should try quinoa in the pressure cooker again. apparently 3 minutes is a good amount.
I wonder if I can double the recipe for kale soup.
- There should not be more than 16 cups cooked rice in the Instant Pot and since 1 cup raw makes 3 cups cooked we have to divide the 16 by 3. That makes 5.3 cups.
The calculation is only theory though. I have not tried that many cups in my own 6-quart. 4 cups raw dry rice are the maximum I have cooked myself without any issues and with perfect results.
I don’t see how the calculus works for kale soup, compared to e.g. some canned veggie soup.
Cycle testing now:
- 4 cups long grain white rice (
- 4 cups water
- 4 cups frozen vegetable medley
- 2 cups frozen broccoli (Co-op)
- 1 tablespoon Knorr powdered chicken broth
Cook on Rice setting.
Was a little bit mushy and some of the rice was burned on the bottom. Not bad enough to change though.
Mix in the protein:
Either
- Chicken breasts
- 3 cans lentils
- 3 cans mixed beans medley
- 4 cans tuna
- Crushed eggs
Should look into ramens.
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Canned lentils are already cooked . Just rinse well and they are ready to use.
The frozen vegetable medley is not pre-cooked.
However, co-op’s frozen broccoli is pre-cooked.
the flat rubbermaid containers I’m using are about a third smaller than the tall ones I used to use. Interesting
roasting pan
The breakdown per burrito is great!
- Box of 5 dozen eggs = $8.50
- 1 1/4 lb cheese (from 2 lb block) = $3
- 3 onions = $1.75
- 3 lbs bacon = $9
- Pre-made hash-browns = $2.60
- 60 tortillas = $4
- Milk/half and half (on hand usually) = $.50
Total cost 29.35, .49 per burrito!
https://www.reddit.com/r/MealPrepSunday/comments/5tomy4/breakfast_burrito_wall_complete/
oh my god 60 tortillas for $4! can’t do that anymroe.
Wonder if there’s a way I can use frozen spinach here. the trick is that defrosting frozen veggies just takes so long…
Any canned veggies that would be a replacment for Romaine and would go well on wraps?
The great thing about meals like the chicken wraps is that they don’t need to be heated and I don’t feel self-concious eat them anywhere - I’ve just gone outside to a park bench near work (so I can run over).
tried the stovetop quinoa recipe with
- add 5 cups water, lid on pot
- add 3 cups frozen broccoli, wait for return to boil
- add 3 cups quinoa
- 0.5 cups cheap oilve oil
- 1 cup lemon juice
- set to 700 W
- timer for 12 mins (builtin)
- Turn off, timer for 15 mins
Mix. Need a bigger pot to be able to mix properly, needed to use mixing bowl.
Added the 6-bean mix, but lentils would also be good.
Not enough green.
A little bit too wet, probably from the frozen broc. Could have used less water.
Want to try with frozen spinach sometime.
Just a little bit too much lemon juice, I think. Maybe 3/4 cup would be better.
Containers are too small. Want rubbermaid 8 cup rectangular takealongs.