Bachelor'S Stew
["rice (5 to 6 servings)", "2 cans Progresso vegetable soup or 2 cans minestrone, beef barley", "1 tsp. curry powder (optional)"]
["Cook rice according to standard convention (white, brown, wild, preferably, not Minute rice).", "When rice is cooked, add soup. Stir in the curry powder to taste.", "Serve with bread and milk for a bachelor's balanced diet. Gets better with age!"]
["rice", "vegetable soup", "curry powder"]