Fried Rice

(Sorry for the lame picture ... I forgot to take a picture until almost the very end of our meal...this is what I got!)

Ever have one of those days when you just don't know what to make?  I opened my fridge and found some random items that left me uninspired.  Until I noticed a tub of rice I'd made a few days ago from Angie's Chicken and Rice recipe.  I had a lot of leftover rice and I honestly wasn't sure if we'd ever eat it.  I'm not good with leftovers.

I saw I had some baby carrots and green onions in my produce drawer, which reminded me I had some frozen peas in the freezer.  Suddenly I got the inspiration "FRIED RICE!"  I've never made it before, so I was nervous that it wouldn't come out very good...but I gotta say, I liked it!  Matt did, too.  We both had seconds!

Fried Rice

*Prepare 2 cups of brown rice (or white) as you normally would...set aside and let cool

*Chop up baby carrots (I probably did about 10 carrots)

*Boil baby carrots for about 5 minutes, then add some peas to the boiling water for about a minute (I probably used half a cup of peas)

*Chop up some green onions (I used 2 stocks)

*Heat up a frying pan or wok, add 2 tbsp oil (I used vegetable oil ... but I think Extra Virgin Olive Oil would be better for health purposes)

*Add veggies to the pan (be careful the pan isn't overly hot...I burned myself with splattering hot oil!)

*After the veggies have been frying in the oil for about 30 seconds, add two eggs and scramble them with the veggies.

*Add the cooked rice to the veggies/eggs

(I cut up some cut up cooked chicken and added that as well)

*Pour some soy sauce (to taste) and stir well.

Voila!  It was easy and yummy!