📋Easy Oven Baked Rice Pilaf Recipe (4 Ingredients)

It is the perfect side dish to substitute risotto at a dinner party. Suitable for gluten free and vegetarian diets.

Course Side Dishes

Cuisine Italian

Diet Gluten Free, Low Fat, Vegan

Keyword baked pilaf rice, baked rice, pilaf rice

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings people

Calories 494kcal

Stir fry the onion with the butter at very low heat, the onion should not burn.
⅓ cup butter, 1 onion diced
Once the onion becomes translucent, add the rice and increase the heat. The rice has to toast in the butter so that the grains are sealed.
1 ½ cup Carnaroli rice
Place it into a covered Pyrex or ceramic dish and add stock
Cook it covered in a hot oven at 430 F - 220 C for 20 minutes.
2 cup homemade stock
When ready add the Parmesan, the rest of the butter and stir
⅓ cup freshly grated Parmesan

For this baked pilaf, I use Carnaroli or Arborio rice for risotto. You cannot use other types of rice as the cooking times will be different.

Toast the rice in butter until it becomes slightly brownish

You can toast the rice ahead of time and bake it just before serving it

Use the exact quantities of rice vs. stock, baking time, and temperature; it will be perfect each time

Use a baking dish with a tight fitting lid; otherwise, you can cover the baking pan with aluminum foil

Store the leftover rice in a airtight container for up to 3 days in the fridge