Golden Oven Baked Rice
Caution, once you learn how simple it is to bake rice in the oven, you’ll never use any other method again!
I no longer need to boil my rice over on the stove or keep a rice cooker in my cupboard.
This recipe for oven baked rice serves 6 people and is perfect for quick dinners. It takes about 30 minutes start to finish. The name golden rice is from my son and he is always happy when I cook it because it’s his favourite way to eat rice.
Ingredients needed
- Rice: I use white rice I have never tried this recipe with brown. You may need a slight bit more water with brown but I’m sure it still works.
- Olive oil: A good replacement would be another oil like flaxseed or a dairy free butter.
- Salt: I use pink salt. Any salt works just don’t skip it.
- Turmeric: This gives the rice a lovely taste. It is optional and I only recommend adding it if the flavour of your meat dish or sauce matches it.
- Hot water: Use the boiling hot kindd…
How to make golden oven baked rice
Step 1: Boil Water & Preheat Oven
Turn your oven onto 375F. While it is preheating put at least 4 cups of water on to boil.
Step 2: Measure Ingredients & Bake
Using a glass pan with a lid or a Dutch oven, measure out the ingredients, adding the hot water last. Mix together and put the lid on your pan.
Step 3: Remove from Oven
You will know it’s done when the water is all gone and the rice looks nice and level across the top.
Remove from the oven and fluff with a fork.
FAQ
Golden Oven Baked Rice
Ingredients
- 2 cups rice
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp turmeric
- 3 ½ cups hot water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F and put some water on to boil.
- Measure the ingredients in the order given into a baking dish with lid*.
- Mix together. Place lid or foil onto your pan and bake for 27-30 minutes. You will know it’s done when all the water is absorbed into the rice.
- Remove from the oven, fluff with a fork and let sit 5 minutes.