fried rice

3 cups cooked white rice (day old or leftover rice works best!)

3 tbs sesame oil

1 cup frozen peas and carrots (thawed)

1 small onion, chopped

2 tsp minced garlic

2 eggs, slightly beaten

1/4 cup soy sauce

      On medium high heat, heat the oil in a large skillet or wok.  Add the peas/carrots mix, onion and garlic. Stir fry until tender. Lower the heat to medium low and push the mixture off to one side, then pour your eggs on the other side of skillet and stir fry until scrambled. Now add the rice and soy sauce and blend all together well. Stir fry until thoroughly heated!   **You could really play around with this rice too! Try adding some diced ham, or green onion :) Yum!  

Mexican Rice Two Ways

Both of these are good alternatives to regular rice as a side dish.

Spanish Rice

Ingredients:

• 1 cup long grain rice
• 1 tsp/cube chicken bouillon
• 1 can diced tomatoes with chilies
• 1 can tomato sauce
• 1 tbsp chopped garlic

Place dry rice into pot and rinse with water.  Drain.  Add remaining ingredients and 1 cup water.  Stir to combine.  Put lid on pot and bring to boil.  Once rolling boil, reduce to low and simmer 30 min.  Remove from heat.  Keep lid on for 10-15 minutes.  Fluff. 

Cilantro Lime Rice

Ingredients:

•  2 cups uncooked long grain rice
• 3 tsp/cube chicken bouillon
• 3 cups water
• 1 bunch fresh cilantro
• 1 med. lime
• 1 tbsp olive oil

Place rice, water, bouillon into pot.  Stir to dissolve bouillon.  Lid on.  Bring to boil.  Once boiling, reduce to low and simmer 30 min (lid on).  While cooking, prepare cilantro lime mix by combining (food processor) juice and zest of lime with olive oil and cilantro (leaves) until pureed.  When rice is finished, remove lid and pour cilantro mixture into rice. Fluff/stir gently.