Leftover rice...what to do with it.

being filipino one of very delicious specialties is this dish called champorado. basically its chocolate rice. you get left over rice pour some ovaltine, milo, nesquik, etc. (either one of those) then mix it with some, sugar,and a little water. its really good with evaporated milk!! try it! its really good!!

My favorite would be garlic rice - it goes with everything. Just fry a couple of chopped garlic cloves in butter (make sure it doesnt burn ok) and add your rice. Sprinkle with a little salt to taste and it's good to go!

I will make fried rice from it,or some garlic rice.

You can also make fried rice and rice pudding with leftover rice. Also, one of my fave recipes with leftover rice...you mix it with leftover cooked chicken pieces (small), cheddar cheese, crispy bacon bits (real bacon), a bit of mayo, and some salt/pepper/any other herbs & spices you like...put that filling into biscuit/pizza dough to make small pocket snacks...bake per dough instructions for 10-15 minutes...the PERFECT lunch or snack.

We always have left over rice the next morning and I make fried rice! There are many variations and I just add whats there on my fridge like left over hotdogs, scrambled eggs and peas.

Rice is a staple food in oiur country so it is well consumed, hardly left. if sometimes rice is left. i make fried rice by adding all different veggies to it and serve it with curry and curd. it is liked by my family.

Great tip, I don't usually save left over rice (in my house there is little chance of any left over rice) so I have never thought to freeze it. Thanks for the tip

my mom cooks it again for the next day or if its already cooked than she microwaves it to eat again.

We don't usually have leftover rice but freezing it is a good idea...I never thought of it. I occasionally make a little rice pudding with raisins if I have some leftover.

Filipinos just love to eat rice. We've got the congee that we like eat in the morning. just fry some garlic and onion, put some bits of chicken, leftover rice, and some water. stir, add some salt and pepper to taste. we also got the champorado which is really good during the rainy season. Left over rice, water, sugar or honey and some chocolate. serve it with milk. really delicious you won't regret it...

What a good idea, thanks.

You can fried it, sautee it with garlc and a litte salt of put some cook scramble egg chop, and its presto, you can smell the cook garlic.

What I do with our left over rice is I usually make a fried rice out of it. I mix it with some green peas, shredded fried egg, dice ham or sweet sausages and you have a new dish in the making. You can also mix it with your own likings.

Microwaving plastic wrap is not a good idea though. There are toxins in the plastic that can seep into foods when the plastic gets too hot. It's best to defrost the rice, unwrap it and then microwave it the rest of the way.

We rarely have leftovers but when I have some rice left I like to toss it in a frypan with some soy sauce and a few veggies for fried rice.

Freezing steamed rice also dries it up which makes it a lot better to make Fried Rice!! :) I always freeze leftover rice. You could also just dump them into a pot and add lots of water and presto - instant porridge/congee! I love those! hehe Great post! Most people do not know this fact and throw away leftover rice!

My mum fries the leftover rice with garlic and egg. We ea it with fish and coffee..yummy.

My mom always cook fried rice with garlic and egg. We eat it every morning together with fish and i just love it together with coffee.

Thanks for the tip! i usually don't store rice (and try to tell my hubby to not cook as much as he usually does!) because it doens't seem to store very well in the fridge. But I'll try your method and maybe it will help me to be less wasteful!