Freezing rice
On 8/24/2017 9:08 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:
> On 8/24/2017 6:36 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> 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.the food.
>> Thanks!
>>
> I'd think it can be ... I've seen TV dinners with rice as a side dish
> , it seemed to come out all right . Interesting that you would bring
> this up tonight , we had some "spanish" rice (no meat, just tomatoes and
> seasonings) with our chicken fajitas for dinner tonight . We don't have
> a history of eating leftover rice before it spoils and I was considering
> freezing it for later . In a vacuum bag , that foodsaver is a great
> preservation tool !
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> Snag
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I froze cooked rice in individual freezer bags years ago, no problem.
The texture of the vegtables might suffer slightly but then, it does
need to be reheated gently.
Jill
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