Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> Just curious if anyone has tried this. I am about to make what I
> would loosely call Spanish rice. Not a side dish but a one dish meal.
> Brown rice, ground beef, asst. veggies and seasoning. I am the only
> one in the house who eats brown rice. My new lawn guy said he
> preferred the brown as do I. And I do feed him a meal from time to
> time if he is here around meal time. He does currently have some work
> to finish up but I am not sure that he will be back in the next day
> or three due to a nasty insect bite that required a trip to the ER.
> So...
>
> If he isn't back here in time to eat the rest of it, would it do well
> in the freezer? If so, would I be able to reheat from frozen? I don't
> really want to freeze it but OTOH, I don't want to waste the food.
> Thanks!

It can work. It's not optimal but it works better if the rice is
double sealed in baggies (ziploc) then reheated in short bursts (15
second) if using a microwave. May find it works best with a water mist
spray if you have one that is clean for such.

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