Simple Baked Rice

Rice Side Dish - Side Dish

Rice infused with garlic and onion baked in chicken stock. A wonderfully simple dish even picky eaters will enjoy. I use homemade stock as it's the most flavorful, but use whatever you have on hand. Another option is adding whatever leftover veggies or meat I have to make a simple casserole without a heavy cream sauce. This recipe uses a rice-to-liquid ratio of 2:1 for long-grain rice.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 45 mins

Total: 1hr

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Simple Baked Rice

Ingredients

cooking spray

1 cup long-grain rice

1 tablespoon olive oil

¼ cup diced carrot

¼ cup diced celery

¼ cup diced onion

2 cloves garlic

minced

2 cups chicken stock

1 bay leaf

1 pinch ground black pepper

or to taste

Colorado Mexican Rice

Side Dish

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Prepare a 2-quart casserole dish with cooking spray.

Step 2

Spread long-grain rice into prepared casserole dish.

Step 3

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.

Step 4

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.

Nutritional Information

Simple Baked Rice

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 218.6

% Daily Value *

Protein: 4.2g 8%

Carbohydrates: 40.2g 13%

Dietary Fiber: 1.2g 5%

Sugars: 1.5g

Fat: 4.1g 6%

Saturated Fat: 0.6g 3%

Cholesterol: 2.5mg 1%

Vitamin A Iu: 1434.8IU 29%

Niacin Equivalents: 2.8mg 21%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 8%

Vitamin C: 2mg 3%

Folate: 113.3mcg 28%

Calcium: 25.4mg 3%

Iron: 2.2mg 12%

Magnesium: 15.4mg 6%

Potassium: 124.7mg 4%

Sodium: 495.1mg 20%

Thiamin: 0.3mg 29%

Calories From Fat: 36.5

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.