How to Cook White Rice

White rice is a base to many dishes and in a few simple steps, you can make this perfect rice for your meals!

When you’re planning a meal and rice is on the menu, there’s not a lot of work that you have to put in to cook it. After all, it’s the perfect base or side dish to any meal. This recipe is for long-grain rice or white rice, and how you can make the perfect white rice.

If making rice makes you nervous, you’re not alone. There’s a whirlwind of questions surrounding cooking rice, especially if it’s your first time.

What is the ratio of white rice to water? What if it turns out mushy? Am I adding too much water?

These questions are easily answered all here in this recipe. You can achieve the perfectly fluffy white rice that you’re looking for in your recipes, your stir fries, side dishes, or even burrito base. Rice cooks easily on the stove and can be a side to any of your favorite recipes. It’s fluffy texture makes for a great base that soaks up sauces amazingly.

How do you cook rice?

Cooking rice on the stove is my go-to method. While a rice cooker may take off the pressure of cooking rice on the stove, these appliances aren’t always available. If you only cook rice occasionally, why not just make it on the stove? With this recipe, you can get perfect results every time and have a go-to rice recipe for any Asian dishes.

What can I serve with rice?

There is so much you can do with rice. Rice is a good base for a Chicken and Bell Peppers Rice Bowl with Spices. You can mix it up and make a fruity dish with Pineapple Fried Rice Under 30 Minutes. A rice main dish would be this Best One Pot Chicken and Rice Recipe (Chicken Pilaf or Plov). It’s a traditional Eastern European dish that is absolutely delicious. Also, rice can go in soup! That’s right, this Gluten Free Beef Soup with Rice and Potatoes is amazing and uses rice, cooking it the easy way! There are so many different ways to enjoy rice. You can’t hold yourself back! This plain white rice is just the beginning. You’re putting your foot in the door of cooking greatness starting with fluffy rice!

Here’s what you’ll need to make rice:

Rice of course! You only need one cup of rice for this recipe. You can use regular white rice to start with so you don’t have to worry about any other rice varieties.

Water to cook the rice in. For each cup of white rice, you can use 1.5 cups of water.

Olive oil or butter so that the rice grains don’t stick to the pan or to each other.

Salt for flavor.

A delicious bowl of Simply Baked Teriyaki Chicken Breast with Rice and Steamed Veggies.

A side dish of Easy Southwestern Black Bean, Rice, and Corn Salad.