Chinese Fried Rice

Ingredients:

• 1 - 2 green onions, as desired
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Pepper to taste
• garlic powder to taste
• garlic powder to taste
• 4 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed (olive or canola)
• 4 cups cold cooked rice
• 1 - 2 tablespoons light soy sauce , as desired
• frozen peas and carrots or mixed vegetables.

Preparation:

Wash and finely chop the green onion. Lightly beat the eggs with the salt and pepper.

Heat a wok or frying pan and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the eggs. Cook, stirring, until they are lightly scrambled but not too dry. Remove the eggs and clean out the pan.

Add 2 tablespoons oil.  Add green onions and vegetables and cook until ligthly cooked and still crisp. Add the rice. Stir-fry for a few minutes, using chopsticks or a wooden spoon to break it apart. Stir in the soy sauce  as desired.  Add lots of garlic powder and onion powder to taste.

When the rice is heated through, add the scrambled egg back into the pan. Mix thoroughly. Stir in the green onion. Serve hot.

Add optional : turkey bacon or pork bacon  cooked  and broken into pieces and  cooked chicken cubed or beef. Then this will be come a whole meal. 

Oriental Pepper Steak (4 Points)

Servings: 6 Servings

Ingredients
1 teaspoon Canola Oil
1 pound Flank Steak trimmed & cut into strips
1 Onion sliced
1 Green pepper sliced
1/2 Yellow bell pepper sliced
1/2 Orange bell pepper sliced
2 tablespoons Reduced-sodium soy sauce
1 1/2 tablespoons Cornstarch
1 3/4 cups Beef broth


Preparation
1. Heat a large nonstick skillet or wok over high heat until a drop of water sizzles. Add the oil, swirl to coat the pan, then add the steak. Stir-fry until lightly browned, about 4 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.

2. Add the onion and bell peppers to the skillet. Reduce the heat and cook, covered, until the vegetables are softened, about 6 minutes. Uncover and stir-fry until the vegetables are browned, about 4 minutes.

3. Meanwhile, whisk together the soy sauce and cornstarch in a medium bowl until smooth; whisk in the broth. return the steak to the skillet, along with the soy sauce mixture. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the sauce boils and thickens, about 3 minutes. Taken from Big Oven.com


I added 1 chopped tomato for extra flavor and vegetables. This is very tasty. I served it with brown rice. Of course you must add more points for the amount of rice to add to your meal.

Chinese Chicken Fried Rice Recipe

SERVES 4 -6

Ingredients
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon water
1 egg
1 tablespoon butter
1 onion, chopped
2 cups cooked white rice, cold
1 cup chicken, cooked chopped
1 teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions
1. In a small bowl, beat egg with water.
2. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium low heat.
3. Add egg and leave flat for 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from skillet and cut into shreds.
4. Heat oil in same skillet; add onion and saute until soft. Then add rice, soy sauce, pepper and chicken.
5. Stir fry together for about 5 minutes, then stir in egg. Serve hot. (from recipezzar.com)

I add garlic powder, onion powder, chopped garlic, frozen peas and carrots and saute with the onions and garlic. You could add pork or shrimp or bacon to this recipe too. I use green onions and yellow onions, and even celery. If in a hurry and don't want to chop onions use the frozen chopped onions or the frozen chopped onions with celery and pepper mix.

ASIAN BEEF AND VEGETABLE PASTA RECIPE

6 servings
1/8 teaspoon red peper flakes
3 large cloves of garlic
1 1/2 pounds steak, cut into thin strips
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon vegetable oil (you can use cooking spray instead)
1 large onion, sliced
4 large stalks celery, chopped
1 small head green cabbage, chopped
12 ounces wheat spaghetti cooked, drained
1/2 cup low salt soy sauce

Spray a large, deep skillet with cooking spray. Over medium heat, cook pepper flakes and garlic for one minute.

Sprinkle steak with pepper. Add to skillet. Cook steak until no longer pink, about 8-10 minutes. Remove from skillet with a slotted spoon.

Add a small amount of oil to skillet or respray with cooking spray. Cook onion and celery until tender, about 10 minutes. Add cabbage, cook stirring until crisp-tender, about 10 minutes.

Add steak, spaghetti and soy sauce to skillet. Cook stirring until heated through. Serve hot.

This recipe is from the Eating for Life Cookbook by Bill Philips