rice & liquid. Thank you!
Allison – glad you liked this recipe! I think lightly greasing the dish may help with the sticking issue…
Liz – I don’t think you’ve commented before, so thanks! I agree with you every step of the way on this rice.
So, I can’t remember if I have let a comment for this rice yet. I have made so many of your recipes so many times that I lose track of what I have commented about. Anyway, even if I did leave a comment before this rice is worthy of another comment.
I have made this many many times and I still get excited when I taste how good it is. Before this method I had tried many different ways to make brown rice edible but it just never turned out good. Everyone in my family loves this rice too. Thanks for helping us make the transition to brown rice so much more tasty!
Have you tried short grain brown rice? It’s my family’s favorite. It is moist and never dry like long grain brown rice can be. Cooked on the stove top with chicken broth and a teaspoon of olive oil, it is yummy!
Faye – I’ve never tried short grain brown rice but it looks like I need to! You are the second person this week who has brought it to my attention.
A friend of mine sent me a link to this recipe. I finally got around to making it tonight. Thank you for a great brown rice recipe. My kids and husband who normally won’t touch brown rice loved it!! Its a keeper and I’ll be making it again.
Thanks, Nicole! Glad you liked this brown rice. I make it at least weekly so I’m glad others are enjoying it, too.
I only eat brown rice because it’s healthier than white. That being said, I bet this recipe will make me think brown rice is tastier too! Thanks for sharing!
Question: We’re brown rice newbies, and we finally made this last night, and after following the directions carefully I still had rice that was a bit crunchy. I added some more water and microwaved the dish for 3 1/2 more minutes. It was much better than brown rice we’d had before! Do you think I need more water, a longer cooking time, or a combo of both? I just bought a 20 lb bag!, so I’m hoping to make this work great. Thanks!
Hi Julie – if your rice was still crunchy but didn’t have any residual liquid in the bottom of the dish, I would suggest adding 1/4 cup more liquid before baking and increasing the baking time by 10 minutes. If the rice was crunchy and still had liquid settling at the bottom, I would simply increase the baking time by 10-15 minutes. Hope that helps (and that you can use up that 20 pound bag!).
Delicious and easy to make. The rice turned out perfect. Will definitely make this again. Thanks Mel for your wonderful recipes!
Lorie – I’ve never tried this with white rice. I’m guessing there would need to be some adjustments made since the liquid to rice ratio differs between brown and white rice – and so does the cooking time. Sorry I’m not more help! If I try it with white rice, I’ll let you know (and you do the same!).
Hi Melanie, do you think this method will work w/ white rice?
Lorie – thanks for the tip about using a lid. I’m so glad you liked this rice. I hope it tastes ok out of the freezer.
Hi Melanie!
This worked perfectly for me! I also put a lid on top of the foil though. In any event, do you think this method would work w/ white rice? Not sure I can get the hubby to eat brown rice all the time 🙂 I did freeze some (with beans though) and it worked well. I have some in the freezer plain, so I will see how that tastes.
Thanks!
Lorie
Nikki – glad this worked out! Thanks for letting me know.
Stephanie D – I'm sorry that this rice didn't work out for you. If there was liquid at the bottom of the dish but it was still crunchy, my guess is that it needed to be baked longer (there can be many variations of oven temperature, baking dish size, etc. that may cause this). Also, the seal of the foil or lid needs to be really tight so that the rice steams perfectly. Once again, sorry it wasn't great – that's frustrating!
I made it last night and was bummed. First, brown rice is the single issue that has brought my husband and me closest to divorce. He HATES brown rice. HATES IT. In the past when I've tried to switch, he has threatened to leave me. But, when I saw you post the recipe, I thought it would surely sway him. Not so.I followed the directions and when I pulled it out of the oven and let it rest for 5, there was still a substantial amount of liquid at the bottom of the dish. I waited a bit longer and served it out of desperation, and it was still pretty crunchy and very brown ricey. I live at sea level (can see it from my kitchen window) so elevation wasn't a problem. What on earth did I do wrong?
Thank you! I made this tonight and it worked out great- the rice was perfect. I always dread cooking brown rice for some reason, until now. I will continue to make brown rice this way from now on.
Hi Camie – I'm sure you can although I never have. Read through the comments above – I think several people have indicated they use a rice cooker.
Can you make brown rice in the rice cooker?
Katie – congratulations on your Bosch! How fun…and I hope you love it as much as I love mine. As for powdered milk, I don't store mine in the freezer. I go through it fairly quickly but I've seen sites that recommend storing it in the freezer if you don't want it to start tasting stale. Happy bread making!
You've saved the day again. We've been eating brown rice but it rarely turns out. This will be perfect!
I have the same problem with brown rice, but I'm going to let you in on a little secret. I don't like to admit this to anyone, but I use trader joe's frozen brown rice. Three minutes in the microwave and you get perfect brown rice. When I started I thought I'd just use it when I didn't have the time, but of course now I use it all the time.
You have such amazing recipes! I have found that using a high-quality brown rice makes a big difference in the end result – no-name brands have not worked well for me. Someone gave me a baked white rice recipe several years ago that I've found works great with brown rice. It's basically the same as yours, but you add some slivered almonds and some chives before baking…yum! My family also loves to jazz up plain rice by sprinkling some dill weed on top. I thought it sounded weird till I tried it, but it's pretty tasty. Thanks for sharing – you've reminded me that I need to cook brown rice more often. :)Camille
Big YUMS up. I'm not a fan of brown rice, but this sounds GOOD! I'd certainly be willing to try it. Will have to go to the bulk food section and buy just enough to make this. Thanks for sharing!
Oh, you have to get a rice cooker! You will never go back! I am not all that handy in the kitchen and I think I put different ratios in my rice cooker all the time and it still comes out fine! Any excess moisture just steams out!Also, you inspired me to invest in a Bosch mixer, just arrived today! Cannot wait to try some rolls. Also do you keep powdered milk in the freezer or do you use it up quick enough? I want to make the orange rolls (again!) but now all I can find are gigantic boxes of the powdered milk…
Hi Suzanne – so glad this worked out for you, I've been wondering if anyone had tried it yet. Thanks for letting me know!
I've had the exact same problem with brown rice vs. white. Oh the guilt. Can't wait to try this recipe. 🙂
Thank you so much for posting this recipe!!! I can't tell you how much brown rice I have going to waste because I couldn't get it right, even in my rice cooker. I made this for dinner last night and it was a HUGE hit. I LOVED it. Thanks again!
I love brown rice! And I will be trying your variations. I tried 2 recipes last week that were NOt from your recipe blog. They failed. I will be much more loyal now! :~D
Just found your blog. We are brown rice eaters, but I'll have to try your method next time I make it up. I usually do it in the rice cooker, and after figuring out the ratios it works great.I have to tell you that I love how you have links to printer friendly versions of your recipes. love that.
Mine is in the oven right now. Crossing my fingers that my brown-rice hating husband won't complain 🙂
I, too, have had problems with making and liking brown rice. This looks like a great way to make it (especially with the variations) and fairly hands-free, too. Thanks!Nicole
I agree with Cammee about you being the Pizza God. Pizza has given me heart burn since my youngest was born…9 years ago. So I gave up eating it. But making my own at home has fixed that problem. Your sauce is amazing (but I leave out the extra sugar) and preheating the pizza stone…WONDERFUL crisp crust. Thanks for a great blog to read.
I think the tastiness of the brown rice depends in part on what kind of brown rice you're using. I just love brown jasmine rice, and brown basmati is good, too! Uncle Ben's probably not so much.Though actually brown rice isn't all THAT much healthier than white rice (it has a little more fiber, among a few other things). One of the major differences is that brown rice generally has a much lower glycemic index, but white basmati has a low glycemic index, too, so it's pretty much just as "healthy" as cooking with brown rice.(Hopefully, that's not too much TMI…)
I really love your blog! I was hoping you would still email me the template for the menu planning? linnlee@hotmail.com Thanks for continually giving me great recipes to share with my family!
don't be a rice-ist, melanie. 🙂
I've never heard of baking it, pretty clever. You should try short grain brown rice. It has a better texture and my kids snarf it up. I don't even think they realize it's brown rice!Mel, (can I call you that? We're friends now, right?) YOU ARE A PIZZA GOD!! Seriously, you are the master. I had all but given up on homemade pizza–soggy crust, yucky sauce, no crispy edges on my pepperoni. Your crust, sauce (oh, the sauce!) and preheated stone have changed my phone dialing ways!
Thank you!! My youngest daughter LOVES rice, but I too feel bad about serving the white rice. My brown rice always turns out…gummy. I am going to make this for her THIS WEEKEND!! Yay!
I wish I would've had this last night. I made brown rice to go along with our excellent tilapia, and of course, like always, the rice was just under cooked and BORING. I even added a tbsp of balsamic vinegar, some red peppers and green onions to it. Those parts tasted good, but the rice was just dumb. I decided the next time to try cooking it with chicken stock, and since I usually make my own stock, it will hopefully add a little zip to the rice. Boo on brown rice, yay for good recipes for it!
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I struggle with those same twinges of guilt over white rice. I tried brown rice once…only once, that's how bad it turned out. If this recipe works for me I really owe you one!
I've never heard of baking rice. Nice concept. I can't help but think of the energy savings that a rice maker could offer you though. After 3 or 4 trials, I've found the perfect balance of water to rice and mine comes out well every time. I encourage you to keep trying a more energy efficient way.
THank you so much. I like you have never been able to stomach brown rice around here because of never turning out right. We use whole wheat everything else but just couldn't convert to brown rice. I am definitely printing this off and using it next time we have a rice dish.
I don't mind brown rice but great ideas for giving it more pizazz! Oh and I made those oatmeal choc caramel bars from a few posts ago..and I now hate you ;-p…a 1/3, no let's say a 1/4, of the pan was gone before my kids woke up this morning, which means I can't blame it on them..I wish I hated those bars..then I wouldn't be as inclined to have them for breakfast this morning as well..;-D
Sounds delish.
Hmmm. I'll try it because you've never steered me wrong before. But, like you, I'm a pretty die hard white ricer, Basmati or Jasmine are hard to beat! Thanks again for all the effort you put into your blog. I really do enjoy it, as does my family when I put one of your recipes on the table!
i'll have to try this…i've never had success with brown rice, so i'm a white ricer for sure…but i feel guilty as well when that's what i eat. thanks!!!
Thanks, Cammee and Sonya. I'll try not to let all the niceties go to my head!
Hillary – don't hate me! I'm just trying to look out for everyone's sweet tooth!
Baking would be an alternative… I've never had a problem w/cooking brown rice on the stove…If u have a Trader Joe's try their bulk rice in bags.. 2-1 ratio and simmer for 40min…(yes 40, no lie) that's after bringing water to a boil and then 2nd boil after rice is added… foolproof
Another plus to this recipe–it helps heat the house! I love having something in the oven for dinner in the winter. When I don't turn the oven on for dinner, I feel it!I will have to try this some evening. The variation sounds pretty tasty.
What a great idea!
Thank you! We will have to try this. I don't always like brown rice so I find my self making the white rice more often.
I love brown rice and I'm looking forward to trying this method instead of on the stovetop. Thanks for sharing.
I'm so excited you posted this recipe as I bought a box of brown rice but have yet to cook it! I found a recipe but was still skeptical, but if you say its easy and good, I know it is!thanks!