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How and Why You Should Freeze Cooked Rice {for fried rice, rice salads, and last minute rice with meals} from foodiewithfamily.com

How to Freeze Rice {for fried rice and other dishes}

Rebecca Lindamood

Ingredients
  

  • Any amount of leftover rice well chilled

Instructions
 

  • Line a sheet pan with a silpat or silicone baking liner to prevent sticking. Use your hands to crumble the cold rice over the silpat lined baking sheet, gently breaking apart any clumps. While it doesn't need to be a single layer, it should be as close to that as possible. Divide the rice between as many sheet pans as needed to keep the rice close to a single layer. Freeze for at least 4 hours, but preferably overnight before breaking the frozen rice up into labelled, dated, resealable freezer bag. Keep frozen for up to 3 months.

To Reheat Frozen Rice:

  • Add desired amount of rice to a bowl, cover with plastic wrap and vent one side. Heat for 2 minutes on HIGH in the microwave, carefully pull back the plastic wrap and fluff with a fork, recover the plastic wrap and reheat in 1 minute increments or until hot all the way through.

Nutritional information is an estimate and provided to you as a courtesy. You should calculate the nutritional information with the actual ingredients used in your recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.

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