Brown Rice

Preparation for 12 meals for the lazy and impatient like me

Ingredients

• 5 cups brown rice
• water
• medium sized zip-lock bags

Instructions

STEP 1:

Brown rice takes at least 30 minutes to cook, so if you’re impatient like me, then this is a great way have it ready when you want it.

STEP 2:

STEP 3:

cook 5 cups of brown rice according to packet instructions.

STEP 4:

STEP 5:

let it cool a bit, then portion the rice into the zip lock bags. 5 cups of rice tends to give me 12 bags. That’s 12 meals. Then chuck in the freezer.

STEP 6:

STEP 7:

to thaw, bring a saucepan of water to the boil (or boil the kettle and pour that into the saucepan, yeah, student life…) and chuck it in that for a few minutes.

STEP 8:

STEP 9:

to make a quick easy meal, add some drained tuna, a spoonful of wholegrain mustard and some salt and pepper. Or you could even just stir in half a teaspoon of curry powder and some salt and pepper.

STEP 10:

STEP 11:

there is only 10 bags in the picture ‘cos i’ve already eaten 2.