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Basic White Rice

Rated as 4.6 out of 5 Stars
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"It's simple and easy, yet tasty! Being Puerto Rican, I love rice!"
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Ingredients

30 m servings 369 cals
Original recipe yields 4 servings

Directions

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  1. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add rice, garlic powder, and salt. Pour in boiling water to cover rice by about 1 inch; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until water is absorbed and rice is tender, 20 to 30 minutes.
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Nutrition Facts


Per Serving: 369 calories; 4.1 g fat; 74.1 g carbohydrates; 6.6 g protein; 0 mg cholesterol; 47 mg sodium. Full nutrition

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Even easier fool proof method. Cook rice as directed until you get to the simmer on low part. Instead place pot of rice in an oven which has been pre-heated to 300 and turned off. Let the rice s...

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I used 2 cups n 2 cups water n my rice was still a little chewy :(

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Even easier fool proof method. Cook rice as directed until you get to the simmer on low part. Instead place pot of rice in an oven which has been pre-heated to 300 and turned off. Let the rice s...

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SUPER easy to make. Im 19 and haven't really gotten to actually cook alot of things and get out of my comfort zone, but this was real easy and yummy!

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best recipe with an added 2 cups water.

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I followed the recipe, added other ingredients just for fun but either way it came out DELICIOUS

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I used 2 cups n 2 cups water n my rice was still a little chewy :(

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You do mean 2 cups water, 1 cup rice, correct?

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Super Easy and Quick! Tastes great!

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Basic, simple, straight forward, and fool proof way to cook rice right here. It doesn't get much easier than this.

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