Receta What’s in the Fridge Quinoa Fried Rice
What’s in the Fridge Quinoa Fried Rice
February 25, 2016 By anne 4 Comments
Fried rice is so simple to make and it’s way better for you when you make it yourself. Plus it costs less and it’s an easy way to clean out your refrigerator – a win-win for sure!
The secret to good fried rice is to use chilled cooked grains. So if you don’t have any leftover cooked whole grains sitting in your fridge, cook some up ahead of time and let them chill. In this recipe I used quinoa to add a little extra protein, but you can use any type of whole grain that you want.
Fried rice is a great way to use up whatever has been hanging around your kitchen. I used zucchini, purple cabbage, broccoli, yellow bell pepper, and peas along with a left over chicken breast, but any combination of vegetable and lean protein will do.
This is a dinner that can be on the table in less than one hour. The most time-consuming part is chopping the vegetables which can be done the day before while your whole grains are cooking for a speedy dinner preparation the next day.
What's in the Fridge Quinoa Fried Rice Author: Anne Recipe type: Dinner Cuisine: Asian Serves: 4 Ingredients
1 tablespoon olive or coconut oil ½ medium onion small dice 2 cloves garlic small dice 1½ cup small broccoli florets ½ red, yellow or orange bell pepper small dice ¾ cup finely shredded purple cabbage 1 small zucchini small dice ¾ cup peas ½ cup chicken breast diced 2 eggs beaten 2 cups cooked whole grain such as rice, quinoa, farro Sauce 1½ tablespoons tamari sauce 1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger 1 teaspoon rice vinegar 1½ teaspoons sesame oil Instructions
add oil to wok or fry pan and heat over medium heat once heated, add the onions and garlic cook for about a minute add the broccoli, cabbage and peppers cook until they begin to soften add the zucchini and peas - cook for for approximately one minute more remove the vegetables from the heat and place in a separate bowl mix the ingredients of sauce together and set aside add the eggs to the pan and scramble -once eggs are cooked add the chicken, quinoa and vegetables to pan add the sauce and mix well garish with chopped fresh scallions 3.5.3208
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