Healthy. Simple. Delicious.
This is an excellent side dish for just about any meat dish or can be used to stuff inside a burrito. Healthy brown rice in a snap!
Quick Spanish Brown Rice
2 cups cooked brown rice, thawed
2 tablespoons ketchup (Hunts sells a corn syrup free ketchup)
1 teaspoon chili powder
½ teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
Mix all ingredients together and mix well. Microwave in one minute increments and stir between until piping hot.
Fried Vegetable Brown Rice
1 tablespoon canola oil
2 eggs, beaten
2 cups cold cooked brown rice
2 green onions, thinly sliced
2-3 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
1 cup frozen mixed vegetables or petite peas, thawed
½ cup bean sprouts, rinsed and drained
1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds (optional)
1) Heat a large non stick skillet over high heat. Add oil. Add eggs, all at once, stir constantly and break into small pieces. Add rice and green onions. Drizzle soy sauce and sesame oil over rice. Heat through, stirring often to prevent scorching. Add mixed vegetables and bean sprouts. Taste. Season with more soy sauce if necessary. Top with sesame seeds.
Remember, be creative, add whatever vegetables you like!
To make this a quick dinner entree, add some leftover pieces of rotisserie chicken or thinly sliced leftover grilled steak or pork! Simply stir fry in the pan at the very beginning, remove from pan before adding eggs, then add back to pan after adding the rice.
Enjoy!
Angie
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