Best single-serve microwave rice cups

Top pick: Minute Ready-to-Eat Butter and Sea Salt rice cups (2-pack). Minute's ready-to-eat line is the most consistent of the single-serve cups — one minute in the microwave, rice that stays separate rather than gluey, and the butter-and-sea-salt version is plain enough to sit under anything.

Who the others suit:

• Cilantro & lime jasmine — for burrito bowls, fish and anything that wants a lift of citrus.
• Yellow rice — for a quick side with chicken or a rice-and-beans night.
• Ben's Original jasmine cup — if you want plain jasmine with no seasoning at all.
• Rice-A-Roni cups — for a saucier, more seasoned cup when you want flavor built in.

Skip the jalapeño Minute cups for now — no store had them in stock.