Comments on: Rice with Garden Greens

By: Susan

Susan — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 01:10:24 +0000

Erin~ I’m curious about how your rice turns out when frozen. I”ve tried freezing rice a few times and it is all mushy and disgusting when it thaws. Dh balks at eating it. Do you have any tips on keeping rice from getting mushy when frozen? Thanks

By: Marie

Marie — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:03:45 +0000

Erin, my husband is also Dominican, (coincidence!) and I own a couple of those pots you speak of. Still, once in a while, my rice comes out too mushy (which he hates). Then again, I grew up in an Italian household and mushy rice is translated as risotto! (That’s my excuse – LOL) I guess its timing plus water amount.

Well, today I tried making this recipe and I used Jasmine rice instead of regular rice and guess what? It came out perfect ! I Delicious !! So glad you gave me this idea of herbs in the rice.

By: Christina Baita

Christina Baita — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:01:16 +0000

Hello. You can buy frozen rice in the frozen vegetable section of the grocery store around here. I couldn’t imagine it though since it’s so easy to make your own but this just proves that you can freeze it. Thanks for the idea. Rice is a big OK for a gluten free diet and I love it. I too make a large batch and then use it for different meals. Thanks for the idea of mixing the rices since I didn’t even know you could do that!

By: Erin

Erin — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:17:05 +0000

YUMMY! Great idea Amy!

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:02:21 +0000

I just did the same thing on Tuesday night. I was not sure how well rice would freeze but I thought I would give it a try. We made our own Chipolte Burritos for dinner and I made 4x as much rice. I did not have the spinach but I used our home grown cilantro and peppers and a little lemon juice.

By: Robin (rsislandcrafts)

Robin (rsislandcrafts) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:08:41 +0000

Great recipe. I don’t know why I never thought of freezing rice. I love to cook with rice but don’t always have the patience to cook the rice. Now I can cook larger batches and freeze them for quick meals and lunches

By: Erin

Erin — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:32:52 +0000

It might the Dominican pots that I use when making it. They are aluminum and just cook rice differently. I’ve heard nothing but great things about rice cookers…might be worth the investment

By: Marie

Marie — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:59:13 +0000

I like this recipe – sounds very easy. Question – how do you get your rice to come out so perfect? My rice is either over cooked or under cooked and I’m seriously contemplating getting a rice cooker.

By: gourmetmomma

gourmetmomma — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:32:22 +0000

perfect! you’ll appreciate being able to lean on the batch cooking efforts during that 3rd trimester (and with a newborn). that looks healthy, fruglal, and tasty… my favorite combination for food. susan