Healthy Homemade Fried Rice

Healthy Homemade Fried Rice

    Author: Bold. Healthy. Homemade.

Recipe type: Lunch, Dinner, Side

Prep time:  15 mins

Cook time:  10 min

Total time:  25 mins

Serves: 6 lunch portions 

Do you ever have left over rice, that you don't know what to do with? You know how left over rice gets dry in your fridge? Or, do you find random vegetables beginning to go bad in your fridge? One of our favorite ways to solve either of these problems is with this quick and healthy Fried Rice! You can eat it as a side to any of your favorite dishes, or even have it as a meal. This version does not have meat, but feel free to add any meat of your choosing. I am also including some ideas of other vegetables that would work well in this dish.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 Tablespoon Coconut Oil (or Olive Oil)
• ½ Tablespoon Sesame Oil (optional)
• 1 Leak (chopped)
• 1 Red Bell Pepper (chopped)
• 1 Yellow Bell Pepper (chopped)
• ½ Eggplant (chopped)
• 1 Cup Spinach (chopped) 
• 3 Green Onions (greens & whites-thinly sliced)
• 1 Clove of Garlic (chopped)
• 2 Eggs
• 1/4 Cup Soy Sauce
• 1 Tablespoon Sriracha (optional)
• 4 Cups Cooked Brown Rice
• 1 Tablespoon Garlic Powder (optional)
• 1 Tablespoon Ginger Powder (optional)

Other InGREDIENTS

• Onion (any kind)
• Bok Choy
• Peas
• Peppers (any kind)
• Cauliflower
• Broccoli/Broccolini
• Mushrooms
• Tomatoes
• Green Beans
• Water Chestnuts
• Meat (Chicken, Pork, Beef- anything!)
• Tofu
• Shrimp
• Any greens (Kale, Chard)

 INSTRUCTIONS 

1. Start by chopping all of your vegetables (leak, bell peppers, eggplant, spinach, green onions, garlic). This will be the most time consuming part of this dish!
2. Place both the coconut oil and sesame oil into a wok or pot. Add in the vegetables you chopped for step one. Saute the vegetables until they are tender (about 10 minutes) 
• If you don't have sesame oil you can omit it and add another tablespoon of a different oil, but the sesame oil brings such a great flavor I would highly recommend it.
3. While the vegetables are cooking, crack 2 eggs into a dish and scramble them with a fork or whisk.
4. Dump the eggs into the wok with the vegetables, giving it a few stirs to keep them from clumping together.
5.  While the veggies continue to cook, in a seperate bowl mix together the soy sauce, Sriracha, garlic powder, and ginger powder. If you like it spicy, add more Sriracha! 
6. When the vegetables are tender, stir in the cooked rice. Finish by adding the Sriracha/Soy mixture, making sure it is evenly distributed throughout the rice. Cook for 1 more minute and serve!