Coconut Rice is so simple yet it takes rice to a whole new level. Recently we were on vacation in Aruba and when my husband and I went out to dinner we were served coconut rice. At first I thought maybe they had mixed coconut flakes with the rice, but once I tasted it I realized it was too creamy for them to of added coconut flakes.

So we asked the owner.

He said all you do is replace the water with coconut milk when you cook the rice.

Whoah. So Easy. Simple. Different.

Really, you need to try this just once in your life! I have not tried it with brown rice yet, we normally use jasmine rice around here.

It really is so simple that it doesn’t require a recipe, but I will include a printable just in case someone would like to add it to their Meal Planning Binder!

Ingredients: 2 cups unsweetened coconut milk (not water), 1 cup jasmine rice (or white rice)

Step 1: put 2 cups coconut milk and 1 cup jasmine rice into a medium sized saucepan.

Step 2: turn heat on medium-high.

Step 3: once the milk and rice are boiling, stir, cover and turn on low

Step 4: Continue cooking with lid on for 10 minutes or until all of the coconut milk is absorbed. 

This will make about 3 cups of cooked rice. 

*The coconut milk did seem to boil over more often than cooking rice with water, so keep an eye on the pan. Stir and take off the heat when it seems to be boiling over.