Veggie Fried Rice

Leftover rice. It can go one of two ways with leftover rice with me. It can be left in the fridge till its beyond edible (yeah, sometimes i just forget its in there) or I can make another use for it.
I wasn’t loving the dry texture of this rice so i thought I would make another use for it. While spending yet another day on my couch I was sucked into the “Baby Hour” on TLC. You know the programs… “A Baby Story”, “Bringing home Baby”, etc etc. Yes I watch those shows partially because I am madly in love with babies but also because I love watching how different people approach parenthood.
But the last episode I saw was of this beautiful mixed couple, the guy was asian and I think the girl was hawaiin or phillipine – freakin gorgeous couple… ANYWAY hubs was making wifey breakfast and he whipped up Fried Rice… I was like HUH? And for the mere 5 seconds they showed him cooking i was thinking up brunch.
C’mere leftover rice… I got an idea. I was going to make my Hungry Girls recipe of Veggie Scramble using eggwhites, a little cheese, and a Dr. Praeger Veggie Burger (yum) and remembered that the Dr. Praeger Veggies burgers are CHOCK FULL of chopped up veggies. That would make a perfect crumble to make a veggie fried rice. Heat a pan and add a few drops of roasted sesame seed oil ( man this oil is deliciously fragrant when its heated!) And then throw in 1/2 a cup of rice. While you get the sesame oil lovin on the rice, defrost the veggie burger in the microwave for 20 seconds. After its defrosted, Crumble it over the rice. Give it a few folds to get the sesame flavor on the crumble.

then I add an egg to the party. Eggs in fried rice are kind of like Glue. While the egg is cooking with the rice, be sure to constantly fold the mixture to make sure the eggs are well incorporated into the mix. Add some soy sauce (I added a little bit of onion powder and garlic powder too).

This is after i added a 1/2 tablespoon of soy sauce. You can add more or less according to your taste… but soy sauce gives it a nice color and a generous portion of salt.

It doesnt take too long to make ( about 10 mins or less actually) and it really helped add some moisture to my dry rice. I was a nice portion of rice and with the addition of the veggie burger proved to be a filling dish as well! I washed this down with a cup of coffee… not the greatest combo. Next time i will have my homemade iced tea.

Try this and feel free to add your own touch to it. Maybe some red pepper flakes for a spicy kick! yum!

Inspired by Hungry-Girl

Howdy Folks, Happy Friday.
If you haven’t been influenced by Hungry-Girl and her incredibly amazing recipes, prepare yourself.
I was feeling bored with my normal “go to” foods and boredom can lead to wandering off the beaten path to an over-eaten path… We don’t want that.
Sometimes I like to take my cookbooks (all 25 of them) and scatter them onto the floor, i sit in the middle of them all armed with a highlighter, some post its and a notepad and I get busy planning or getting ideas. This week was a major success as I am going to share two recipes from the first Hungry Girl cookbook that have really impressed me… and hopefully you too!
The first thing that caught my eye was the veggie Scramble.
one Dr. Praegger’s Veggie Burger ( i used the Tex Mex flavor)
2 egg whites or 1 egg or 1/4 cup of egg substitute

Heat or defrost veggie burger and crumbled into a pan of egg whites. You can either make an omelet or a scramble. i chose scramble since i was in a hurry.

I topped it with lite mexican cheese…

and served it taco style on a whole wheat tortilla. This was amazing! Like a veggie huevos rancheros! I am keeping this EASY recipe in the vault (aka my brain) for later uses! this hearty mama jamma was about 200 calories!

take that!

Next up I decided to try hungrygirls Buffalo Chicken Salad… its an easy one too.

One chicken breast- cooked any way you please. I chose to grill it.

Next, slice it, dice it, and pour 2 tbsp of Franks red Hot and 1 tbsp of parm cheese on it and mix up.

Mix it up and heat for 45 sec in the micro… careful- this smells like some crazy good buffalo wings minus the grease…

Serve it on a bed of chopped romaine and carrots. I drizzled mine with low fat ranch.

this salad was amazingly satisfying and easy to make. I love salads but the regular ol‘ chicken salad can get boring. this is a great way to add variety to your foods without adding tons of fat and cals. yes, this one is going in the vault.

After behaving all day, i came home to this.

Fajitas.

By.

The.

Pound.

Oh me, oh my!

2 Fajitas and I called it a day… stay tuned for lots of mexican fare in the next posts.

Just a note on how much i love Hungry Girl. Her recipes are easy because they are meant for usually one to two people and consist of ingredients that you have in your cupboards already.

Do you have any healthy mock ups of your fave foods that you would like to share with the class???