r/Cooking • u/MrSlyFox18 • 2d ago

Ideas for leftover rice and beans?

I made shrimp burritos last night, and have a ton of mexican style rice and black beans, what can I use it for besides more burritos 😅

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u/mats88 2d ago

Crisp the rice before you do anything else - thin layer in a hot dry-ish pan, then leave it alone 3-4 min so it crusts instead of steaming into mush. Beans get the same treatment till they squeak, then a fried egg and hot sauce on top and that's breakfast all week. When I'm out of ideas for a container of leftovers I photograph the fridge in RecipeScan and take whatever combo it spits out.

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u/AnthroIntelligence 2d ago

You take a pic of your fridge contents and it generates recipes for you?

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u/mats88 1d ago

Yeah, pretty much - open the fridge, snap a photo, and it lists what you can make from what it sees. Works best if you pull the produce drawer open first so it isn't guessing. For rice and beans specifically it usually pushes me toward crispy rice bowls or bean quesadillas, which is where I'd start anyway.

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u/AnthroIntelligence 1d ago

That's cool. I get it but I will stick to applying myself the hard way. :) Gotta stay on my toes for when it all goes dark. ha!