Sunday, January 16, 2011

Chinese Fried Rice Recipe For a Healthier Diet

A good way to serve vegetables to your family is this Chinese fried rice recipe. Fruits and vegetables contain the necessary vitamins, minerals, and fiber needed to prevent many chronic diseases. The Chinese fried rice recipe shown below uses a variety of vegetables. Try this for anyone who would not eat their veggies any other way.

Chinese Fried Rice Recipe:

Pan Fried Chicken

What will you need:

1 16-oz. package of mixed frozen vegetables or a package of frozen peas and carrots
1 cup of frozen onions and peppers stir-fry vegetables
1 8.8oz package of brown rice cooked
4 tsp of olive oil or canola oil divided
2 - 3 eggs
4 tbsp stir-fry sauce. Store bought is fine, preferably one with low sodium
Lime wedges
Crushed red peppers (if desired)

Method:

Heat 2 tbsp of olive or canola oil in a wok or a large non-stick skillet on medium heat. Whisk the eggs and add to the oil. Make the scramble eggs by stirring occasionally until set. Remove from the pan and set aside. Increase the heat to medium high and add the remaining 2 tbsp of the oil to the pan. Stir fry all the frozen vegetables and cook for about five minutes or until tender. Remember to never over cook the vegetables in order to prevent nutrient loss.

Add the stir fry sauce and if you wish the crushed peppers also. Add the cooked brown rice and the scrambles eggs. Heat through. Lastly squeeze the lime juice to give this Chinese fried rice recipe an extra flavor. This recipe is good if you have left over rice and chicken. Or you can add tofu and omit the eggs and make this a vegetarian Chinese fried rice recipe. You can add pre-cooked shrimps to this and make it a seafood Chinese fried rice recipe. Note: Brown rice was used but white rice will work just fine.

Tips for healthier eating:

- Always have packages of frozen vegetables and stir-fry in your freezer. These can be used to make many other stir-fry healthy dinners besides this Chinese fried rice recipe.

- Experiment using brown rice instead of white rice in other recipes and see if your family will like it.

Chinese Fried Rice Recipe For a Healthier Diet

Remember to exercise and eat a healthy and balance diet everyday to prevent diseases like cancer, high blood pressure, stoke and diabetes. If you would like to Learn How To Cook Low Fat and Low Carb healthy Chinese Food check out this Chinese food recipe cookbook at http://www.healthychinesevegetarian.info.

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