How to Use Up Leftover Rice for Breakfast

You woke up late! You ran out of cereal! Pancakes will take to long! Must eat breakfast! BREAKFAST RICE TO THE RESCUE! This is my favorite I have ...

As much as we adore a steaming pot of freshly cooked rice, we've always had trouble mustering much enthusiasm once it crosses into the land of leftovers. Sure, there's fried rice, which can be delicious with the addition of an egg or tofu or kimchee, but we must admit that we usually find ourselves pushing the cold mass of grains farther back into the refrigerator. In an effort to be more frugal and conscientious, we're looking for inspiration for our leftovers. Here are a few ideas; please share more in the comments!

When you think of breakfast, fried rice is probably not the first thing that pops into your head. In fact, it may be nowhere on your radar. Growing up with a Japanese father, we always had a pot of cooked rice at the ready and when we had leftovers (which was often), my father would make breakfast fried rice in the morning. This is my take on a childhood favorite.

A treat using rice from the back of the fridge, bottom of the pot.

With these delicious, creative suggestions from Dinner Doctor Rachel Kelly, you'll never need to throw away leftover rice againFor a foodstuff that is consumed by half the world's population, in the west, we seem to value it so lightly. Of all the rice.
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