Name: Microwave Brown Rice
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 37 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup brown rice; 1 1/2 cups water

Microwave Brown Rice is fluffy, flavorful, and delicious, with just a touch of an earthy, nutty taste. Made an easy microwave recipe!

“Sugar, spice, and loads of Brown Rice.” Isn’t that how the saying goes? Okay, we’re aware that that isn’t how the saying goes, but you have to admit it’s extremely catchy. Try out our recipe for delicious, fluffy Brown Rice that you can make in the microwave in mere minutes.

MICROWAVE BROWN RICE

Rice is an amazing grain: it goes with almost anything, it’s easy to make, and you can buy it in bulk to save some hard-earned cash. If you were really annoyed to learn that your rice cooker was banned from your dorms, don’t worry! You can still make yourself a delicious, hearty Brown Rice dinner using only the powers of the common microwave.

Now that you’ve mastered how to make rice in a microwave, check out our recipes for other delicious grains! We’ve got recipes for Microwave Quinoa, Microwave Wild Rice, and Microwave Couscous, just to name a few.

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HOW TO MAKE MICROWAVE BROWN RICE

Rinse brown rice well.
Add rice and water to large microwave safe bowl (we use large tupperware).
Microwave on full power for 10 minutes.
Microwave on half power for 20 minutes.
Let sit undisturbed for 5 minutes.
Fluff with fork and serve.

VARIATIONS ON MICROWAVE BROWN RICE

Here are some delicious mix-ins we’ve tried with our brown rice recipe. It’s an incredibly versatile base for all sorts of culinary experiments, and here are some of our all-time favorites.

Butter
Garlic butter
Fresh cilantro
Green onions
Bacon bits
Red beans
Hot sauce
Chopped hot peppers

WHAT TO SERVE WITH MICROWAVE BROWN RICE

Rice is awesome in everything from Cheesy Broccoli Rice Casserole to a Bean and Cheese Burrito Bowl, and using Brown Rice is a slightly healthier choice. Brown Rice goes really well with steamed veggies or in a chicken soup on days when you’re feeling a bit under the weather.

SAVE SOME FOR LATER
You can keep rice in a sealable container int he fridge for up to a week. It reheats really well, and if you make enough in advance you can skip a few steps the next time you want a delicious stir fry or need some rice for that soup you’ve been craving.

COST FACTOR
$$: You can buy Brown Rice in fairly large packages for pretty inexpensive. The trick is to get something that isn’t a name brand, that way you can buy in bulk without completely emptying your bank account. Just store whatever you don’t end up using somewhere dry and cool and you’ve got yourself dinner for the next bit.

MICROWAVE TABLE

1,000 watts or higher: Higher wattage, lower cook time. Our microwave is about 1,250 watts, but if you have one with about 1,000 watts you will want to microwave the rice for 12 minutes on full power, then for 25 on half.
700 watts: Microwaves under about 900 don’t heat things evenly or consistently, so don’t go anywhere while you’re cooking. Cook the Brown Rice for about 17 minutes, then on half power for another 30.

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