Grandma's Baked Brown Rice

White rice baked in the oven with beef broth and butter turns out fluffy and flavorful

Course Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine American, Southern

Keyword rice

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 55

Covered Resting Time 5

Total Time 1 5

Servings 4

Calories 225kcal

Cost $5.00

1 Glass baking dish, 8 x 8 inches Also called a casserole dish in the Carolina states.

1 cup White rice
1 Tablespoon Butter or margarine
1 packet Onion instant soup mix, dried Dried soup mix is used as seasoning here.
1 can 10.5 ounces Beef consommé' or bone broth
6 ounces Water, filtered

Preheat oven to 350℉ or 176℃
Pour liquids in glass baking dish. Add packet of soup mix and stir until combined.
Pour raw rice over liquid and stir together. Top with butter cut into pieces.
Cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake for 55 minutes. Remove it from the oven and allow it to rest at least 5 minutes prior to uncovering. Stir rice to fluff it up. Garnish with chopped green onions and/or parsley. Serve rice warm.
Remove from oven and allow rice to cool at least 5 minutes before uncovering. Stir and serve warm. Garnish with parsley if desired.

You can remove rice from oven after 30 minutes, stir, cover, and return to oven for the remaining time.

Fresh cracked black pepper and chopped parsley is a great garnish.

Make this rice vegetarian by replacing beef consommé with vegetable broth and using dried vegetable soup mix such as the Knorr brand.

Have leftover rice? Cover, date, and refrigerate leftovers up to 3 days.