I recently bought 50lbs of rice. Yes, I said 50lbs of rice. I think we might be eating lots of rice in the near future. At the time 50lbs seemed like such a great idea. We have been eating a lot of rice recently and since we don’t live close to any stores I like to stock up on things.
It was also cheaper, we did save a few cents a pound, not a lot, but we did save. Rice also lasts a long time. It really doesn’t go bad.
But when I got home after purchasing my 50lb bag of rice, it hit me that I now had to deal with 50lbs of rice. I am now wondering what I was thinking when I bought the 50lb bag. I really think the 25lb bag would have been plenty of rice for quite awhile.
So, now I get to get creative and find ways to use my 50lb bag of rice. I see stir fry, fried rice, meat and gravy over rice, etc. I hope you all like rice because I see lots of rice recipes coming to my site over the next few months.
Today’s recipe of course contains rice.
We love fried rice. It is one of those things that you can really change up by using different meats or vegetables in it. This recipe is a little different because it uses ground beef, which is not usually in fried rice, but it works well.
This is a good way to use up rice, especially if you are like me and have 50lbs of it. This is an easy and frugal meal that my whole family loved.
Beef Fried Rice
- 1 pound ground beef
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 cup finely chopped carrots
- 1 cup celery, finely chopped (optional)
- 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
- 3/4 cup chopped fresh mushrooms
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger (or use a little fresh if you have some)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 5 cups cooked long grain rice
- 2 eggs, scrambled
- 1/3 -1/2 cup soy sauce
In a large skillet, brown beef. Drain all but 2-3 tablespoons fat and add garlic, carrots, celery, and onion cook until onions are slightly tender. Then add mushrooms and cook until all vegetables are tender. Add ginger, salt, pepper, rice and eggs; stir until well mixed and eggs are cooked. Add soy sauce and heat through.
I love to cook and bake, and it is a good thing, because my family loves to eat. I live with my husband and three kids on 43 acres in Northeastern Oklahoma. Between homeschooling, helping in my husband’s dental office, working on our property, taking care of three dogs, and raising hogs as a side job/hobby, I am constantly on the go like most of you.
I’ve done that, too. Not with rice but I have bought huge quantities thinking it was a great idea only to wonder what was going through my head at the store.
Thanks for sharing this at Slightly Indulgent Mondays!
This sounds yummy! I cook up rice and we use it throughout the week in wraps for lunch!
I love the new look I your blog!
This looks yummy! Looks somewhat like a dish I’ve had at an Indian restaurant called queema biryani. I will probably have a better chance of getting my kids to eat your version than the biryani one, though! Looking forward to trying it out.
fix the image in the upper left i can see a mistake from the eraser tool. good rice by the way im eating it now.
I love rice, but boy-howdy that’s a lot! LOL You could always add some in some in soup while it cooks, make rice pudding, rice pilaf (one of my fav’s and very simple), stuffed cabbage, list is endless. Ooo rice for breakfast is good too, little bit of milk, butter and sugar. I luv’d that as a kid. My grandmother use to make some type of rice dish that was put in a mold. Good luck and I look forward to your rice recipes
The good thing about rice is that it does not really go bad as long as you store it well.
My husband used to eat rice with milk and a little sugar in it all the time. It is a nice easy, frugal, breakfast.
WOW!! Never thought to try it with ground beef!! Fried rice is awesome because you can throw in whatever you have on hand!! Thanks for the great idea!