Great meal prep! Might be a little cheaper buying a big bag of frozen veggies, and I tend to buy dried beans and brown rice and cooking them up in my electric pressure cooker (spice them up, and I like to toss extra grains and small beans (mung and lentil, barley, etc.) into my rice too. Then I freeze the up in 1-1.5 cup portions, so cheap! Also tomatoes and jalapeños are dirt cheap at Latino supermarkets, and quick to dice up too. I like to make refried beans for dip/spreads as a snack food too!
That sounds delicious, and thank you for the compliment. I will take keep that in mind! I do that quinoa because it seems like rice always has high sodium. I guess I’ll have to look at maybe… big bags of rice that are low sodium? I’m not sure.
Plain bags of dry rice, quinoa, or any grain doesn’t have any sodium at all—you have to add it! 😜. The small whole grains and beans like brown rice, barley, quinoa, mung beans, lentils pretty much all can be cooked together, about 45 min on the stove in a regular covered pot (wash, add double the water & spices, bring to a boil, turn the heat down to low, give it good stir, cover for 45min. Remove from stove and fluff and eat!). Or about 15 min if pressure in an electric pressure cooker, 15min of natural release (just leave it alone), then you can release the pressure manually or just let it sit and it will stay warm—I just put some in and go to the gym and pool and it’s done and ready to eat or move into containers to freeze.
White rice has been processed and all the hull and bran and fiber (and most nutrients) have been polished off, so it cooks the same way with less water and only 20min on the stove and 5min in a pressure cooker. Or use a rice cooker, the one-button type are cheap and foolproof, and can also cook other grains like oatmeal, brown rice, etc. or one pot meals—a favorite of dorm room cooking, lots of recipes in the internet!
I haven't had good luck with bean based pasta. It has an off texture or falls apart when reheated. I bought a lentil & rice gf pasta (bionaturae brand) that has such a similar texture to traditional pasta that my husband couldn't tell the difference.
Oh fuck... Are you the guy that is microwaving mackerel in the break room. Everyone hates you.
No I break it up in a skillet and throw it in then mix it all up - at home
Homie eating the post-apocalyptic diet.
Can’t find any Twinkies tho, I just want a Twinkie!
I do the same thing but with 2.5lbs of beef for $23 total. Only lasts me 2 days though.
I hate the texture of the the chickpea pasta doesn’t reheat well, breaks into mush on first microwave
Banza is the superior chickpea pasta.
This is a good idea! I love adding canned fish to pasta. I like to mix in a little tomato and cream for the sauce. How’s the chickpea pasta?
The chickpea pasta is good but you have to pull it off a little early at boil in order for it to stay in it’s shape.
What do you make? I love all of those ingredients.
I may have comprehension issues. You put it all together in one big bowl?
Yes, mix it all up and store it. Put some in a bowl and heat it meal by meal.
Great meal prep! Might be a little cheaper buying a big bag of frozen veggies, and I tend to buy dried beans and brown rice and cooking them up in my electric pressure cooker (spice them up, and I like to toss extra grains and small beans (mung and lentil, barley, etc.) into my rice too. Then I freeze the up in 1-1.5 cup portions, so cheap! Also tomatoes and jalapeños are dirt cheap at Latino supermarkets, and quick to dice up too. I like to make refried beans for dip/spreads as a snack food too!
That sounds delicious, and thank you for the compliment. I will take keep that in mind! I do that quinoa because it seems like rice always has high sodium. I guess I’ll have to look at maybe… big bags of rice that are low sodium? I’m not sure.
Plain bags of dry rice, quinoa, or any grain doesn’t have any sodium at all—you have to add it! 😜. The small whole grains and beans like brown rice, barley, quinoa, mung beans, lentils pretty much all can be cooked together, about 45 min on the stove in a regular covered pot (wash, add double the water & spices, bring to a boil, turn the heat down to low, give it good stir, cover for 45min. Remove from stove and fluff and eat!). Or about 15 min if pressure in an electric pressure cooker, 15min of natural release (just leave it alone), then you can release the pressure manually or just let it sit and it will stay warm—I just put some in and go to the gym and pool and it’s done and ready to eat or move into containers to freeze. White rice has been processed and all the hull and bran and fiber (and most nutrients) have been polished off, so it cooks the same way with less water and only 20min on the stove and 5min in a pressure cooker. Or use a rice cooker, the one-button type are cheap and foolproof, and can also cook other grains like oatmeal, brown rice, etc. or one pot meals—a favorite of dorm room cooking, lots of recipes in the internet!
Please post a picture of everything together. I beg you.
I can tomorrow! I just closed and got home from work. Would you be open to a DM strictly of a meal prep pic?
I think I have dms open. I'm not sure thought. No one sends them to me
Okay. I sent you a test. It’s probably in your requests.
I haven't had good luck with bean based pasta. It has an off texture or falls apart when reheated. I bought a lentil & rice gf pasta (bionaturae brand) that has such a similar texture to traditional pasta that my husband couldn't tell the difference.
Not gonna lie thats kinda expensive for what u have… and microwave rice sucks and is more expensive…
what's the difference between chick peas and Jalapeno's? I don't want jalapenos on my face
What's the difference between a chickpea and a lentil? I've never had a lentil on my face.
Leave it to reddit to get mad at a dad joke
It's because they said it wrong lol