How to bake Brown Rice. Â How to bake Quinoa. Â How to bake White Rice. Â Perfect rice and quinoa every time without the hassle of stove top cooking! Â Once you try this method you will be hooked!
For all my cooking prowess, I can not make a good pot of rice or quinoa on the stove top.  I am a pot stirrer.  I need to go to pot stirring anonymous.  ‘Hello, my name is Kathi and I can’t stop stirring the pot’.
Then I thought, (I do that sometimes), if you can bake brown rice, why not white rice, why not quinoa! I am now 6 months sober of my pot stirring ways.
This recipe works for Brown Rice, White Rice and Quinoa! Â It is basically the same quantity and yield you use for your stove top only in a baking dish.
How much water do I add to cook Brown Rice, White Rice or Quinoa.
- It’s all the same! Â 2 to 1. Â Two parts water, one part grain. Â Boom now that was easy!
How to oven bake Brown Rice, White Rice or Quinoa –
- The trick is heating up your water in the microwave before adding to your grain. Â
- heat water  for 2 minutes in the microwave before pouring over your chosen grain.
- Rinse your grains before using.
- Grains are processed in plants where there are dust and bugs. I prefer my protein on the side, thank you very much. Â Quinoa can have a bitter taste if you don’t rinse.
Step One:
- Measure and rinse your grain.
Step Two:
- Add rinsed grain to baking dish and pour in hot water. Add salt, pepper, butter.  This is a great time to add some fresh chopped veggies or herbs as well!
Step Three:
- Cover with foil. Â Bake at 375 degrees.
- 25 minutes for white rice and quinoa
- 50-60 minutes for brown rice.
Let rest covered for 5 minutes. Â Carefully remove foil. Â It’s hot and there is steam!
VOILA! – perfectly cooked Brown Rice, Quinoa or White rice EVERY SINGLE TIME!
What to do with all these beautiful grains? Â Here are a few suggestions –
LET’S EAT!
Kathi and Rachel
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How to Oven Bake Quinoa, White or Brown Rice!
Ingredients
- 1 cup quinoa white or brown rice
- 2 cups water or broth - heated in microwave for two minutes
- 1 tablespoon butter or olive oil optional
- 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Rinse grain under cool water in a fine mesh strainer until water runs clear. Don't skip this step for the Quinoa - it can be bitter
- Heat 2 cups water or broth in microwave for 2 minutes. (I use my microwave safe measuring cup).
- Add grain to 8 x 8 baking dish. (9 x 9 will work as well).
- Pour hot liquid over the grain.
- Add salt, pepper and butter if using. Stir and cover tightly with foil or glass lid if you have it to fit.
- Bake Quinoa or White rice for 25 Minutes. Bake Brown Rice for 50-60 minutes.
- Remove from oven - LET REST 5 MINUTES.
- Carefully remove foil - its hot in there!
- Serve!
Notes
Nutrition
Jana Ball says
I always cook my rice this way so I don’t know why it took me so long to do quinoa! Came out perfectly, thanks!
Clara says
Will it be the same amount of cook time using a disposable 8×8 pan?
Kathi & Rachel says
Yes Clara, same amout of time.
Melissa Gnyp says
Made this for dinner tonight. I sautéed up some shallot and added fresh cranberries that I chopped up and added it the quinoa before covering with tinfoil. Also added some toasted chopped pecans at the end. I plan on adding this to a Kale Salad with roasted sweet potatoes and beets. I have always made brown rice like this in the oven but never thought of using quinoa! thanks for the inspiration. It is so easy and versatile 🙂
Kathi & Rachel says
Hi Melissa – it works great on white rice too! So glad you liked it!
Rita says
Thank you for this,I’m also a pot stirrer and now I have a new method of making delicious quinoa,
Heidi says
Thanks for the recipe! I prefer my rice done in the oven ( no more boiling over on the stove top) and wanted to try quinoa!
Harvey James says
Thanks, this is such an easy and tasty way to prepare quinoa. Also, you mentioned protein on the side, but quinoa like soy beans is one of the very few plants that is a complete protein containing all of the essential amino acids, making it ideal for those trying to cut back on their meat intake. And while used as a grain it is actually a seed that comes from the goosefoot plant.
Sarah Baila Brown says
If i pre prepare the pan how long do you think quinoa in water will last in the fridge?
Natalie says
What kind of broth do you use?
Kathi @ LaughingSpatula.com says
Usually chicken. But beef broth is great with brown rice…toss in some uncooked sliced mushrooms before you bake and it’s super good!
jen says
Thanks Kathi … gonna give the baked quinoa a try.
Laura says
Is the cooking time the same when you double the batch.?
Kathi Kirk says
I have not tried a double batch but I would suggest using a 9 x 13 pan rather than trying to double it up in an 8 x 8. The cooking time would be slightly increased because of the extra volume. Total guess, 10 minutes. Just check after 30 minutes. Let me know!
RK says
Hmm, I probably should have read this comment before trying to double… After 25 minutes, it was cooked, but there was extra water. So I put it back in the oven (but it had already cooled) to try and use up that extra water.