How To Easily Prepare Wild Rice
A no-fuss way to cook up wild rice.
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Equipment
- 1 slow cooker
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup wild rice
- 2 cups water
Instructions
- Grab your trusty slow cooker. Pour 1/2 cup of wild rice grains on the bottom.
- Add 2 cups of water to the slow cooker
- Cover and cook on high for 2 hours until the rice is "flowered" and the water has been absorbed.
- Now you can use this as a side dish with your meal, or set aside to cool and use in any variety of recipes that require prepared wild rice.
Notes
Perhaps this is the easiest and no fuss way to prepare wild rice. You can have hot wild rice to serve with your meals anytime. Or, you have a recipe such as the Wild Rice Waffles that require cooked, previously cooked wild rice. Pull it out of the fridge and get cooking!
Nutrition Facts: per 100 grams of cooked wild rice:
- Calories 101
- Protein 4 grams
- Fat 0.3 grams
- Carbohydrates 21.3 grams
- Fiber 1.8 grams
- Sugar 0.7 grams
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 101kcal