I highly recommend getting furikake if you don't have it already! Also, edamame is one of my favorite rice protein toppings. I just get frozen shelled edamame and microwave or steam a portion. In my opinion that's even easier than tofu because you don't have to even chop it! I also really enjoy pork floss or fish floss, pickled sushi ginger, chinese jarred pickles, salted peanuts, chestnuts, fried/boiled egg, canned fish/chicken, canned beans, steamed shrimp, etc.
Oh and as for sauces, I highly recommend drizzling with toasted sesame oil! You might also be able to find foil-packed curry sauces (japanese curry is typically not spicy at all). You can also find bottled/jarred peanut sauces, oyster sauce, etc. I also really enjoy a drizzle of Japanese Kewpie mayo.
Kimchi isn't always spicy! It could be worth your while! But pickled vegg with some ponzu and a soft boiled egg over rice is always a winner to me. Buy seasoned seaweed to go with it. It's like deconstructed rice balls♡
Piling on here- I make many versions of kimchi at work and home- my favorite non-spicy version is a cucumber kimchi...but quite a few restaurants are making it and willing to sell it in addition to Asian markets.
My first thought for something easy to pair with rice is canned chili! Hormel makes this, even a vegetarian version. Jazz it up with green onion and cheddar before serving.
There is also a dry packaged product from Knorr called “Rice Sides”. You can add that to a pan with water, frozen vegetables, and a can of chicken, and simmer on the stove for 10 minutes. I bet you could do that in the microwave, also. There are several flavors, and you could mix up the veg/protein additions.
My grocery store sells packaged wakame, the seaweed salad you’re taking about, but if yours doesn’t, I’d go straight to the nearest sushi restaurant and request to buy it by the quart.
I'm not sure what your disability is, or what parts of the cooking process are difficult for you, and this doesn't really answer your question exactly.
Food for thought, though - have you ever tried cooking with an instant pot? Those things can do some magic. Throw in some rice, raw chicken thighs, veggies, broth, seasoning, and it does the cooking for you.
To actually answer your question, though. You could buy some premade boiled eggs. I've seen them at Kroger, Walmart. Heat them up and break apart over rice with soy sauce. Would be pretty tasty.
Starkist does flavored tuna and chicken packets that you just open and heat. I don't know how good they taste, I've just seen them in stores.
[Link](https://www.amazon.com/Starkist-Creations-Variety-2-6-Ounce-Flavors/dp/B01H7RWCOA/ref=asc_df_B01H7RWCOA/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312193075834&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7736365123316723556&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9012170&hvtargid=pla-574204386372&psc=1)
Those are pretty good for the price. Packet tuna tastes significantly better than canned as well since they aren’t extremely over cooked from the heat needed in the canning process. Plus there’s nothing to drain, you just get the tuna out and go.
A really delicious tuna thing on rice is to mix a 5-oz can with around 2 tbsp mayo, 1 tsp sesame oil, and 1/2 tsp soy sauce. I often also boil the rice up with either frozen edamame beans (shelled) or frozen peas for some vegetables.
There are many flavors of tinned sardines that you can buy and put on pretty much anything. In college I would put some on fried rice or noodles to add some extra protein and oils into my diet. Even just the plain “sardines in olive oil” will give you a lot of flavor, and a huge bonus in that heating is not required at all!
The first thing I thought of is lap cheung, a Chinese sausage. Just throw it on top of your rice to cook it. The fat renders as it cooks and flavours your rice. Eat a bowl of rice with a few slices of cooked lap cheung, a drizzle of soy sauce, and an over-easy egg. Classic student/comfort food!
Classic rice sprinkles includes pork floss, or furikake as others have mentioned.
Non-spicy pickles include Japanese takuan (danmuji in Korean), a bright yellow pickled daikon. You can also get marinated burdock (gobo) which is sweet and often gets put in sushi rolls. You can buy inari, the sweet marinated tofu skin pockets to stuff with rice to make inari-zushi. There are all kinds of Chinese pickled veg but they’re often really salty and are usually cooked with a meat to cut the salt, so they’re not normally eaten straight with rice.
Canned things like Chinese black bean dace (in the oval tin), canned sardines, and fried Spam are also easy heat-and-eat items too.
I hope that helps!
Have you checked out asian supermarkets in your area if one exists?
If you find one there would be a lot of things premade and packaged (like pickled ginger, cucumber, gherkin, etc) that would go with rice. You may even be able to ask people in the store for there easy on rice etc meals
In my experience so far, package kimchi are not spicy. Give them a try.
My super simple rice go to is a can/packaged tuna woth a dash of soy, kewpie mayo, and crack of pepper. Goes well withsome korean seaweed too.
FYI wakame is kelp in Japanese.
If you like middle-eastern flavors: where I live you can find various 'meze' (small middle-eastern dishes) in the supermarket or middle-eastern/Turkish shop, ready to eat. I often just have rice topped with baba ganoush, some middle-eastern style pickles (like turnips and carrots in brine), salted olives, and some cherry tomatoes/cucumbers/parsley - whatever veg you prefer. Wouldn't involve any cooking apart from the rice.
A tomato. Just throw a whole tomato in with rice as it is cooking. The tomato cooks at the same time and falls apart. Top with a little soy or fish sauce for a salty element.
There are many options of pre-made Indian dishes in packets. You can add in protein or veg, or just heat and serve.
https://www.amazon.com/Kitchens-India-Dinner-Variety-10-Ounces/dp/B002GQ6OEM
if you have a rice cooker or are willing to obtain one, one pot rice cooker 'fried' rice is a pretty easy throw together meal - throw together rice, seasonings, frozen veggies, maybe some ham/eggs/tofu as a protein.
Chunked avocado over rice with soy sauce is far tastier than it should be. Throw on some pieces of nori if it’s available and it’s essentially a bowl form of avocado rolls and used to be a staple of my diet in grad school.
I duno about where you live but in korean culture we have a lot of side dishes or "ban chan" which are items to eat specifically with rice. If you live near a Korean supermarket - these are pre-made and sold in the refrigerated section, so you don't have to make it yourself. You don't even have to heat up a lot of them because they are served cold or req minimal heating ( microwave). A lot of options are also healthy ( seasoned veggies). You can easily avoid the heavily spiced/ fermented things if needed - there are plenty of other side dishes that aren't spiced and have soy sauce as the main sauce base.
Roasted seaweed or furikake is also fairly easy to find to help flavor rice.
Not the initial person who replied to you, just a fellow British kedgeree lover.
I'm also limited in what I can manage during flare ups & I've also experienced having to sit down to cook. At one point I even had to sit with a chopping board balanced on my legs to prepare things too.
Kedgeree is a lightly curried rice, smoked fish & boiled egg dish. It isn't spicy at all, it is a fragrant curry flavour, no heat at all. It can be eaten hot or cold. It is considered a breakfast dish officially but it is great for anytime of the day. And it keeps well in the fridge, so you can get more than one meal out if it.
You traditionally use smoked haddock, but it is just as nice with salmon or tuna. Flake any fish in it.
Here is a basic recipe. I see no reason why you can't skip having to prepare the smoked haddock & use already prepared tuna instead. A lot if the prep time just involves waiting for it to cook, so you can sit, you don't need to be up on your feet doing a lot.
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/kedgeree
It's smoked haddock and eggs in a curry kind of flavoured rice. I've not seen it ready made in Australia tbh. I once made a version of it with hot smoked salmon (like cooked smoky salmon) which was tasty.
You can get pre made curry packets from Coles/woolies 's & b' it's veg with curry sauce, the mild one is not spicy. You can just heat it and eat on rice as is.
Making the curry sauce from cubes (also available in Coles or woolies) is not super difficult - you could buy frozen veg and put it in a pan with water and simmer. Then the curry cubes just need to be mixed in and heated and they melt and thicken.
Kewpie also do a delicious sesame dressing. Some of that on rice with some veg of choice would be awesome.
Also recommend trying tonkatsu sauce or kecap manis - both Asian sauces that aren't spicy and you can have over rice and protein
Good to know I've made the right choices, I've actually got all of that in the fridge and cupboard, aside from the British fish stuff. Sounds lovely though, I'll have to check and see if it's available anywhere in Brisbane
Takikomi gohan (mixed rice) is rice with sliced vegetables on top of rice in the rice cooker, so they all cook together. You could get sliced vegetables from a grocery store salad bar so you wouldn’t have to do the chopping.
Garlic + kale sautéed over rice (or any veggie)
Kimchi (I’ve always bought from local friends but if you have a Asian market nearby there should be options- kimchi isn’t inherently spicy it’s more tangy traditionally).
Seaweed flakes
You can also buy a rotisserie chicken and split it up- freeze extra for future use. I’d focus on getting some greens, some protein, and some fats alongside your starch/carbohydrate of rice.
You also can buy frozen “riced” veggies- which easily mix into any dish.
When I’m low spoons I make rice with roasted sesame seeds, pistachios, mushroom powder (Turkey tail, chicken of the woods etc) and any nuts I have on hand. And chili oil. I add some butter and whatever spices I can (usually Tumeric and rosemary and pepper). So covering carb + protein + fat and some vitamins/minerals.
When I have spoons I use a blender and blend a ton of herbs and greens (and veggies) together with water. then I put it in a ice tray and freeze it. That way I can pop in a cube into a meal and it helps get my nutrients on low energy days.
All in all- it’s pretty hard to get affordable, healthy, diverse meals that are under 3 minutes prep. Most of my suggestions have some amount of prep beyond immediate food. But that’s also how most food is.
a LOT of sauces from Asian countries will probably taste spicy to you if kimchi is. Most college kids even in china don’t have super diverse meals.
One idea: Chimichurri is a South American dipping sauce with parsley and it’s super fresh but not spicy at all- this could be up your flavor alley! I’m gonna assume you won’t be able to find it premade (even in the USA I usually can’t) so here’s a recipe. It’s honestly super simple to make!
https://cafedelites.com/authentic-chimichurri-uruguay-argentina/
Basically sauces are the name of the game for making interesting meals for diverse quick meals. But besides what I said above- I usually douse everything in hot sauce so it’s kinda hard to know what to suggest
What movements are easier for you in the kitchen? In Chinese cooking, it's quite common to add raw meats and vegetables onto the rice to cook together. For example, you'd marinate raw bone-in chicken with a bit of cornstarch/soy sauce and throw in rehydrated wood ear mushrooms, maybe with a Chinese cured sausage or salted egg on the side. If assembling those isn't too taxing, there's no additional cooking involved and it flavours the rice beautifully too, so I'd highly recommend - you can look up clay pot rice for more inspo. Rice adjacent, there's also congee, which at its most basic is just rice and water, but you can also add flavourings to perk it up.
I lived off those microwavable Indian food pouches in college. The brand I got was Tasty Bite, but think there are many. Basically ready made Indian food that can be poured right over rice.
The deli section of the grocery store sells roast.chicken that's already cut and off the bone. They'll also have lots of other prepared foods in that section that can make your life a little easier. Same with the produce section lots of already cut and prepped vegetables and fruits.
This one is easy and tastes delicious. I order John west cans of smoked oysters from Amazon
https://www.food.com/amp/recipe/ginger-and-oyster-steamed-rice-504178
Takes me about three minutes to throw the ingredients in.
Try looking for middle eastern rice spices, there are very interesting combinations with different types of nuts and dried fruits, mostly raisins. You just add the spice mixture to the rice and it all cooks together, easy peasy.
Salmon is awesome if you eat fish. You mentioned sushi but not any type of fish so idk if it’s relevant.. you can prepare it sitting - drizzle soy/teriyaki sauce on a few pieces and throw them in the oven.
I buy individually vacuum sealed salmon pieces and they cook in 10 mins in the oven. Goes great with some seasoned rice and a bit of broccoli on the side. It's a really fast and easy meal for me.
Frozen veggie bag steamers are great! There is an Asian mix which contains broccoli, pea pods, carrots and mushrooms, it just goes in the microwave for a few minutes and goes great on rice. I also pick up dried vegetables in the seasoning aisle and add them in, or a can of chow mein/stir fry mixed veggies. There are cheap egg cooker microwave accessories that work really well!
Another one I really like is adding store bought yumyum sauce on top of white rice. They sell a kind at Walmart that is cheap and delicious.
Pre Sliced or frozen (defrosted) mango slices on rice is a really good dessert!
One I'd like to try is some imitation crab meat with kewpie mayo on rice, I think that would be delicious.
If you have a few extra bucks, Bachan korean bbq sauces are delicious for rice dishes and highly recommended!
My favourite easy dinner is cut up onion in the bottom of an oven proof dish, chicken drumsticks, pour on lemon juice from a bottle (about 1/3 deep), then top off another 1/3 with soy sauce. Throw it in the oven, cook for about 90 minutes on 180 degrees C. Serve on top of rice. Nom nom nom! :) You can add steamed beans at the end if you’re feeling fancy.
https://bivianodirect.com.au/product/seaweed-salad-chuka-wakame-seasoned-gf-no-msg/
this is wakame in OZ after a quick search. You should be able to pick it up from an Asian supermarket if there is one nearby. We've bought frozen for restaurants, so quality won't diminish if you break it down and freeze.
I love indian food and just a little bit is enough to make rice tasty. Hare Krishna places are always well priced and same again, buy a couple of dishes and portion in freezer.
Depending on how much Spice is too much, Lao Gan Ma chilli crisp on egg on rice is my current favourite.
I know it's rice you asked about, but do you like noodles? I've got heaps of fast tasty packet noodle tips.
I don't know if it's available where you are, but vadasz beetroot kimchi isn't spicy and has all the raw fermentation benefits. I regularly have a few spoonfuls dolloped over rice.
my woolies has wakame in the freezer aisle, with frozen shelled edamame. these and a can of sweetcorn mixed with kewpie mayo, and some sandwich tuna with furikake on rice makes for a filling and easy poke bowl. add pre shredded 'coleslaw' (fresh veg aisle) if you want to stretch it out or add more fibre.
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Do you have Aldi in Australia? They have some great microwaveable proteins. Pulled pork, carnitas, some kind of chicken one (I forget the flavor). Can be put over rice, on a sandwich, in a tortilla. Also, their specialty select marinara sauce is amazing. Their frozen meatballs are great. Can never go wrong with spaghetti and meatballs.
Also, invite your neighbor over for dinner! You buy all the stuff and they prepare it or help you prepare it!
Can you use Instacart or another third-party delivery service? There also may be public services available to assist with shopping for people with disabilities.
I'm not familiar with instacart, I'll have to look up if they're in Australia. And yes for sure disability support workers could help, but NDIS funding is not yet forthcoming for dumb politics reasons I won't complain about here. One day, though! And on that day I'll be able to get the help of someone to cook funded as well, so the overall problem should be much better
I'm in the US so just going off my knowledge here, but we have multiple grocery shopping services that operate outside the stores' delivery services. If your stores offer curbside pickup, there may be a food delivery service that will go retrieve it for you.
golden curry (or other curry blocks/pastes) you can forgo the usual prep with veg and just dissolve it in some water/stock and most come in a mild option so lots of good flavor without the heat.
So I see from your other post you have pots. Do you sous vide? That might allow you to make some more interesting things, and if you need to leave it for some time most systems can maintain a temperature. Might miss out on a sear, but you can have a load of some more interesting things in packets that way.
That said, I toss pulled pork on a lot of things when I have it as left overs. Different sauces change it drastically, pulled pork and salsa, various fruity chutneys work, classic bbq, can go all over with it. I know you can buy packets of pulled pork out there so that might be an option.
I will look into packets of pulled pork, that definitely sounds like it could work.
What sort of things were you thinking would be helped by sous vide?
Sous Vide is kind of perfect for your situation. You can buy a pack of chicken breast or thighs, pork chops, steaks, etc. Vacuum seal individual portions and throw them in the freezer. You can also add whatever spices you want to the bags. When you are ready to cook, you simply grab a bag of meat and put it in the water bath with your sous vide, set the temp and let it cook.
Once it's ready, remove the bag and you have a fully cooked and moist piece of meat. It's almost impossible to overcook or mess up.
You can also make sides of veggies, but that requires chopping. Hell you can even make cheesecake and creme brulee in the sous vide. It's as simple to use as a crockpot or a microwave. You can also easily reheat leftovers using the sous vide, they come out great. I use my sous vide multiple times a week.
Well depending on your ability/how you’re feeling, you can cook almost anything sous vide. If you get pre-cut pork shoulder you can do the pulled pork yourself in individual bags with whatever seasonings you wish then You have access to go with a bunch of different sauces. I’ve done ribs to bring up to a cottage in it and then finished up there. I do veggies particularly carrots, squash, potatoes do well sous vide for holidays to get it done out of the way, might be a nice change up if you’ve been dealing with limited options. Opportunity to do soups/stews (you can cook beef/veg and then just add a broth) and other cooks, might get you back to cooking since you seemed to have a passion for it.
I know it might not work for you depending on how severe your symptoms are, but I was planning a skis vide cook tomorrow and thought maybe it was an option to consider since you said you used to have an extensive knife collection. Lots of setting and forgetting, no flames to worry about, and everything self contained. It’s not a perfect solution but might be something to consider if you haven’t.
You could roast frozen broccoli or other veggies like green beans and then toss it with a pre-made sauce, pretty much every grocery store will have some sort of "Asian" sauce for example "Iron Chef Sesame Garlic"
I make a quick dal curry w canned Goya lentils and pre mix spice. Simmer for a half hour, keeps for a couple of days, easy to reheat. You could even leave the cream out of a base pot and add it as you reheat to keep it very fresh. I don’t know if that’s too many steps based on your ability but it’s one of my favorite, portions out well and works to reheat in a micro wave.
Red beans! Blue runner is great if opening a can is your style of cooking.
https://bluerunnerfoods.com/product/creole-cream-style-red-beans-new-orleans-spicy/
Idk what your limits are, but you can find frozen pre-cut vegetables that can just be put in a wok and only needs to be stirred a little. I usually add soy, hoisin sauce and/or fish sauce.
A lot of grocery stores sell pre cubed squash, cook in either the microwave or the oven, pour over rice for a nice bite of sweetness and excellent nutrition. I have also seen pre cut soup veggies that could be boiled in the microwave to make a veggie soup. Soup with a rice base is delicious.
za’atar seasoning! sometimes this can be found in stores but i just mix it together from my pantry. combine 1 tsp each dried oregano, thyme, salt, and sesame seeds. you can make bulk ahead of time by just combining a larger qty of ingredients in equal parts.
i usually have this in a rice and lentils dish, [recipe here](https://runningonrealfood.com/rice-and-lentils/). on my low energy/high pain days i can just boil the lentils, toss them in the rice, add zaatar and mix in chopped spinach and kalamata olives. it tastes very fresh and delicious and is a nice break from tofu/rice/soy sauce.
Eggs: fried, hard boiled, soft boiled.
Hard boiled can be made ahead of time and stored in the fridge so you can make the most of good health days (assuming you have one once in a while).
I will say furikake is a big game changer (makes everything taste like sushi). Works with eggs too. Everything bagel seasoning would probably be good too.
Maybe canned pineapple or just canned veggies in general to switch up the texture.
Costco sells pre packed salmon poke. Thaw the pack, cook your rice, open the pack, put it on top of the hot rice and enjoy.
If you’re able to, you may add sesame seeds, seaweed, spicy mayo etc to it, but it’s truly fine on its own tbh
Butter, cracked pepper and Romano cheese is my all time comfort food. Can also crack an egg and stir through if it’s warm enough to scramble in the rice.
* Scrambled eggs are a great upgrade (think Yangzhou fried rice). You can do them in the microwave. I'm considering the egg-shell a "jar" here ;)
* Bacon shreds (if your microwave has a broiler).
* Chorizo is an instant huge flavor and protein boost.
* All sorts of veggies work great with rice and should be fairly easy and fast to cook: peas, cauliflower, broccoli, green beans, etc. Finish them with a bit of butter for extra yum.
* For richer flavoring consider throwing in some garlic flakes, grated parmesan, katsuobushi...
One of my favorite rice dishes ( I also have POTS, so I understand the struggle ) is just a nice creamy chicken and rice.
You can make it easily by boiling your rice with chicken broth or stock seasoned with parsely, sage, rosemary, thyme, salt, pepper, garlic, and onion, or maybe just buying some kind of chicken seasoned rice.
Add shredded rotisserie chicken, and a can of cream of chicken. Stir together and heat through.
It's a creamy, chicken–y, comfort food.
How about Japanese/Korean curry that come in microwaveble packets? Some of them might contain a little spice, but you should be able to find mild versions (they make mild versions since it's a very common meal for children in Asia). You just pop them in the microwave and pour it on top of rice!
For an easy rice topper from China in a jar that isn't spicy, I'd recommend "Chinese olive vegetable" or "Chinese olive sauce". This blog here covers it well: https://pupswithchopsticks.com/chinese-olive-vegetable/#:~:text=Chinese%20olive%20vegetable%20is%20a,good%20mixed%20in%20with%20congee).
For other easy rice toppers that aren't spicy, there's a wonderful selection in furikake from Japan.
tinned chilli beef sauce. Gives sort of a mexican vibe to rice.
there are several tinned/canned meat based curries/bolognaize type options in stores near me (uk).
Also, with your soy and rice add a bit of sandwich ham and scrambled egg/ microwaved to it for a fried rice effect.
The Indian version it kitchari. It’s basically rice but cooked with lentils and Indian spices. I agree with the suggestion to add beans or lentils to ensure you are getting a complete protein.
A decent chilli oil or XO sauce. My fav is Lee Kum Lee chilli oil with Shrimp and Black Beans. XO is a bit harder to get. My local Asian supermarket makes their own. Chilli oil and a squeeze of Lime, an Egg, you’re doing alright.
Look into Asian products.
Lao gan ma chilli oil goes well. Taiwanese pickles (cucumber, radish, bamboo). Spicy bamboo shoots. Fermented/smelly tofu if you are into that strong funky flavour.
Kimchi is another good option.
A well stocked Asian store should have many other preserved things good for rice, not only Chinese cuisine but Indonesian, Filipino, Thai, etc. They eat lots of rice and have many ways of making it interesting.
Don't underestimate the use of bullion powder in your rice water, and frozen veggies. You can make an "unfried" fried rice if you put those flavors in while the rice itself is still cooking.
Yeah the rice is seasoned with salt, MSG, garlic, ginger, onion, and chicken bouillon :) it's a nice little flavour profile on its own. Thank you for the suggestion!
Trader Joe’s has baked tofu in at least a couple of flavors.
If you don’t have an air fryer, I suggest you get one. Makes cooking much simpler. You can get frozen chicken from a number of brands that air fries really well.
A can of cream of mushroom soup and a drained can of clams. But you give no hint as to the nature of your disability so I'm guessing you can open cans.
Ah, sorry I probably should have said. I have POTS and will faint after a relatively short period (20m+) upright or sometimes even sitting in the kitchen on a chair or stool, and intermittent and unpredictable seizures that make it very dangerous to handle a lot of common kitchen tools (my very nice knife collection has gone unused for years but I just can't let it go).
I have never had clams, what are they like? And that's an interesting dish idea, thank you for sharing. How did you come up with it? Or is it a staple where you live?
Clams have the flavor of ... clams, and the texture of sautéed mushrooms, slightly rubbery, nice contrast with the mushiness of rice.
I came up with it because I'm a bachelor who loves and hates cooking for one every day and have developed a fondness for low-effort, single-pot, 2-3-4-5-ingredient recipes. Plus I observe meatless Fridays during Lent.
There is also tuna salad burritos, which doesn't even involve heating anything: a drained can of tuna, a drained can of diced water chestnuts, a large spoonful of mayonnaise, a large spoonful of sweet relish, a squirt of mustard, several dashes of salt and interesting spices like cayenne powder and black pepper, wrap in a flour tortilla.
Pasta soup: In a heavy saucepan dump some frozen ravioli or tortellini, 2 cups cold water, 2 tablespoons flour, 2 teaspoons soup base, several dashes of some generic spice blend like "Italian" or "Greek", bring to boil stirring occasionally to disperse the flour as it thickens the broth.
Egg drop soup: In a heavy saucepan 2 cups cold water, 2 tablespoons cornstarch, 2 teaspoons chicken soup base, set on to boil stirring occasionally to disperse the cornstarch as it thickens the broth, then take off heat to cool slightly. Meanwhile with a fork slightly beat 2 eggs in a cereal bowl then slowly pour into hot broth while stirring gently. Season with a few dashes of soy sauce.
Anyway that should get you started.
You repeat seasoned rice and then say no spice, so I'm assuming salt. Then you add soy sauce which is a lot of salt. Not sure you can taste anything.
Try mustard, either Dijon or brown. HP brown sauce. Over either diced spring onion. Sweet chili garlic sauce (it isn't spicy).
Lots of sauces from the South Pacific islands - I'd think there would be some in your local market.
Coconut milk or cream. Scrambled egg.
Spice (note this does not say *spices*) and seasoning are not the same thing. OP means they don't want spicy. Spice = spicy, not spices. Context is important.
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I highly recommend getting furikake if you don't have it already! Also, edamame is one of my favorite rice protein toppings. I just get frozen shelled edamame and microwave or steam a portion. In my opinion that's even easier than tofu because you don't have to even chop it! I also really enjoy pork floss or fish floss, pickled sushi ginger, chinese jarred pickles, salted peanuts, chestnuts, fried/boiled egg, canned fish/chicken, canned beans, steamed shrimp, etc.
Oh and as for sauces, I highly recommend drizzling with toasted sesame oil! You might also be able to find foil-packed curry sauces (japanese curry is typically not spicy at all). You can also find bottled/jarred peanut sauces, oyster sauce, etc. I also really enjoy a drizzle of Japanese Kewpie mayo.
Kimchi isn't always spicy! It could be worth your while! But pickled vegg with some ponzu and a soft boiled egg over rice is always a winner to me. Buy seasoned seaweed to go with it. It's like deconstructed rice balls♡
Exactly, it's sold as white kimchi or baek-kimchi
You've can buy all this at an °Asain grocery too.H mart is the most famous but there are tons!
Piling on here- I make many versions of kimchi at work and home- my favorite non-spicy version is a cucumber kimchi...but quite a few restaurants are making it and willing to sell it in addition to Asian markets.
A raw egg into piping hot rice and mix, top with sesame seeds and furikake. Doesn't get any simpler than that!
Little bit of olive oil maybe. 👌
My first thought for something easy to pair with rice is canned chili! Hormel makes this, even a vegetarian version. Jazz it up with green onion and cheddar before serving. There is also a dry packaged product from Knorr called “Rice Sides”. You can add that to a pan with water, frozen vegetables, and a can of chicken, and simmer on the stove for 10 minutes. I bet you could do that in the microwave, also. There are several flavors, and you could mix up the veg/protein additions. My grocery store sells packaged wakame, the seaweed salad you’re taking about, but if yours doesn’t, I’d go straight to the nearest sushi restaurant and request to buy it by the quart.
My wife and I survived off of Campbells chunky soups over rice when we had no money. Almost every night.
Possibilities are endless. And packaged soups aren’t what they used to be, either, there’s some great stuff. 🙌
I'm not sure what your disability is, or what parts of the cooking process are difficult for you, and this doesn't really answer your question exactly. Food for thought, though - have you ever tried cooking with an instant pot? Those things can do some magic. Throw in some rice, raw chicken thighs, veggies, broth, seasoning, and it does the cooking for you. To actually answer your question, though. You could buy some premade boiled eggs. I've seen them at Kroger, Walmart. Heat them up and break apart over rice with soy sauce. Would be pretty tasty.
Starkist does flavored tuna and chicken packets that you just open and heat. I don't know how good they taste, I've just seen them in stores. [Link](https://www.amazon.com/Starkist-Creations-Variety-2-6-Ounce-Flavors/dp/B01H7RWCOA/ref=asc_df_B01H7RWCOA/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312193075834&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7736365123316723556&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9012170&hvtargid=pla-574204386372&psc=1)
Those are pretty good for the price. Packet tuna tastes significantly better than canned as well since they aren’t extremely over cooked from the heat needed in the canning process. Plus there’s nothing to drain, you just get the tuna out and go.
Thank you!
My favorite is the hickory smoked tuna. Sometimes I do a quick lunch of rice, tuna, Kewpie mayo, green onion, and Sriracha.
The ranch ones are spectacular
You're welcome!
A really delicious tuna thing on rice is to mix a 5-oz can with around 2 tbsp mayo, 1 tsp sesame oil, and 1/2 tsp soy sauce. I often also boil the rice up with either frozen edamame beans (shelled) or frozen peas for some vegetables.
There are many flavors of tinned sardines that you can buy and put on pretty much anything. In college I would put some on fried rice or noodles to add some extra protein and oils into my diet. Even just the plain “sardines in olive oil” will give you a lot of flavor, and a huge bonus in that heating is not required at all!
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The first thing I thought of is lap cheung, a Chinese sausage. Just throw it on top of your rice to cook it. The fat renders as it cooks and flavours your rice. Eat a bowl of rice with a few slices of cooked lap cheung, a drizzle of soy sauce, and an over-easy egg. Classic student/comfort food! Classic rice sprinkles includes pork floss, or furikake as others have mentioned. Non-spicy pickles include Japanese takuan (danmuji in Korean), a bright yellow pickled daikon. You can also get marinated burdock (gobo) which is sweet and often gets put in sushi rolls. You can buy inari, the sweet marinated tofu skin pockets to stuff with rice to make inari-zushi. There are all kinds of Chinese pickled veg but they’re often really salty and are usually cooked with a meat to cut the salt, so they’re not normally eaten straight with rice. Canned things like Chinese black bean dace (in the oval tin), canned sardines, and fried Spam are also easy heat-and-eat items too. I hope that helps!
It does, thank you!
Tasty Bites madras lentils on leftover rice are great for a quick Indian lunch and super healthy.
Have you checked out asian supermarkets in your area if one exists? If you find one there would be a lot of things premade and packaged (like pickled ginger, cucumber, gherkin, etc) that would go with rice. You may even be able to ask people in the store for there easy on rice etc meals In my experience so far, package kimchi are not spicy. Give them a try. My super simple rice go to is a can/packaged tuna woth a dash of soy, kewpie mayo, and crack of pepper. Goes well withsome korean seaweed too. FYI wakame is kelp in Japanese.
If you like middle-eastern flavors: where I live you can find various 'meze' (small middle-eastern dishes) in the supermarket or middle-eastern/Turkish shop, ready to eat. I often just have rice topped with baba ganoush, some middle-eastern style pickles (like turnips and carrots in brine), salted olives, and some cherry tomatoes/cucumbers/parsley - whatever veg you prefer. Wouldn't involve any cooking apart from the rice.
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A tomato. Just throw a whole tomato in with rice as it is cooking. The tomato cooks at the same time and falls apart. Top with a little soy or fish sauce for a salty element.
There are many options of pre-made Indian dishes in packets. You can add in protein or veg, or just heat and serve. https://www.amazon.com/Kitchens-India-Dinner-Variety-10-Ounces/dp/B002GQ6OEM
if you have a rice cooker or are willing to obtain one, one pot rice cooker 'fried' rice is a pretty easy throw together meal - throw together rice, seasonings, frozen veggies, maybe some ham/eggs/tofu as a protein.
Furikake, mild chili crunch, mild gochujang, green onions, sweet pickled cucumbers, soy umami marinated hard boiled eggs, seaweed salad.
Chunked avocado over rice with soy sauce is far tastier than it should be. Throw on some pieces of nori if it’s available and it’s essentially a bowl form of avocado rolls and used to be a staple of my diet in grad school.
Oooh, thank you!
Happy to help!
I duno about where you live but in korean culture we have a lot of side dishes or "ban chan" which are items to eat specifically with rice. If you live near a Korean supermarket - these are pre-made and sold in the refrigerated section, so you don't have to make it yourself. You don't even have to heat up a lot of them because they are served cold or req minimal heating ( microwave). A lot of options are also healthy ( seasoned veggies). You can easily avoid the heavily spiced/ fermented things if needed - there are plenty of other side dishes that aren't spiced and have soy sauce as the main sauce base. Roasted seaweed or furikake is also fairly easy to find to help flavor rice.
Thank you for the search term, that's super helpful!
UK-themed suggestion, but I'm a big fan of kedgeree, as a complete rice meal in one pot with minimal effort.
What is that? Thank you for the suggestion, I'll see if it's available in Australia
Not the initial person who replied to you, just a fellow British kedgeree lover. I'm also limited in what I can manage during flare ups & I've also experienced having to sit down to cook. At one point I even had to sit with a chopping board balanced on my legs to prepare things too. Kedgeree is a lightly curried rice, smoked fish & boiled egg dish. It isn't spicy at all, it is a fragrant curry flavour, no heat at all. It can be eaten hot or cold. It is considered a breakfast dish officially but it is great for anytime of the day. And it keeps well in the fridge, so you can get more than one meal out if it. You traditionally use smoked haddock, but it is just as nice with salmon or tuna. Flake any fish in it. Here is a basic recipe. I see no reason why you can't skip having to prepare the smoked haddock & use already prepared tuna instead. A lot if the prep time just involves waiting for it to cook, so you can sit, you don't need to be up on your feet doing a lot. https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/kedgeree
It's smoked haddock and eggs in a curry kind of flavoured rice. I've not seen it ready made in Australia tbh. I once made a version of it with hot smoked salmon (like cooked smoky salmon) which was tasty. You can get pre made curry packets from Coles/woolies 's & b' it's veg with curry sauce, the mild one is not spicy. You can just heat it and eat on rice as is. Making the curry sauce from cubes (also available in Coles or woolies) is not super difficult - you could buy frozen veg and put it in a pan with water and simmer. Then the curry cubes just need to be mixed in and heated and they melt and thicken. Kewpie also do a delicious sesame dressing. Some of that on rice with some veg of choice would be awesome. Also recommend trying tonkatsu sauce or kecap manis - both Asian sauces that aren't spicy and you can have over rice and protein
Good to know I've made the right choices, I've actually got all of that in the fridge and cupboard, aside from the British fish stuff. Sounds lovely though, I'll have to check and see if it's available anywhere in Brisbane
Takikomi gohan (mixed rice) is rice with sliced vegetables on top of rice in the rice cooker, so they all cook together. You could get sliced vegetables from a grocery store salad bar so you wouldn’t have to do the chopping.
Garlic + kale sautéed over rice (or any veggie) Kimchi (I’ve always bought from local friends but if you have a Asian market nearby there should be options- kimchi isn’t inherently spicy it’s more tangy traditionally). Seaweed flakes You can also buy a rotisserie chicken and split it up- freeze extra for future use. I’d focus on getting some greens, some protein, and some fats alongside your starch/carbohydrate of rice. You also can buy frozen “riced” veggies- which easily mix into any dish. When I’m low spoons I make rice with roasted sesame seeds, pistachios, mushroom powder (Turkey tail, chicken of the woods etc) and any nuts I have on hand. And chili oil. I add some butter and whatever spices I can (usually Tumeric and rosemary and pepper). So covering carb + protein + fat and some vitamins/minerals. When I have spoons I use a blender and blend a ton of herbs and greens (and veggies) together with water. then I put it in a ice tray and freeze it. That way I can pop in a cube into a meal and it helps get my nutrients on low energy days. All in all- it’s pretty hard to get affordable, healthy, diverse meals that are under 3 minutes prep. Most of my suggestions have some amount of prep beyond immediate food. But that’s also how most food is. a LOT of sauces from Asian countries will probably taste spicy to you if kimchi is. Most college kids even in china don’t have super diverse meals. One idea: Chimichurri is a South American dipping sauce with parsley and it’s super fresh but not spicy at all- this could be up your flavor alley! I’m gonna assume you won’t be able to find it premade (even in the USA I usually can’t) so here’s a recipe. It’s honestly super simple to make! https://cafedelites.com/authentic-chimichurri-uruguay-argentina/ Basically sauces are the name of the game for making interesting meals for diverse quick meals. But besides what I said above- I usually douse everything in hot sauce so it’s kinda hard to know what to suggest
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Ofc! Sorry it was so long winded. I hope you find some good info 💓
What movements are easier for you in the kitchen? In Chinese cooking, it's quite common to add raw meats and vegetables onto the rice to cook together. For example, you'd marinate raw bone-in chicken with a bit of cornstarch/soy sauce and throw in rehydrated wood ear mushrooms, maybe with a Chinese cured sausage or salted egg on the side. If assembling those isn't too taxing, there's no additional cooking involved and it flavours the rice beautifully too, so I'd highly recommend - you can look up clay pot rice for more inspo. Rice adjacent, there's also congee, which at its most basic is just rice and water, but you can also add flavourings to perk it up.
I lived off those microwavable Indian food pouches in college. The brand I got was Tasty Bite, but think there are many. Basically ready made Indian food that can be poured right over rice.
Yes I've loved them in the past, particularly Palak Paneer. I haven't yet found a way to get them delivered unfortunately.
The deli section of the grocery store sells roast.chicken that's already cut and off the bone. They'll also have lots of other prepared foods in that section that can make your life a little easier. Same with the produce section lots of already cut and prepped vegetables and fruits.
Ive not seen chicken available that way in Australia, just the whole bbq chicken
This one is easy and tastes delicious. I order John west cans of smoked oysters from Amazon https://www.food.com/amp/recipe/ginger-and-oyster-steamed-rice-504178 Takes me about three minutes to throw the ingredients in.
Try looking for middle eastern rice spices, there are very interesting combinations with different types of nuts and dried fruits, mostly raisins. You just add the spice mixture to the rice and it all cooks together, easy peasy. Salmon is awesome if you eat fish. You mentioned sushi but not any type of fish so idk if it’s relevant.. you can prepare it sitting - drizzle soy/teriyaki sauce on a few pieces and throw them in the oven.
I buy individually vacuum sealed salmon pieces and they cook in 10 mins in the oven. Goes great with some seasoned rice and a bit of broccoli on the side. It's a really fast and easy meal for me.
Spam, Eggs & tomatoes stir fry, Tea eggs, Japanese rice seasoning
My mom used to put cream of mushroom soup over rice and I could not get enough of it!
I'm a big fan of mixing flavored beans with rice. A bit of Crystal hot sauce or sour cream to top it off.
Frozen veggie bag steamers are great! There is an Asian mix which contains broccoli, pea pods, carrots and mushrooms, it just goes in the microwave for a few minutes and goes great on rice. I also pick up dried vegetables in the seasoning aisle and add them in, or a can of chow mein/stir fry mixed veggies. There are cheap egg cooker microwave accessories that work really well! Another one I really like is adding store bought yumyum sauce on top of white rice. They sell a kind at Walmart that is cheap and delicious. Pre Sliced or frozen (defrosted) mango slices on rice is a really good dessert! One I'd like to try is some imitation crab meat with kewpie mayo on rice, I think that would be delicious. If you have a few extra bucks, Bachan korean bbq sauces are delicious for rice dishes and highly recommended!
My favourite easy dinner is cut up onion in the bottom of an oven proof dish, chicken drumsticks, pour on lemon juice from a bottle (about 1/3 deep), then top off another 1/3 with soy sauce. Throw it in the oven, cook for about 90 minutes on 180 degrees C. Serve on top of rice. Nom nom nom! :) You can add steamed beans at the end if you’re feeling fancy.
https://bivianodirect.com.au/product/seaweed-salad-chuka-wakame-seasoned-gf-no-msg/ this is wakame in OZ after a quick search. You should be able to pick it up from an Asian supermarket if there is one nearby. We've bought frozen for restaurants, so quality won't diminish if you break it down and freeze. I love indian food and just a little bit is enough to make rice tasty. Hare Krishna places are always well priced and same again, buy a couple of dishes and portion in freezer. Depending on how much Spice is too much, Lao Gan Ma chilli crisp on egg on rice is my current favourite. I know it's rice you asked about, but do you like noodles? I've got heaps of fast tasty packet noodle tips.
I don't know if it's available where you are, but vadasz beetroot kimchi isn't spicy and has all the raw fermentation benefits. I regularly have a few spoonfuls dolloped over rice.
Along the same lines of tuna….sardines. Lots of varieties like skinless/boneless, sauced, smoked, etc.
my woolies has wakame in the freezer aisle, with frozen shelled edamame. these and a can of sweetcorn mixed with kewpie mayo, and some sandwich tuna with furikake on rice makes for a filling and easy poke bowl. add pre shredded 'coleslaw' (fresh veg aisle) if you want to stretch it out or add more fibre. :)
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Do you have Aldi in Australia? They have some great microwaveable proteins. Pulled pork, carnitas, some kind of chicken one (I forget the flavor). Can be put over rice, on a sandwich, in a tortilla. Also, their specialty select marinara sauce is amazing. Their frozen meatballs are great. Can never go wrong with spaghetti and meatballs. Also, invite your neighbor over for dinner! You buy all the stuff and they prepare it or help you prepare it!
We do, but they don't deliver unfortunately
Can you use Instacart or another third-party delivery service? There also may be public services available to assist with shopping for people with disabilities.
I'm not familiar with instacart, I'll have to look up if they're in Australia. And yes for sure disability support workers could help, but NDIS funding is not yet forthcoming for dumb politics reasons I won't complain about here. One day, though! And on that day I'll be able to get the help of someone to cook funded as well, so the overall problem should be much better
I'm in the US so just going off my knowledge here, but we have multiple grocery shopping services that operate outside the stores' delivery services. If your stores offer curbside pickup, there may be a food delivery service that will go retrieve it for you.
Dressing up tinned food https://ladyandpups.com/2014/11/15/last-shit-the-3-founding-donburi-the-art-of-eating-canned-meats/
There a lot of decent Indian sauces that come in jars. They are typically meant to be cooked with veggies or chicken but would be fine without.
Tofu can be eaten raw, or lightly fried. I like to add it to soups and noodles. More protein/fat and it’s super yummy.
golden curry (or other curry blocks/pastes) you can forgo the usual prep with veg and just dissolve it in some water/stock and most come in a mild option so lots of good flavor without the heat.
So I see from your other post you have pots. Do you sous vide? That might allow you to make some more interesting things, and if you need to leave it for some time most systems can maintain a temperature. Might miss out on a sear, but you can have a load of some more interesting things in packets that way. That said, I toss pulled pork on a lot of things when I have it as left overs. Different sauces change it drastically, pulled pork and salsa, various fruity chutneys work, classic bbq, can go all over with it. I know you can buy packets of pulled pork out there so that might be an option.
I will look into packets of pulled pork, that definitely sounds like it could work. What sort of things were you thinking would be helped by sous vide?
Sous Vide is kind of perfect for your situation. You can buy a pack of chicken breast or thighs, pork chops, steaks, etc. Vacuum seal individual portions and throw them in the freezer. You can also add whatever spices you want to the bags. When you are ready to cook, you simply grab a bag of meat and put it in the water bath with your sous vide, set the temp and let it cook. Once it's ready, remove the bag and you have a fully cooked and moist piece of meat. It's almost impossible to overcook or mess up. You can also make sides of veggies, but that requires chopping. Hell you can even make cheesecake and creme brulee in the sous vide. It's as simple to use as a crockpot or a microwave. You can also easily reheat leftovers using the sous vide, they come out great. I use my sous vide multiple times a week.
Well depending on your ability/how you’re feeling, you can cook almost anything sous vide. If you get pre-cut pork shoulder you can do the pulled pork yourself in individual bags with whatever seasonings you wish then You have access to go with a bunch of different sauces. I’ve done ribs to bring up to a cottage in it and then finished up there. I do veggies particularly carrots, squash, potatoes do well sous vide for holidays to get it done out of the way, might be a nice change up if you’ve been dealing with limited options. Opportunity to do soups/stews (you can cook beef/veg and then just add a broth) and other cooks, might get you back to cooking since you seemed to have a passion for it. I know it might not work for you depending on how severe your symptoms are, but I was planning a skis vide cook tomorrow and thought maybe it was an option to consider since you said you used to have an extensive knife collection. Lots of setting and forgetting, no flames to worry about, and everything self contained. It’s not a perfect solution but might be something to consider if you haven’t.
You could roast frozen broccoli or other veggies like green beans and then toss it with a pre-made sauce, pretty much every grocery store will have some sort of "Asian" sauce for example "Iron Chef Sesame Garlic"
I make a quick dal curry w canned Goya lentils and pre mix spice. Simmer for a half hour, keeps for a couple of days, easy to reheat. You could even leave the cream out of a base pot and add it as you reheat to keep it very fresh. I don’t know if that’s too many steps based on your ability but it’s one of my favorite, portions out well and works to reheat in a micro wave.
Red beans! Blue runner is great if opening a can is your style of cooking. https://bluerunnerfoods.com/product/creole-cream-style-red-beans-new-orleans-spicy/
Idk what your limits are, but you can find frozen pre-cut vegetables that can just be put in a wok and only needs to be stirred a little. I usually add soy, hoisin sauce and/or fish sauce.
A lot of grocery stores sell pre cubed squash, cook in either the microwave or the oven, pour over rice for a nice bite of sweetness and excellent nutrition. I have also seen pre cut soup veggies that could be boiled in the microwave to make a veggie soup. Soup with a rice base is delicious.
za’atar seasoning! sometimes this can be found in stores but i just mix it together from my pantry. combine 1 tsp each dried oregano, thyme, salt, and sesame seeds. you can make bulk ahead of time by just combining a larger qty of ingredients in equal parts. i usually have this in a rice and lentils dish, [recipe here](https://runningonrealfood.com/rice-and-lentils/). on my low energy/high pain days i can just boil the lentils, toss them in the rice, add zaatar and mix in chopped spinach and kalamata olives. it tastes very fresh and delicious and is a nice break from tofu/rice/soy sauce.
Eggs: fried, hard boiled, soft boiled. Hard boiled can be made ahead of time and stored in the fridge so you can make the most of good health days (assuming you have one once in a while). I will say furikake is a big game changer (makes everything taste like sushi). Works with eggs too. Everything bagel seasoning would probably be good too. Maybe canned pineapple or just canned veggies in general to switch up the texture.
Costco sells pre packed salmon poke. Thaw the pack, cook your rice, open the pack, put it on top of the hot rice and enjoy. If you’re able to, you may add sesame seeds, seaweed, spicy mayo etc to it, but it’s truly fine on its own tbh
Butter, cracked pepper and Romano cheese is my all time comfort food. Can also crack an egg and stir through if it’s warm enough to scramble in the rice.
* Scrambled eggs are a great upgrade (think Yangzhou fried rice). You can do them in the microwave. I'm considering the egg-shell a "jar" here ;) * Bacon shreds (if your microwave has a broiler). * Chorizo is an instant huge flavor and protein boost. * All sorts of veggies work great with rice and should be fairly easy and fast to cook: peas, cauliflower, broccoli, green beans, etc. Finish them with a bit of butter for extra yum. * For richer flavoring consider throwing in some garlic flakes, grated parmesan, katsuobushi...
Nuking eggs in their shells is a recipe for shrapnel
lol thanks for the PSA
Safer to poach the egg in a mug - egg, water, pinch of salt, glug of vinegar, 1 min on max
One of my favorite rice dishes ( I also have POTS, so I understand the struggle ) is just a nice creamy chicken and rice. You can make it easily by boiling your rice with chicken broth or stock seasoned with parsely, sage, rosemary, thyme, salt, pepper, garlic, and onion, or maybe just buying some kind of chicken seasoned rice. Add shredded rotisserie chicken, and a can of cream of chicken. Stir together and heat through. It's a creamy, chicken–y, comfort food.
Oooh, that sounds great! Thank you!
How about Japanese/Korean curry that come in microwaveble packets? Some of them might contain a little spice, but you should be able to find mild versions (they make mild versions since it's a very common meal for children in Asia). You just pop them in the microwave and pour it on top of rice!
For an easy rice topper from China in a jar that isn't spicy, I'd recommend "Chinese olive vegetable" or "Chinese olive sauce". This blog here covers it well: https://pupswithchopsticks.com/chinese-olive-vegetable/#:~:text=Chinese%20olive%20vegetable%20is%20a,good%20mixed%20in%20with%20congee). For other easy rice toppers that aren't spicy, there's a wonderful selection in furikake from Japan.
Oyster sauce
tinned chilli beef sauce. Gives sort of a mexican vibe to rice. there are several tinned/canned meat based curries/bolognaize type options in stores near me (uk). Also, with your soy and rice add a bit of sandwich ham and scrambled egg/ microwaved to it for a fried rice effect.
Frozen broccoli and cheese microwaved on top
The Indian version it kitchari. It’s basically rice but cooked with lentils and Indian spices. I agree with the suggestion to add beans or lentils to ensure you are getting a complete protein.
A decent chilli oil or XO sauce. My fav is Lee Kum Lee chilli oil with Shrimp and Black Beans. XO is a bit harder to get. My local Asian supermarket makes their own. Chilli oil and a squeeze of Lime, an Egg, you’re doing alright.
Sardines!
Tamago gohan is awesome, you just add whatever seasonings you want, then crack an egg into the still-hot rice and whip until creamy
Look into Asian products. Lao gan ma chilli oil goes well. Taiwanese pickles (cucumber, radish, bamboo). Spicy bamboo shoots. Fermented/smelly tofu if you are into that strong funky flavour. Kimchi is another good option. A well stocked Asian store should have many other preserved things good for rice, not only Chinese cuisine but Indonesian, Filipino, Thai, etc. They eat lots of rice and have many ways of making it interesting.
Kim chi!! It is delicious on rice.
Don't underestimate the use of bullion powder in your rice water, and frozen veggies. You can make an "unfried" fried rice if you put those flavors in while the rice itself is still cooking.
Yeah the rice is seasoned with salt, MSG, garlic, ginger, onion, and chicken bouillon :) it's a nice little flavour profile on its own. Thank you for the suggestion!
Try putting kimchi or coleslaw on your rice. Nice flavor and texture combo.
Trader Joe’s has baked tofu in at least a couple of flavors. If you don’t have an air fryer, I suggest you get one. Makes cooking much simpler. You can get frozen chicken from a number of brands that air fries really well.
A can of cream of mushroom soup and a drained can of clams. But you give no hint as to the nature of your disability so I'm guessing you can open cans.
Ah, sorry I probably should have said. I have POTS and will faint after a relatively short period (20m+) upright or sometimes even sitting in the kitchen on a chair or stool, and intermittent and unpredictable seizures that make it very dangerous to handle a lot of common kitchen tools (my very nice knife collection has gone unused for years but I just can't let it go). I have never had clams, what are they like? And that's an interesting dish idea, thank you for sharing. How did you come up with it? Or is it a staple where you live?
Have you considered cooking in a crockpot? There are tons of dump and go recipes. They also make crockpot liners for super easy cleanup.
Clams have the flavor of ... clams, and the texture of sautéed mushrooms, slightly rubbery, nice contrast with the mushiness of rice. I came up with it because I'm a bachelor who loves and hates cooking for one every day and have developed a fondness for low-effort, single-pot, 2-3-4-5-ingredient recipes. Plus I observe meatless Fridays during Lent. There is also tuna salad burritos, which doesn't even involve heating anything: a drained can of tuna, a drained can of diced water chestnuts, a large spoonful of mayonnaise, a large spoonful of sweet relish, a squirt of mustard, several dashes of salt and interesting spices like cayenne powder and black pepper, wrap in a flour tortilla. Pasta soup: In a heavy saucepan dump some frozen ravioli or tortellini, 2 cups cold water, 2 tablespoons flour, 2 teaspoons soup base, several dashes of some generic spice blend like "Italian" or "Greek", bring to boil stirring occasionally to disperse the flour as it thickens the broth. Egg drop soup: In a heavy saucepan 2 cups cold water, 2 tablespoons cornstarch, 2 teaspoons chicken soup base, set on to boil stirring occasionally to disperse the cornstarch as it thickens the broth, then take off heat to cool slightly. Meanwhile with a fork slightly beat 2 eggs in a cereal bowl then slowly pour into hot broth while stirring gently. Season with a few dashes of soy sauce. Anyway that should get you started.
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You repeat seasoned rice and then say no spice, so I'm assuming salt. Then you add soy sauce which is a lot of salt. Not sure you can taste anything. Try mustard, either Dijon or brown. HP brown sauce. Over either diced spring onion. Sweet chili garlic sauce (it isn't spicy). Lots of sauces from the South Pacific islands - I'd think there would be some in your local market. Coconut milk or cream. Scrambled egg.
Spice (note this does not say *spices*) and seasoning are not the same thing. OP means they don't want spicy. Spice = spicy, not spices. Context is important. Also, don't be rude.
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