One Micro Rice Should Feed Two Adults

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One packet of microwave rice, when served as a side to, say, chilli or curry, should serve two adults.

Your votes, please.

when I first si##discoveredit a few years ago, I used to eat the whole pack - then I noticed that it was supposed to be two servings, so cut down to that.
I did a really low carb diet for a while - now have either a third or half a packet, depending on how hungry I am and whether I'm likely to finish the packet if I split in three.
I know its super lazy, but if you're cooking for one person, faffing about boiling rice rather than shoving the portion you want in a microwave is a big faff. If I was cooking for more than two people, or needed more than one pouch, I'd definitely cook rice from scratch.

One pack feeds two adults here. But l prefer more of the curry or whatever than rice. Do my DP probably has 2/3or the pack and l have a small bit.

Are we talking sachets or the rigid plastic pots because I think the sachets are a bit small whereas the pots are fine for two? I only use them for egg fried rice or pilau rice so end up frying them with other stuff and it's plenty. Even so after watching Eat well for less I've started boiling my own and freezing it to reduce plastic.

A forkful ? I’d be bloated after that. I sniff a grain. I’m size 6.

I use them as super lazy work lunches sometimes. Packet of rice and tinned mackerel. Always eat a full one

Defo taat

All the people saying it's disgusting - why? Genuine question! I am bit of a pre-prepared food snob and there's loads I think is disgusting but microwave rice is ... all right. It's inoffensive. And super quick on days you don't have time to cook 'proper' rice.

A packet of rice serves 2 adults here. But I'm not a big rice fan so I only like a little bit. If everyone was mad about rice then wouldn't be enough

I don’t know as I haven’t had microwave rice since I was a student.

The obvious solution to all of the problems with microwave rice is to buy normal rice and cook it in a pan of water for 10 minutes, then you can have precisely the portion size you want, nicely cooked and with a fraction of the amount of packaging.

1 pack between 2 here also. I couldn't eat a whole pack. But I have dated men in the past that could probably eat 2 packs by themselves!

A thread about micro rice portioning is ridiculous in itself, but people saying it's also a TAAT

Eat as much or as little rice as you please, and let others do the same

This is about the bloke who ate a meal for 4 and topped it up with 2 packs of rice isn’t it? You gotta admire it really.

One pack of micro rice is plenty in our house for two adults, sometimes even between us two and a toddler!.

We have average sized dinner plates, one micro-rice pretty much fills a whole plate, so we'd definitely share one packet between two people as a side.

We have 3 between 4.dh is active and eats nearly one. Hi wicked recipes are mostly one pack per person.

Clearly we're freaks as we split it between 4. But we're not really rice lovers either. Its more of an emergency last minute meal with a cheap curry sauce and tinned chickpeas, done in 4 minutes.

Clearly we're freaks as we split it between 4. But we're not really rice lovers either. Its more of an emergency last minute meal with a cheap curry sauce and tinned chickpeas, done in 4 minutes.

Done in four minutes...eaten in one.

An emergency last minute meal with a cheap curry sauce and tinned chickpeas, done in 4 minutes

That’s a good one, I’ll have to remember it.

One pack of microwave rice is enough for two adults. You have half a pack of rice, veggies on the side, plus the "main" part of your dinner. That's plenty for most people.

Yep, two thirds for DP one third for me. I use micro rice as it means less waste. I always make too much otherwise.

abstimineous (spelling?!)
Well, as you're asking - abstemious

Am loving the appalled judginess around microwave rice

Yes, I would share 1 pack with 2 adults.

I agree with most people that it's not really enough for one but too much for two. We generally deal with that by having something else on the side too - a mini naan or onion bhaji with curry, garlic bread or tortilla chips with chilli etc. Those pouches are called emergency rice in our house! For those nights where you really just need to eat now (portion of chilli or curry out of the freezer and in the microwave - dinner on your knee inside of 10 mins!).

Or my first sentence should read not really enough for two but too much for one!!

Depends when DC 1 is home I use 2 packets between 4 of us and usually have a bit left over. If they are away I use one packet between 3 of us.