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Cooked rice in a roasting pan with parsley as garnish. Wooden spoon in the pan.
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Rice for a Crowd (Baked Method)

Cooking rice for a crowd is SO easy! For a potluck, family reunion, or church party, bake it in the oven and have up to 50 servings in less than an hour.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Asian
Keyword: Rice, Side, Side Dish
Servings: 50
Calories: 207kcal
Author: Erica Walker

Equipment

  • Conventional Oven

Ingredients

  • 3 quarts long grain, white rice (12 cups or a 5 pound bag)
  • 5 quarts water (20 cups)
  • 3 tablespoons Kosher salt

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350-degrees.
  • Place 3 quarts uncooked rice in large roasting pan (lightly sprayed with cooking spray), spread evenly. Set aside.
    Spreading rice in a roasting pan with a wooden spoon.
  • In a large stock-pot, combine water and salt. Bring to a rolling boil.
    Boiling hot water for rice.
  • CAREFULLY pour boiling water over rice and stir so rice is even along the bottom.
    Stirring hot water into roasting pan with rice.
  • Immediately cover tightly with aluminum foil. Make sure you have a tight seal around ALL the edges. 
    Covering roasting pan with aluminum foil.
  • Place roasting pan in oven and bake for 40-45 minutes or until rice is tender.
    Cooked and steamy rice in a roasting pan.
  • Fluff with a fork or large wooden spoon & serve.
    Fluffing up the rice from a roasting pan.
  • **Note: If you want to wait to serve, just keep in the oven at 150 degrees or so, or keep warm in an electric warming pan. Add a little water if necessary to keep from drying out.

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Nutrition

Calories: 207kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 426mg | Potassium: 65mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg