A Healthy Fried Rice

Happy Hump Day!

Today is filled with our walk session with my good friend and her baby, some errands, pulling weeds, and working on another little secret project. Don't you wish you were me? Exciting stuff, I must say.

The other night I got thinking about Chinese food. When you order do you get fried rice or white rice as your side? I usually order white rice, thinking it is healthier than the oil-laden fried rice. Am I right? Who knows. Of course, if they have a brown rice option (which they usually don't) then I order that.

What do you order?

This thought, got me thinking about fried rice and that I've never made it! To find a recipe I turned to the tried and true Better Homes & Garden, trusted cookbook. I'm pretty sure everyone either has a copy of this cookbook, or has seen it in their mom's kitchen. It is America's #1 Cookbook since 1930...

Upon looking at the recipe, it actually wasn't too bad for ya! And I made it even healthier by swapping out white rice for brown, adding in some more veggies, and limiting the oil.

Pretty darn good! Laura, if you are reading this, I will be entering it into your Meatless Monday roundup. Plus, head to her site, as she's having a giveaway!

Healthy Fried Rice

2 eggs, beaten (I used our farm fresh eggs!)

1 t. soy sauce

1 t. sesame oil or canola oil

1 clove garlic, minced

1 t. cooking oil

1/2 c. thinly cut celery (I used asparagus, as I had no celery)

1 c. sliced mushrooms

2 c. cooked brown rice

1 carrot, diced or shredded

1/2 c. frozen peas

2 T. soy sauce

1/4 c. sliced green onion (I used yellow onion)

In a small bowl combine eggs and the 1 t. soy sauce. Pour sesame oil into wok or large skillet over medium heat. Add egg mixture and garlic. Cook to scramble, then remove from pan. Pour cooking oil into wok and return to medium-high heat. Stir-fry celery/asparagus for 1 minute. Add mushrooms, carrots, peas, and onion and stir-fry an additional 2 minutes or until crisp tender.

Add cooked rice and additional 2 T. soy sauce. Cook and stir until heated through. Add cooked eggs and stir for another minute until fully heated through.

*Any other additions can be added to this dish - hot sauce, red pepper flakes, etc.

Now, when I make stir-fry, this side dish will be accompanying it! Perfectly done, without all the added stuff you just know restaurants throw in.

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