PSA: Rice cooker can make your whole dang meal for like 50 cents

So I burned another pot of rice on the stove last week and got annoyed. On a whim I threw in some cheap lentils, a can of diced tomatoes, and a handful of frozen veggies right in the rice cooker with my rice. Set it and forgot it for 20 minutes. Came back to a full meal that tasted way better than my sad microwave burritos and cost maybe 50 cents total. Anyone else use their rice cooker as a one pot hack for cheap dinners?

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kai_chen23d ago

A cup of rice plus a can of beans works perfect in my rice cooker every time.

olivermason3d ago

Man that's actually genius, I'm trying this tomorrow lol.

mark_green3d ago

70% of the time these little hacks work way better than you'd think, @olivermason. My buddy tried a similar trick with his gear last summer and it saved him hours of hassle. Just be careful not to overdo it, your mileage may vary.