Cooking brown rice in the crock pot is really easy and takes no effort at all. I have found it to be perfect every time following my simple recipe. The only key is that it’s not something to put on in the morning before you leave for work since it only takes a couple hours to cook. So, make sure you’ll be around to take it out when the time is right.

Here’s a video showing how to cook one cup of brown rice in the crock pot. The recipe is below the video.

Crock Pot Brown Rice (Basic Recipe)
Makes About 3 Cups

1 cup brown rice (short or long grain), rinsed and drained
2 cups water
Butter and salt (optional)

Lightly butter the inside of your crock pot, if desired. (This step not only adds flavor to the rice, but helps keep it from sticking to the crock. Alternately you could lightly coat it with the oil of your choice or use nonstick cooking spray.) Add 1 cup rinsed and drained brown rice of your choice. Add salt, if desired. Add 2 cups water and be sure all the rice is below the water.

Cover the crock pot and cook on high for two hours. Done!

After posting that video I experimented with expanding the recipe to cooking two cups of rice. Here’s my follow-up video on the adjusted recipe. The written recipe is below the video link.

Cook Brown Rice in the Crock Pot (Increased Recipe)
Makes about 6 Cups

2 cups brown rice (short or long grain), rinsed and drained
3-1/2 cups water
Butter and salt (optional)

Rub the inside of the crock pot with butter, if desired. (This optional step not only gives flavor to the rice, but helps to keep the rice from sticking to the sides of the crock. Alternately, you could rub it with the oil of your choice, or spray the crock with nonstick cooking spray.) Add the rinsed and drained rice and sprinkle with salt, if desired. Add the water and be sure all the rice is below the water.

Cover the crock pot and cook on high for 2 hours and 20-30 minutes. Done! Yield: About 6 cups

Here’s an added tip for successful rice cooking in the crock pot… Turn the crock pot off about 10 minutes early. Leave everything alone for the remaining time and the rice will finish cooking with the residual heat in the crock. This simple tip helps to keep the rice from sticking along the sides of the crock. Here’s a video on that…

Enjoy and I hope this helps!
Judi