How Many Cups of Rice Per Person? (single serving recipe)
Here is the calculation for one cup or one full serving of rice once cooked. This is the stovetop method of cooking rice including the rice to water ratio. This recipe will yield 1 cup of cooked rice.
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup long-grain white rice
- ⅔ cup water
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, bring the water to a boil over high heat.
- Add the rice and salt. Stir to combine. Let the water return to a boil and stir again to make sure the rice grains are not sticking together.
- Once the water is bubbling, you want it to remain at a low simmer. Turn the heat down to low and place the lid on the saucepan.
- Try not to peak too often but you may need to remove the lid to check on it and stir 1-2x. You want there to be barely any simmer bubbles as it cooks. Adjust the heat up or down if this is not what you are seeing. Rice should not boil too high. This will cook off the water too fast and the rice will be hard. If the heat is too low, the rice will sit in the water and not cook leaving mushy rice with too much water and grains that are soaked vs cooked.
- Once the rice is soft & tender and the water has all been absorbed, it is ready. This should take about 15 minutes. Turn off the heat once ready.
- Let the rice sit still covered in the saucepan. Season to taste if needed and use a fork to fluff it up a bit.
- Enjoy your single serving of rice. Multiply this rice to get rice for 4 people or more.
Notes
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings: 1 | |
| Amount per serving | |
| Calories | 225 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total Fat 0.4g | 1% |
| Saturated Fat 0.1g | 1% |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 294mg | 13% |
| Total Carbohydrate 49.3g | 18% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.8g | 3% |
| Total Sugars 0.1g | |
| Protein 4.4g | |
| Vitamin D 0mcg | 0% |
| Calcium 17mg | 1% |
| Iron 3mg | 15% |
| Potassium 71mg | 2% |
| *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calorie a day is used for general nutrition advice. | |
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