A container holder and a method of using the container holder to prepare a food product are provided. The container holder includes a body having an outer wall and an inner wall joined to the outer wall at an upper portion of the body, the inner wall defining a space, a spout formed at the upper portion of the body and a handle provided opposite the spout on the body. The food product is provided in a container having a removable lid. The method includes adding liquid to the space in the container holder, heating the liquid in the container holder by using a microwave, removing the lid from the container, pouring the liquid from the container holder into the container and placing the container in the space of the container holder.