Having cooked white rice ready to use can make everyday meal preparation much easier. Instead of cooking rice from scratch every time, many families prefer preparing a larger batch and keeping individual portions ready for quick lunches, dinner recipes, rice bowls, casseroles, and side dishes.
The jars shown in the picture look convenient and attractive, but there is an important difference between storing cooked rice in containers for short-term use and creating shelf-stable canned rice. Rice is a low-acid food, so simply placing cooked rice into jars, sealing them, and storing them at room temperature is not a safe home-canning method.
For convenient meal prep, however, you can prepare a large batch of fluffy white rice and portion it into airtight containers for refrigeration or freezing. This gives you almost all of the convenience of the jarred version while keeping the preparation simple.
Easy Make-Ahead White Rice
Ingredients
2 cups long-grain white rice
3 cups water, or the amount recommended on your rice package
½ teaspoon salt, optional
1 teaspoon olive oil or butter, optional
Step 1: Rinse the Rice
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