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Cooking at Home - Fried Rice

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  • Makes: 6 Servings

Low-sodium soy sauce and garlic powder create a delicious flavor for this brown rice, vegetable, and chicken dish.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 3 cup cooked brown rice
  • 1 carrot (cut into 1/4-inch slices)
  • 1/2 bell pepper (chopped)
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1/2 cup chopped broccoli
  • 2 tablespoon soy sauce, low-sodium
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 2 medium eggs, beaten
  • 3/4 cup cooked bite-size pieces of chicken

Directions

  1. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
  2. Add rice and stir for 5 minutes.
  3. Stir in carrot, bell pepper, onion, broccoli, soy sauce, black pepper, and garlic powder. Cook until vegetables are tender.
  4. Remove mixture from pan.
  5. Pour eggs into pan and scramble.
  6. Put vegetable mix and rice back in the pan and mix with scrambled eggs.
  7. Add chicken and cook until hot.
  8. Refrigerate leftovers.

Source: Colorado State University and University of California at Davis. Eating Smart Being Active Recipes.

Nutrition Information

Serving Size: 1 cup, 1/6 of recipe

Nutrients

Amount

Calories

215

Total Fat

8 g

Saturated Fat

1 g

Cholesterol

71 mg

Sodium

311 mg

Total Carbohydrate

26 g

Dietary Fiber

3 g

Total Sugars

2 g

Added Sugars included

0 g

Protein

11 g

Vitamin D

0 mcg

Calcium

33 mg

Iron

1 mg

Potassium

244 mg

N/A - data is not available