Freezing rice

I really should start a series on making and storing your own convenience foods, but it would be an incredibly long series. More than likely, it will be what this blog will eventually become, but for now - let's talk about rice!

Rice is one of those things that cooks up easily, will take on the flavors of pretty much anything you mix into it, and stores incredibly well in the freezer. It can be boiled, steamed, fried, baked - you name it, you can do it with rice.

For the sake of simplicity, let's just talk about preparing and storing white and brown rice for use later in recipes or as a simple side dish in and of itself.

Step 1) Cook the rice. If you have a rice cooker, this will be much easier!
Step 2) Let the rice cool
Step 3) Place the rice in freezer bags in meal-sized or whatever sized portions you use in recipes, remove the air, label and freeze.

Too many chemicals, too expensive!

Thaw and prepare in whatever way you use and serve cooked rice! You've saved yourself a very time-consuming step here in meal preparation by having cooked rice on hand in the freezer ready to go.

Can you prepare a rice dish, fully seasoned, and freeze it for even more time savings? Absolutely! Fried rice, rice & cheese casseroles, rice prepared in broth and spices - you almost can't miss. Prepare your own rice dishes from fresh ingredients and freeze them for convenience. You'll never go back to those silly, expensive rice packets again!