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A plated serving of oven-baked yellow rice next to a colorful salad and main dish for a large crowd meal

Oven Baked Yellow Rice for 100

This oven-baked yellow rice for 100 is the ultimate hands-off side dish, perfectly scaled to round out a massive taco bar or fiesta dinner.
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Course: Dinner, Gluten-Free, Side Dish, Vegetarian
Cuisine: American
Keyword: oven-baked yellow rice, yellow rice for 100
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Calories: 336kcal
Author: Erica
Servings: 100

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups butter divided (3 sticks)
  • 160 oz yellow rice divided (10 lbs)
  • 40 cups water divided

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 350℉ degrees.
  • Divide the rice between 3 hotel pans. Use your hands or a spoon to break up clumps of seasoning.
    • If making less than 75 servings, reduce to 2 pans instead of 3.
  • Dot each pan of rice with a stick of butter, cut into pieces.
  • Bring 13-⅓ cups water to a boil. Carefully pour boiling water over the rice and butter in one pan.
    • The amount of boiling water added is 4 cups per pound of rice in the pan.
  • Cover pan tightly with foil and put in a 350℉-degree oven.
  • Repeat steps 4 and 5 for the remaining 2 pans of rice.
  • Bake each pan 30-40 minutes until rice is tender. Fluff rice: use a large spoon to break up the rice, then fork to fluff.
  • Keep cooked rice warm until serving covered in a 150℉-degree oven.

Nutrition

Serving: 0.5cup | Calories: 336kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 957mg | Potassium: 171mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g