My ever continuous quest to find yummy and fast meals for my family, as led me to my newest taste-test- Minute Steamers. I am fairly overbooked these days. But between keeping the house somewhat clean, chauffeuring the kids to various activities, actually spending quality time with family, and attending numerous meetings for my volunteer responsibilities my time is precious. A little help making supper is always appreciated. And I image this degree of chaos is only going to continue as the kids get older. Oh, no!
I’m proud to say, I can successfully cook rice. It took me many years of married life before I reached that momentous achievement. But popping these little Minute Steamer bags into the microwave is easy. Super easy. I almost feel a little guilty about it easy. Almost.
Pre-made friend rice, ready in 4 minutes! Score!
Do notice that these bags are frozen. You can pick some up at your local Walmart in the freezer section.
So how is the taste? I tried three different varieties- brown rice, friend rice, and Spanish rice. Overall I thought the taste was great. Obviously, not as good as homemade, but consistency was perfect we easily scarfed down the entire package in no time. Which really leads me to my only complaint. The bags are very small. Maybe my family just eats a lot of rice? (I do have three growing boys), but there was no way one bag was going to work for our family of five at meal time. However, two page did the trick, with a little bit of leftovers.
Brown Rice
Fried Rice
Spanish Rice
As you might notice in the meals I made, the meat in each dish as homemade, but the rice was prepackaged. Mixing homemade with ready to serve items is a great way to establish balance. A little extra help, but at little homemade goodness too:)
If you are looking for a little inspiration for dinner at your house, check out Four Ingredient Meals with Four-Minute Steamers. This website offers ideas combining kitchen staples with Steamers to create yummy, simple meals the whole family can enjoy.
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Which Minute Steamer variety interests you the most? fried rice
The fried rice looks yummy! 🙂
love to try the fried rice
sibabe64 at ptd dot net
I love rice, so that’s a hard choice for me, but if I had
to choose I would want to try the fried rice to see how
it would taste and turn out from being steamed.
fried rice
I think I would like the fried rice.
Either the brown rice ( cause I could add it in to some meals I have planned next week) or the fried rice!
The Spanish Rice looks good.
the fried rice looks good.
Definitely the Spanish Rice.
The Brown & Wild Rice Flavor would be my choice.
I love rice all different ways but I would love to try the fried rice one.
I would like to try the fried rice.
The fried rice
Fried Rice
Kims2312@verizon.net
I would love to try the Fried Rice
fried rice
The fried rice…but I’d probably use the white rice more often.
Thanks!
the brown rice interests me the most
Broccoli and Cheese Rice or the Spanish Rice
I would like to try the Spanish rice flavor in the minute steamers from minute rice, would be perfect for Mexican night dinners at our house which we love and do often. Thanks
sewitupjulie@gmail.com
either the brown or the spanish i cna’t make up my mind
brown rice!
we do taco tuesday every week and more often than not, serve some kind of rice. i’d like to try the spanish rice to streamline my dinner prep a little!
The fried rice looks awesome!
I would love to try the Spanish Rice first
Spanish Rice for Me! Thanks!
The fried rice looks delicious!!
Fried rice
the spanish rice!
my tummy says fried rice, but my brain says stick with brown
I would like to try the spanish rice.
Spanish Rice looks yummy! 🙂
fried rice
I think the Fried Rice looks interesting — I could see this ending up in my daughter’s college dorm …..
i’d like to try the fried rice
Whole grain brown rice
The fried rice looks delicious!
I’d Like To Try The Fried Rice !:)
Fried rice – I know I’m going to be buying me some of those
the fried rice i just love it so much.
I’d love to try the Spanish rice. Thanks for the chance.
The Spanish Rice looks good.
The Spanish rice sounds good!
Brown rice would be great since it takes so long to make from scratch
The brown rice 🙂
Absolutely fried rice!
I’d love to try the Fried Fry
The Spanish Rice
Spanish Rice
Spanish rice!
i want to try the fried rice
I would love to try the fried rice first 🙂
The Whole Grain Brown Rice looks good.
Fried Rice is my pick 🙂
The fried rice
The Fried Rice looks delicious to me.
The spanish rice for sure!
I want to try the Fried rice
The spanish rice sounds really good!
The Spanish Rice interests me the most, yummy 🙂
I think the Fried Rice looks good. 🙂
THE FRIED RICE
Spanish Rice
I think the brown rice looks very good.
The fried rice one
I like the Minute® Steamers – Brown & Wild Rice.
I’m interested in the Fried Rice variety.
Fried Rice
The fried rice
I would like the fried rice.
The brown rice would be what I would buy. That takes a long time to cook & I use mostly whole grains in my home.
Definitely Fried Rice
I’d like to try the fried rice
Fried rice
Thanks for the giveaway >^..^<
They all sound tasty, but I would try fried rice first.
the Spanish rice is what i’d love to try
Spanish Rice!
I would like the Fried Rice.
Brown Rice!
The brown rice sounds awesome… I like how versatile it is 🙂
I would love to try the Brown Rice!
Thank You!
i want to try the spanish rice, i bet it is so good
The Whole Grain Brown Rice! That is the only type of rice I eat.
Fried Rice
The fried rice looks yummy!
Spanish Rice.
The spanish rice
fried rice
The fried rice
I’d love to try the Spanish rice 🙂
The Fried Rice
annabella @ centurytel dot net
Would love to try the spanish rice
The fried rice sounds really good!
petchk79@gmail.com
Brown Rice would be great
I would try the fried rice
the spanish rice sounds interesting
The Fried Rice!!!
fried rice!!
taylormarves at gmail dot com
Love to try the Fried Rice!
brown rice looks delish
fried rice
tcogbill at live dot com
The fried rice.
The fried and brown rice look good! Thanks for the cool giveaway! 🙂
I love the fried rice – could just add some chicken for a full meal.
The Spanish Rice interests me the most.
Fried Rice is my choice!
Fried rice yum!
The Spanish Rice – great side for tacos or burritos
Fried Rice
Thanks
partymix25(at)hotmail(dot)com
brown rice
kport207 at gmail dot com
would love to try the fried rice
fried rice
brown rice
the Spanish Rice
The Fried Rice sounds delicious and would go with a lot of things.
I’d like to try the Broccoli and Cheese rice.
I’m interested in trying the Fried Rice. 🙂
The spanish rice!
Fried Rice 🙂
the Spanish rice sounds good!
I’d like to taste the Spanish Rice. Please accept my entry. Thank you.
Spanish rice would be my first pick.
I want to try the Brown Rice first. Thanks!
probley brown rice
I would love to try the fried rice!
Fried rice
twitted this today, 01/10
The fried rice steamers looks good.
fried rice sounds great
The Spanish Rice sounds good! Thanks for the tasty giveawaY!
The fried rice
i would love to try the mac and cheese
I would like the Fried Rice.
Fried rice!
I like the Fried Rice.
Brown Rice
Looks easy-peasy, mac & cheesy!
Fried!!!
The fried rice:)
The Spanish Rice or Fried Rice would be ones that I would love to try!
The fried rice one looks great! I can make it with frozen egg rolls for a quick and inexpensive meal instead of Chinese take out.
The fried rice variety sounds awesome!
Fried rice
Mmm now I’m craving rice! 😀
I’m a plain jane kinda girl. I’d be thrilled with just plain old rice.
fried rice
Spanish rice–yum!
my kids love fried rice, so i’d try that one for sure
Fried Rice sounds awesome!
spanish rice
I love brown rice.
I love the brown rice
The Spanish Rice looks the best to me.
the brown rice!
Mac and Cheese!
Spanish rice looks amazing!
Definitely the fried rice
fried rice
Spanish Rice looks great!
The Spanish rice, I’m horrible at making it home made.
Fried Rice for sure!
coriwestphal at msn dot com
Spanish Rice sounds rockin
The Spanish Rice looks yummy
Fried Rice. I have not seen these yet at my Walmart but will watch for them next trip there. Thanks!
i love fried rice
I like to try the fried rice
the fried rice. always looking for a side for my stirfry!
I think I like fried rice best.
The fried rice would probably be the one I would purchase
I wanna try the Spanish Rice!!
the brown rice
I’d like to try the fried rice.
The Spanish rice sounds great!
the fried rice looks yummy
The Fried Rice looks great.
The Brown rice sounds nice.
I would like the spanish rice
The fried rice sounds yummy!
fried rice
The spanish rice looks good.
I would like to try the Spanish Rice!
fried rice
vmkids3 at msn dot com
The fried rice looks great!
I’d like to try the Spanish Rice the most.
I’d like brown rice. Thanks for the giveaway.
The Fried Rice!!!
ptavernie at yahoo dot com
fried rice
id love the fried rice
The fried Rice!
The brown rice
I would like to try the brown rice
I would like to try the white rice.
The fried rice looks the best to me
fried rice
The fried rice looks great!
I am most interested in trying the brown rice. Thank you for the contest entry.
The Fried Rice……. I love Fried rice………. but they all look really good……….
I would want to try the fried rice
mightynaynay(at)cs.com
the spanish rice looks good
Fried rice looks delicious to me!
This would be great to win.
Spanish rice
Fried Rice!
the brown rice looks good to me, we don’t eat white rice anymore!
I’d definitely try the fried rice!
I’d like to try the spanish rice!
The spanish rice looks yummy to me.
Whole grain brown rice.
I am most interested in the fried rice.
I’d like the Spanish rice.
We like the brown rice but I”m very interested in the fried rice.
The Fried Rice
spanish rice
spanish rice
fried rice
Definitely the fried rice.
For sure, the brown rice. Working on getting more whole grains.
I want to try the fried rice
the fried rice
I want to try the Fried Rice!
chrissylea1979 (at)gmail(dot) com
Fried Rice
Love the Fried Rice!
The fried rice is the one that I would like to try.
I would like to try the fried rice.
Fried Rice is my Steamers of choice!
The fried rice one will make so many tasty dinners
I would love to try the Brown rice since it’s so good for you!
I would love to try the fried rice! I love this!
The Fried Rice!
Fried rice.
The fried rice looks yummy
Fried Rice
An alternative to pasta sides!
the fried rice
Spanish Rice sounds very good!
Fried Rice
the spanish rice variety interests me the most 🙂
Spanish Rice sounds yummy!
I would love to try the brown rice.
fried rice looks good.
The Brown Rice interests me.
Definitely the fried rice!
Definitely the Spanish rice 🙂