Leftover Rice Breakfast Pudding

My grandma used to make this to use up left over rice.  She always used to say "waste not, want not."  Back then, I had no idea what that meant, but I was happy to stuff myself with this delicious breakfast rice dish.

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Ingredients

• 2/3 cup of cooked rice, brown or white
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons of raisins or craisins or other dried fruit
• 2 tablespoons chopped nut of your choice, I use pecans or walnuts
• 3/4 cup of skim milk (can use 2% or whole)

Instructions

Mix rice, egg, milk and vanilla
Microwave for 45 seconds, and stir
Microwave for 45 seconds, and stir
Microwave for 45 seconds, and stir (yep, you do this three times)
Add the fruit and nuts and stir
Serve immediately

Using leftovers is becoming a lost art, especially when it's items like plain pasta, which you can't just grab, heat and eat.  Too many people just toss left over food after meals, or they stick them in the fridge and throw them out a week later, when they become a science project.  Taking the time to be more creative in finding ways to use left overs is important if you want to be more self sufficient and frugal.

Waste not, want not - what does this phrase mean to you?

Enjoy,

Jade


Image Credit:  http://tinyurl.com/mw2bd7h

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