Oven Baked Rice Recipes

OVEN BAKED WHITE RICE, PERFECT EVERY TIME!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a medium stovetop-to-oven pot melt butter or olive oil over medium heat.
• Add chopped onions and cook 3 to 5 minutes, stirring until softened.
• Add rice and stir until well coated.
• Add chicken or vegetable stock, salt and pepper to taste.
• Bring to a boil.
• Cover and bake until the rice is tender and the stock is absorbed, about 20 to 25 minutes.
• Let stand, covered for 5 minutes before serving.

BASMATI PILAFF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to fan 160C/conventional 180C/gas 4. You will need a medium casserole with a lid. Rinse the rice well in a large bowl of water, then drain.
• Melt two-thirds of the butter in the casserole and sauté the onion for about 5 minutes. Add the rice, stir well, then add the herbs, whole spices and lemon zest and cook for a minute. Now pour in the boiling stock or water and mix into the rice, along with 1½ tsp sea salt and ground black pepper to taste.
• Cover and bake for 25 minutes. Leave to stand for 5 minutes, then remove the lid and fork through the remaining butter until the rice is fluffy and separated.

MUSHROOM OVEN RICE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute the rice in butter for 2 minutes or until golden brown. Add celery and onion; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Add mushrooms; cook and stir until the celery is tender. , Transfer to a greased 1-1/2-qt. baking dish. Stir in the broth, water, soy sauce and parsley. Cover and bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender.

OVEN BAKED RICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Butter a 2 1/2-quart baking dish.
• Pour rice into the prepared baking dish.
• Stir water, butter, salt, and vinegar together in a saucepan; bring to a rolling boil. Pour the water mixture over the rice; stir.
• Bake in preheated oven until the water is absorbed and the rice tender, 20 to 25 minutes.

OVEN BAKED CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F.
• Scatter onion and garlic in a baking dish (about 10 x 15" / 25 x 35 cm), then place butter in the centre. Bake for 15 minutes (check at 12 minutes, mix if some bits are browning too much).
• Meanwhile, mix together Chicken Rub. Sprinkle on both sides of the chicken.
• Remove baking dish from the oven. Add rice then mix.
• Place chicken on rice. Then pour chicken broth and water around the chicken.
• Cover with foil, then bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil, spray chicken with oil (optional, gives chicken nicer finish), then bake for a further 20 minutes until liquid is absorbed.
• Stand for 5 minutes, then remove chicken and fluff up rice. Garnish with parsley or thyme if desired, serve and enjoy!

OVEN BAKED RICE

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients into a glass oven dish with a lid.
• bake at 375 F for 45 minutes.
• Tada!

OVEN BAKED RICE WITH VEGETABLES

Steps:

• In a pan set over a medium heat, melt the butter, and add the mushrooms and chopped garlic.
• Cook for 3-4 minutes until the mushrooms release their liquid and become golden.
• Remove them from the pan, and set aside.
• In the same pan, add the oil, chopped onion and half a teaspoon of salt, and fry until the onions are golden.
• Add the grated carrots, chopped peppers, and cooked mushrooms.
• Rinse the rice until the water runs clear, then add it to the pan of vegetables.
• Pour over the stock, give it a good stir, and transfer everything to an oven-proof dish and place the lid on.
• Bake in the preheated oven at 200 degrees Celsius (390 Fahrenheit) for 35 minutes or until the liquid is completely absorbed, and the rice is cooked through.
• Use a fork to fluff the rice up, then garnish with spring onions.

OVEN BAKED CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C.
• To a large mixing bowl, whisk the oil and seasonings, then add the chicken thighs and mix so that the chicken thighs are well coated. Marinate for 15-30 minutes if the time allows.
• To a baking dish, add onion, garlic, olive oil, butter, hot vegetable stock, hot water, rice, salt, and pepper. And give everything a quick mix.
• Place the chicken over the rice.
• Cover with foil and bake covered for 30 minutes.
• Uncover, spray the chicken with oil and bake for 30 more minutes. Broil for a few minutes to give the chicken golden and crisp edges and crust.
• Remove from the oven, and allow the chicken and rice to rest for 10 minutes. Fluff the rice (remove the chicken if needed then put it back in), garnish with fresh herbs and serve.

BAKED BROWN RICE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Place the rice into an 8-inch square glass baking dish.
• Bring the water, butter, and salt just to a boil in a kettle or covered saucepan. Once the water boils, pour it over the rice, stir to combine, and cover the dish tightly with heavy-duty aluminum foil. Bake on the middle rack of the oven for 1 hour.
• After 1 hour, remove cover and fluff the rice with a fork. Serve immediately.

SIMPLE BAKED RICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Prepare a 2-quart casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Spread long-grain rice into prepared casserole dish.
• Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir carrot, celery, and onion in hot oil until onion is soft and translucent, about 4 minutes. Stir garlic into mixture; cook and stir 1 minute more. Increase heat to high; add chicken stock and bay leaf to the saucepan and bring to a boil. Pour the mixture over the rice in the casserole dish. Cover the dish tightly with aluminum foil.
• Bake in preheated oven 20 minutes. Remove aluminum foil and continue baking until the rice is tender and has absorbed most of the liquid, about 20 minutes more. Remove and discard bay leaf; season with black pepper. Fluff with a fork to serve.