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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 119.4
  • Total Fat: 1.0 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 40.5 mg
  • Total Carbs: 24.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.4 g
  • Protein: 2.9 g

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Slow Cooker Rice

Submitted by: CHEF_MEG
Slow Cooker Rice

Introduction

Brown rice that's ready when you are--and packed with flavor Brown rice that's ready when you are--and packed with flavor
Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients


Tips

I sometimes use my slow cooker as a "stall cooker." There are days that I need to run the boys out the door for practice and love to have dinner ready to go when we walk in the door. I don't have 4 or 8 hours to slow cook but don't want to wait 45 minutes for rice to cook. Bingo--I use the slow cooker. Two hours in a slow cooker and you will have fluffy brown rice for dinner.


No shallots? Use 1/2 small yellow onion instead.
Don't skip the step of boiling the stock--this will help break down the husk of the rice, which will prevent mushy rice.


Directions

Coat the slow cooker insert with nonstick cooking spray.

Bring vegetable stock to a boil in a small saucepan. Place all the ingredients in the slow cooker, cover and set on low heat. Cook for 2 hours.


Serving Size: Makes 8 1/2-cup servings






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  • NANI031


    64 of 81 people found this review helpful
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    I do not understand all the unnecessary remarks. Perhaps a rice cooker is easier; however, if you don't have one.....use a crockpot. My suggestion - if you don't have a positive comment....don't comment! Thanks & have a blessed day! - 6/27/12

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  • GOT2BMEMOMMYOF3


    19 of 22 people found this review helpful
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    Mmmmm...going to have to try this! I bet it'd work great for a wild rice mix too! My mom always freezes her unused rice into small portions to use for a quick lunch or single serving supper...make up some stir fry veg or something and you're good to go! - 9/10/12

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  • FRSTNOEL

    Incredible!
    18 of 20 people found this review helpful
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    Just made this today and it is delicious!! I had to add about 25 minutes on to the time-that is probably because of my crock pot. - 5/9/12

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  • DDEMERSON

    Incredible!
    17 of 19 people found this review helpful
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    I use my slow cooker all the time, but I don't cook rice often enough to need a rice cooker........so this is a great idea for me!!! Thanks for the wonderful suggestion!!! Darla - 9/10/12

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  • LAWLI56

    Incredible!
    11 of 14 people found this review helpful
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    Great! I absolutely hate hanging around waiting for rice to cook. This way I can cook enough for a few meals, leave it and come back later knowing I haven't set the stove on fire because I forgot all about it. LOL! - 5/9/12

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  • CORALINE01


    9 of 15 people found this review helpful
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    i cant wait to try this, i never make brown rice because it takes so long.
    if you have a rice cooker- goody for you, some of us cant afford the extra appliance or the extra counter/cabinet space. i already keep my slow cooker on the top shelf in the bedroom. no room up there for a rice cooker too - 9/18/12

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  • LIVINTODAY


    7 of 12 people found this review helpful
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    Great idea - I've thought about a rice cooker but I really don't have any extra storage space. My slow cooker already fits - 9/18/12

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  • OKOBOJII

    Incredible!
    6 of 9 people found this review helpful
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    Hmm... I have a rice cooker but sometimes it does come out mushy. I wonder if boiling the stock (or coconut milk for curry!) first will help. I bet it would. Great tip, Meg! - 9/10/12

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  • KYLAR_STERN


    5 of 6 people found this review helpful
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    Hey, just want to let everyone know that the calories for this is off. 1/4 cup brown rice DRY is a serving which is 160 cals. so this has 640 cals of rice in it total. Nutri info tried to make the comparison with 8 cups cooked rice which is 860 cals. - 12/3/12

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  • IMAVISION


    5 of 7 people found this review helpful
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    I like this idea - sure would free up my rice cooker/veggie steamer for doing the veggies closer to mealtime, while getting the rice going earlier on.

    Thank you for sharing this great idea! - 9/18/12

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  • SUGARSMOM2


    5 of 7 people found this review helpful
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    todl my granddaughter labout this receipe and now her family enjoys this dish . easy to fix and make it while you work . ready when you come home . - 9/10/12

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  • REBELATLAST


    4 of 6 people found this review helpful
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    well, I will definitely try it and look forward to experimenting. I love a lot of ideas that show up on this site.
    - 9/19/12

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  • BLAM123

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    4 of 43 people found this review helpful
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    A slow cooker for rice is pretty unnecessary... You can use a rice cooker (very inexpensive in Target or Walmart), and it takes a fraction of the time and you can still set it up and walk away until you are ready to eat. Its also a LOT easier to clean. - 5/16/12

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  • LINDAGIBBONS


    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
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    My rice was not cooked in the 2 hours. Otherwise, with more time, it was a great idea. - 10/30/12

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  • JULIETRAIN


    3 of 6 people found this review helpful
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    Can't wait to try it and I appreciate all the input. Food for thought and it shows how different we all are in our process of life.
    - 9/10/12

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  • WILD4STARS


    3 of 8 people found this review helpful
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    Can't wait to try this. I love my crockpot and use it a ton, but have never cooked brown rice other than in a recipe. - 6/13/12

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  • HOLLYSNOWWOMAN

    Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
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    I don't know what I did but the first time I did this it had too much water and I ended up cooking on stove. Thought I would try again the same way and it came out perfect; must have been my error first time and glad I decided to try again. Thanks for the tip abt freezing portions of r - 2/18/13

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  • KATHRYNLP

    Very Good
    2 of 4 people found this review helpful
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    Great Idea.... - 9/19/12

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  • PATRICIAANN46

    Very Good
    2 of 3 people found this review helpful
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    Very good and very easy..........Thanks. - 9/18/12

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  • SANDYGWEE1


    2 of 11 people found this review helpful
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    Is that what brown rice looks like. I have never made it before and I thought it was darker in color. That looks like it has wild rice in it but there is none in the recipie - 9/18/12

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  • RUMBAMEL


    2 of 14 people found this review helpful
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    For me the whole point of using the slow cooker is to not have to use my stove. Also, can I use my Crock Pot which is smaller in size? Thanks - 3/25/12

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  • GCSEATTLE


    1 of 5 people found this review helpful
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    We have a rice cooker which we have used for white rice. Just started transitioning to brown rice by using Trader Joe heat and eat brown rice. Making a larger quantity of brown rice in the rice cooker and storing the leftovers soon will happen. - 9/22/12

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  • MARYJOHANNAH


    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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    I too make rice and freeze it but usually in my steamer.....how does doubling effect the rice in the crock pot? Any one know? I could cook more in the crock pot - 9/18/12

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  • AMMOEM


    1 of 4 people found this review helpful
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    Is a slow cooker the same as a crock-pot?? - 9/18/12

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  • NICKYCRANE


    1 of 2 people found this review helpful
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    after 2 1/4 hours the rice is still not soft and it's still under water. I put it on high too. I wonder if it would have worked better if I'd brought everything to the boil, not just the brother, before putting it in slow cooker? Smells good, but I don't know when it'll be ready to eat... - 9/12/12

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  • KARENBILIDA


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    Why are the pictures always different than the actual recipes?
    This picture obviously has wild rice in it while the recipe does not.
    A suggested serving size is normally 1/4cup dry rice. This has a serving of 1/8 cup - skewing the results.
    Cooking time is off
    I wonder if this recipe has been te - 5/2/13

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  • ALILDUCKLING

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    This worked well for me. I didn't put in shallots or veg broth or seasoning - just cooked it the way I normally do (altho those sound good!) Used a smaller crockpot. Took the full 2 hours. Will use this idea a lot! - 4/11/13

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  • 2TIGRE

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    I just tried this recipe and like a few others, I too found 2hrs wasn't enough time to fully cook the rice (still some liquid left). I needed at least 2.5hrs to fully cook the rice.

    However, I found that the rice wasn't as "fluffy" as I thought it should be. It was more sticky than fluffy. - 2/18/13

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  • MERSAND


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    Cool and simple! - 2/18/13

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  • DOUGDC

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    Another very simple recipe today. Is this a trend? This seems to be a recipe for brown rice pilaf. Pilafs are common in Mid-east, Asia and Africa. One of my favorite ways of having rice. - 2/18/13

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  • GRAHANGE


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    I will definitely have to try this. I am not good at making rice, but hopefully I can get this to turn out, since I love brown rice! - 2/18/13

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  • FREEOAK1


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    This looks delicious! - 2/18/13

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  • RACINGTOLOSE2

    Incredible!
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    Perfect with Veggie Kabobs - 2/18/13

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  • LILIP65

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    After 2 hours there was still way too much liquid in my slow cooker. I ended up having to put it on the stove top and cook for another 40 minutes. End result was very tasty. - 2/13/13

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  • DULCEBORI


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    I will be trying this. - 2/9/13

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  • 1GROVES2


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    i have not tried this yet, but it does sound very good, and to NANIO31:
    This is a "comment" section, not a a "compliment" section....good or bad comments are welcome as long as they are not hateful. - 2/4/13

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  • LEIAWINS

    Incredible!
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    It really works... I was considering buying a rice cooker, yet we're not much into rice, so this will do in the future!! - 1/23/13

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  • XTINEMAS


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    I don't get Kylar Starn's comment on the cals. This recipe yields eight servings (1/2 cup each) of cooked rice which technically would be about 80 cal just for the rice alone. Personally I don't see anything wrong with the Nutritional info for this recipe. - 1/11/13

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  • BUTRFLIJULZ

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    Love cooking this in the slow cooker! - 1/9/13

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  • AZURE-SKY

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    0 of 2 people found this review helpful
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    You can cook rice in the microwave in 20-25 minutes. - 1/1/13

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  • BIKINIBOUND!!


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    I like this! I found a recipe awhile ago on Spark for a B-fast Rice Pudding using brown rice & this would be ideal for prep! I also like the idea of freezing portion sizes of the cooked rice for convenience! And, replying to a prev comment-why spend the $ for a rice cooker when the crock will do? - 1/1/13

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  • LEANJEAN6

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    0 of 2 people found this review helpful
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    This certainly is easy to make!-A crock pot--or a rice cooker--same thing really as they both cook very slowly--and the longer you cook the rice, the more it dries out--It does taste good! - 9/19/12

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  • HOPEFULHIPPO


    0 of 2 people found this review helpful
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    Can I do this overnight? - 9/18/12

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  • RICCILYNN


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    I'll have to give this a shot... my boyfriend "fails" when he tries to make rice and I'd rather not wait an hour after I get home to eat dinner! - 9/18/12

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  • REEGEE257

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    0 of 9 people found this review helpful
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    Just so you know, I got a six cup rice cooker, and I cooked brown rice 3 to 1 and it came out just right in less than 20 minutes. (3 parts water to 1 part rice.) Whatever Works! ReeGee - 9/18/12

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  • NANCYHOME247

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    Multi-tasking appliances is a huge plus, and if there's no room for a proper rice cooker, then a crockpot can do double duty. My brown rice bag says 1 cup of rice and 2 cups of liquid will make only FOUR servings--NOT 8. I'd throw in a minced garlic clove with yellow onion to mimic the shallot. - 9/18/12

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  • LINROSIE

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    GREAT idea !!! I also freeze left-over rice in smaller containers. Pop into microwave ...... - 9/18/12

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  • MIAJOEB

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    easy, easy, easy then I just throw together a stir fry... - 9/18/12

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  • BONN1942


    0 of 15 people found this review helpful
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    I also use a rice cooker. It's much easier and less time consuming.
    - 8/30/12

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  • RETURNTOTHIN


    0 of 18 people found this review helpful
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    I cook my rice in a steamer. It works very well. - 6/8/12

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