Bulk Cooking Guide

So you have a pound of pasta or a cup of dried beans and don’t know how long to cook them or how much water to use? Check out this handy list!

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Beans

Soak the beans in water for 8-12 hours before cooking. Then rinse and cook according to directions below.

1 Cup Dry ...

Amount of Water

Stove Top Time

Approx. Yield (cups)

Adzuki

4 cups

45-55 minutes

3

Black Eyed Pea

3 Cups

60 minutes

2

Black Turtle

3 cups

1-3 hours

2.25

Calypso

Cover with at least 2 inches

60-90 minutes

2.25

Cannellini

3 cups

60-90 minutes

2.5

Cranberry

4 cups + 1 tsp Salt

60-90 minutes, covered

3

European Soldier

Cover with 2 inches

Simmer 60-90 minutes

2-2.5

Garbanzo

4 cups

2-3 hours

2

Great Northern

4 cups

1-2 hours

2.75

Jacob Cattle

3 cups

60 minutes

2-2.5

Kidney, Dark Red

2.25 cups

60 minutes

2.25

Lentils, Autumn Blend

3 cups

30-40 minutes

2.25

Lentils, Black

3 cups

20 minutes

2.5

Lentils, Brown

3 cups

30-40 minutes

2.25

Lentils, Green

3 cups

30-45 minutes

2

Lentils, French

3 cups

20 minutes

2.5

Lentils, Red Split

3 cups

20 minutes

2

Lima, Baby

4 cups

50-60 minutes

3

Mung, Split

2.5 cups

45 minutes

2.5

Mung, Whole

2.5 cups

45-60 minutes

2

Navy

3 cups

45-60 minutes

2.67

Orca

Cover 1 inch

60-75 minutes

(Rinse before use.)

Pinto

3 cups

2 hours

2.75

Red, Small

4 cups

60 minutes

2

Snow cap

Cover 2 inches

1-3 hours

3

Soy

3 cups

3 hours

2

Split Peas, Green

3 cups

45-60 minutes

2

Split Peas, Yellow

3 cups

45-60 minutes

2

Tongue of Fire

Enough to cover beans

Boil, then simmer for 1-2 hours

2-2.5

 

Grains

1 Cup Dry ...

Amount of Water

Stove Top Time

Approx. Yield (cups)

Amaranth Berries

2.5 cups

20-25 minutes

2.5

Barley Flakes

2-2.5 cups

30-40 minutes

2.5

Barley, Hulled

3 cups

75 minutes

3.5

Barley, Hulless

3 cups

50-55 minutes

2

Barley, Pearled

3 cups

50-60 minutes

3.5

Buckwheat Groats

2 cups

5-20 minutes

2.5

Buckwheat/Kasha

2 cups

15-20 minutes

2.5

Bulgur

2 cups

15-20 minutes

2.5

Bulgur, Coarse-Ground

2 cups

Cook until liquid is absorbed

3

Cereal, Highland

3 cups

20 minutes

3

Cereal, Muesli

3 cups

10-15 minutes

2

Cereal, Multigrain

4 cups

20-30 minutes

3

Farro, Pearled

2.5 cups

25-35 minutes

2.5

Kamut Berries

3 cups

1-2 hours

2.5

Millet, Hulled

3 cups

35 minutes

3.5

Oats, Steel-Cut

4 cups

40-45 minutes

3

Oats, Thick-Rolled

2 cups

25 minutes

2.5

Oats, Quick

2 cups

8 minutes

4

Oats, Rolled

1.5 cups

10 minutes

2

Oats, Whole Groats

3 cups

30-40 minutes

3.5

Oats Bran

2 cups

Boil water, cook 5 minutes

3

Polenta

4 cups

30-40 minutes

4

Quinoa, All Colors

2 cups

15 minutes

3-4

Rye Berries

3.5-4 cups

50-60 minutes

2.5-3

Rye Flakes

2 cups

15-20 minutes

2.5

Teff

4 cups

30-35 minutes

2.5

Wheat Berries

3.5-4 cups

50-55 minutes

2.5

Wheat, Cracked

2 cups

20-25 minutes

2.25

Wheat, Einkorn

2 cups

30-35 minutes

2.5

Wheat, Flakes

4 cups

50-55 minutes

2

Wheat, Freekeh

2.5 cups

35-45 minutes

2.75

Wheat, Rolled

2 cups

15 minutes

4

 

Pasta

1 Cup Dry ...

Amount of Water

Stove Top Time

Approx. Yield (cups)

Brown Rice Pasta

4 cups

boil water

2

Couscous

1.5 cups

boil water

2.25

Couscous, Middle Eastern

1.25 cups

10 minutes

1.75

Couscous, Whole Wheat

1.5 cups

boil water

2.5

Orzo

4 cups

boil + 8 minutes

2

 

Rice

1 Cup Dry ...

Amount of Water

Stove Top Time

Approx. Yield (cups)

Arborio/Risotto

2.5 cups, added in stages

35-40 minutes, uncovered stirring

2.5

Brown, Basmati

2 cups

25-45 minutes

3.5

Brown, Golden Rose

2 cups

35-45 minutes

2.5

Brown, Jasmine

1.75 cups

30-35 minutes

2.75

Brown, Long-Grain

2 cups

30-45 minutes

3

Brown, Short-Grain

2 cups

20-45 minutes

3.75

Forbidden Rice

1.5 cups

30-35 minutes

3

Jade Pearl

2 cups

20 minutes

2.25

Jasmine, White

1.5 cups

15-20 minutes

3

Jasmine, Purple

1.5 cups

20-25 minutes

2.25

Red Rice, Himalayan

2 cups

50-55 minutes

2

Sushi Rice

2 cups

15-35 minutes

2

White, Basmati

1.75 cups

15-35 minutes

3.5

White, Extra-Long

2 cups

30-35 minutes

2.5

Wild Rice

3 cups

45-50 minutes

3

Wild Rice Blend

3 cups

45-50 minutes

2

 

Miscellaneous

1 Cup Dry ...

Amount of Water

Stove Top Time

Approx. Yield (cups)

Dried Campsite Veggies

3 cups

Simmer 10 minutes

2

Dried Veggies

3 cups

15 minutes

2.5

Refried Beans Mix

1.5 cups

Boil water

1

Sesame Oat Burger Mix

1 cup (recommend 4 cups of mix to 4 cups of water)

Add 3T oil, 1T salt and cook for 1 minute. Then the mixture can be made into burger patties and baked for 20 minutes per side.

About 4 patties per cup of mix

Soup Mix, 32 Bean

8 cups

2-3 hours

8

Soup Mix, Curry

1 cup

3-4 minutes

7

Soup Mix, Spicy SW

5 cups

90-120 minutes

7

Soup Mix, Wild Rice

8 cups

45-60 minutes

8

Veggie Chili Mix

2 cups

20 minutes

varies

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