Family Favorite Fried Rice

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Family Favorite Fried Rice

*10 Baby Carrots Chopped or 2 whole Carrots

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*1/2 White Onion Chopped (I used a Sweet Onion because that’s what I had.)

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*2 tablespoons Extra Light Olive Oil

*3 Eggs Scrambled

*2 Cloves of Garlic Pressed or Chopped or 1/2 teaspoon Garlic Powder

*2 tablespoons Butter

*3/4 cup Frozen Peas (Put in strainer and rinse with hot water until thawed.)

*3 cups dried White or Brown Rice Rinsed and Cooked (I used 1 1/2 cups White 1/2 cup Brown for my rice cooker with 3 Cups water.) Follow directions on your Rice Cooker or package of Rice you Use. I added 2 teaspoons of Chicken Bouillon Granules to the water of the Rice before cooking.

*1/4 cup Lite Soy Sauce or to your taste

I like to use a Cast Iron Pan but you can just use a frying pan of your choice. I heat up Pan just until hot and add Extra Lite Olive Oil.

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Add to Frying Pan the Carrots And Onions sauté a about 5 minutes. Then add Garlic and sauté 1 more minute. Add Butter, when melted remove from heat and add to cooked Rice.

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Add to cooked Rice.

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After Eggs are Scrambled add to Cooked Rice along with already added Carrots and Onions.

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Add thawed Peas.

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Add 1/4 cup Lite Soy Sauce.

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Mix altogether.

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Ready to serve.

Rice Cooker Rice

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I used a rice cooker it took 55 minutes. Follow the directions on your Rice Cooker or do stove top method on the package of Rice.

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Finished Rice.

Optional: Chicken could be added to Rice or my family just likes it on the side.

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You can find how to cook the chicken here gardenseedsandhoneybees

This recipe is adapted from Nicea’s Favorite Rice from Good Things Utah. The recipe is not up anymore on their site.

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I hope you enjoy.

Lindy

Twice Baked Russet Potatoes

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Twice Baked Russet Potatoes

*6 Russet Potatoes

Wash or scrub any dirt on your potatoes and then rub with olive oil.
Bake 400* F. For about 1 hour. Remove from oven and cool until you can handle them.

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Poke each potato a few times with a fork, some people skip this step but I have had a potato explode in the oven and it is a mess to clean up.

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Cut through length wise each baked potato and clean out centers of potatoes and place in bowl.

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Add to plain potatoes: 1/2 to 3/4 cup Cream or Greek Yogurt, 1/4 cup Butter, 1/2 cup milk (I used skim) and salt and pepper to your taste.

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Mash with a potato masher or use a mixer and whip them.

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Next, spoon potato mixeture into empty potato skins and top with 1 Tablespoon of each shredded Mozzarella, Parmesan Cheese and sprinkle with dried or fresh chives.

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Bake 350* F. For 30 minutes. If you like a crispy top broil until lightly browned.

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Enjoy!