White rice
Simple recipe for white rice to serve 5 people, cooked perfectly in 30 minutes.
At a glance: serves 5 people, 28 min total (5 min prep, 20 min cook time and 3 min resting), difficulty: easy, about $1.65 per person, 396 kcal per serving.
Number of guests: 5 | Preparation time: 30 minutes | Difficulty level: easy
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time5 min
- Cook time20 min
- Resting3 min
- Total28 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Calories396 kcal/serving
- Cooking methodsaucepan
- Estimated cost$8.27 $1.65 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 16, 2026.
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
Ingredients
people
- $7.05
- $0.27
- $0.28
- $0.67
Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Peel the garlic and chop it into small pieces. Peel the onion. ≈ 8 min
- In a saucepan, heat the oil over high heat and sauté the garlic and rice until they are golden brown.
- Pour each glass of rice, add two glasses of water, and then add the whole onion and the salt. ≈ 3 min
- When the water starts to boil, cover the pot and turn down the heat. ≈ 3 min
- Once the water has been absorbed, remove the lid and let it cook for another 5 minutes, then turn off the heat.
- Let it sit in the saucepan for 3 minutes before serving.
The bill
White rice
- 2 cups of round rice$7.05
- 3 cloves of garlic$0.27
- 1 small onion (or half of a large one)$0.28
- olive oil$0.67
Total$8.27
that's $1.65 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
Nutrition per serving
| Calories | 396 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 12.2 g |
| Saturated fat | 1.9 g |
| Carbohydrates | 64 g |
| Sugars | 1.1 g |
| Fiber | 1.8 g |
| Protein | 6.1 g |
| Salt | 0.03 g |
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