Perfect Rice, Every Time!

So here's a tip for your leftover rice:

Each time we make rice, I make extra so that we can re-purpose it into tomorrows breakfast.

My family loves it and requests it often!

 

In my last post (about freezer meals) I showed you a picture from the Sausage and Peppers meal. This was served over hot rice. Since baby doesn't eat reg. food yet, we have a total of 2 adults and 1 toddler eating, therefor usually make about a cup of rice, each time.

 

Perfect Rice Every Time!

1. Start with a med sized sauce pan and some butter (canola oil will do the trick too)
2. Heat on Med/Med High and add rice (we used 1 cup dry Organic Jasmine Rice, you can use whatever kind you would like.)                            *Note* This also works well with brown rice
3. Cook rice in the butter/oil until it starts to slightly turn in color, then add your water. Do not follow the instructions on the bad, instead go with this: 1 cup dry rice= 2 cups water. I always double the water to the amount of dry rice.
4. Heat until rapid boiling, stirring once or twice. Then cover and turn burner to lowest setting.
5. White rice= cook 20-25 min. Brown rice= cook 30-35 min.
6. Remove from burner, fluff with fork and enjoy your perfect rice!!!

**When dinner is over, stick the lid back on your pot and store the whole thing in the fridge. You will use it in the morning!**

 

 

Re-purpose your left overs:

 

RICE AND RAISIN

 

1. Take your pot of cold rice and add enough milk to just cover the top of your rice. There is no measurement as it really depends on how much rice you have left.
2. So now that your rice is bathing in the milk, turn your burner to low/med-low.
3. Add raisins asap (you choose the amount your family will like), cinnamon and a little bit of sugar/sugar substitute
4. Stir frequently and as the milk cooks down into your rice, add more. This recipe does take a lot of milk, but it is SO worth it!
5. ENJOY! This nice, hot and yummy breakfast is delicious and will please your family (the KIDS especially will love it!)

Clean up? Easy...you used a pot and a couple bowls. You are the diva of the kitchen momma and just served your family a meal that seems as though it would take AT LEAST a half hour to cook,

in only 5 minutes!!!!!