Kittencal's Oven-baked Brown Rice

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 cups long grain brown rice
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh minced garlic (or to taste)
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper (or to taste)
• 5 cups low sodium chicken broth (heat until very hot) or 5 cups water (heat until very hot)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons seasoning salt (or use white salt)

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 375 degrees f.
• 2 set oven to second-lowest rack (or middle rack).
• 3 grease a dutch oven (use one that has a tight-fitting lid).
• 4 heat 3 tablespoons butter in the dutch oven over medium heat; add in brown rice, onion, garlic and coarse black pepper and cook stirring constantly for about 3 minutes.
• 5 add in broth and seasoned salt; bring just to a boil stirring with a spoon; remove from heat then carefully transfer to prepared casserole dish.
• 6 cover with a lid or foil.
• 7 bake for about 1 hour or until rice is tender.
• 8 fluff with a fork.
• 9 **note** to make omitting the onion and garlic; place the rice in a casserole dish with the salt.
• 10 on top of the stove heat the broth or water with butter or oil until very hot, then pour over the rice; mix with a spoon.
• 11 cover with foil or a lid and bake for about 1 hour or until desired texture.