Healthier Fried Rice Recipe


Hi there my lovelies! Hope you all are doing well and staying safe. Do you love fried rice but don’t rice the extra fat associated with fried foods and its havoc on our stomach and health? Then wait no further. Today I will share a healthier fried rice recipe from my mom’s book. I know that healthy and fried don’t go together but the recipe that I am about to share with your is sensitive stomach friendly and safe your belly

Ingredients:

  1. One large onion (cubed)
  2. Five cloves garlic (minced)
  3. Two cups of cubed chicken breast (I used antibiotic free chicken breast strips).
  4. Three different color bell peppers (half of each and cubed).
  5. Five cups of Jasmine or Basmati rice (you can also try gluten free brown rice. I often substitute with organic gluten free brown rice for a healthier touch).
  6. Eight cups of water (you can substitute with four cups of water and four cups of low sodium chicken broth, or just 8 cups of low sodium chicken broths for extra flavor. It’s still healthy).
  7. Three Tbsp of canola oil (both canola oil and avocado oils are great healthy options).
  8. Six eggs (or just 7 egg whites).
  9. Four thai chilies for a little kick (completely optional).
  10. Salt and peppers for taste.
  11. Cilantro and green onions for garnish.
  12. Optional cayenne peppers, hot pepper flakes if you like spicy.

Instructions:

  1. Cut onions, and bell peppers, and chicken breast into cubes.
  2. Mince garlic.
  3. Add 3 tbsp of canola oil in medium heat and heat for 3-5 minutes, and scramble 6 eggs (or just egg whites as preferred).
  4. Remove scrambled eggs and add bell peppers and saute for 5 minutes. Add salt and pepper for taste.
  5. Remove bell peppers and add the onions and garlic. Saute for about 5 minutes until translucent. Add salt and pepper for taste. You can also add cayenne peppers, hot pepper flakes to an extra kick to the dish. You can also add additional garlic and ginger powders (1 tsp of each) to extra flavor.
  6. Add chicken breast and saute until cooked.
  7. Add the rice and saute for few minutes. Stir for about 5 minutes.
  8. Add chopped thai pepper if needed, and add water (or broth). And cover in cook in high heat until the liquid starts boiling. Then lower the heat to low to medium heat and cook until the rice is cooked and the liquid evaporates.
  9. Add back the bell peppers and stir for few minutes.
  10. Add cilantro and green onion to garnish before taking off from heat.
  11. Serve and enjoy.

My dear lovelies! Hope you enjoy this healthy dish. I remember that when I was one a strict diet last year, this is one dish that I my stomach could handle (of course there was no peppers or any spice).

Hope you enjoyed my post as much I enjoyed writing it. Comment as to how yours came out. I would love to know what modifications you made and what would you suggest to make the dish even more flavorful.

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CAVA Greek Mediterranean Grill


Hi there my lovelies! Hope you are doing well. Today I am writing to talk to you about of my favorite palaces that opened up near my house, known as CAVA Greek Mediterranean Grill.

It is a fast-casual spot that spun off of a more upscale Greek restaurant in Washington, D.C. It delivers the kind of chef-driven culture and clean, high-quality sourcing that you would expect at a sit-down place. My first introduction to this happened in Columbia Heights, DC. It was love at first bite. I have gone to that place many times.

When I completely moved to Gaithersburg MD, I always missed it’s build-a-meal concept of ($7.75 to $8.85) starting with a pita or a choice of healthy bases including brown rice, black lentils, organic arugula or is called “SuperGreens, which is a tasty salad mix of raw kale, arugula, and lettuce.

Their produce is sourced locally, primarily from farms using organic practices. You have a choice of up to three spreads (made fresh daily) like citrusy organic hummus, creamy tzatziki, eggplant and red pepper dip and their addictive “crazy feta,” which is feta whipped with jalapeños. On top of that you can have roasted veggies or braised lamb or beef, spicy lamb meatball, crisp vegan falafel, succulent grass-fed lamb or beef braised with turmeric and coriander and grilled lemon-oregano chicken. All meats are antibiotic- and hormone-free.

Finally end with endless amount of toppings and dressings such as pickled banana peppers, crumbled feta, cauliflower quinoa tabbouleh, tomato crisps, and if you want some sumac radish. As for dressings nothing says yum then lemon herb tahini with sriracha greek yogurt.

At the end of this trip I know you will be coming for more. I thing that that did not empress me is their Strawberry Mint Lime drink. The mint flavor was overpowering and I just had to throw away my drink. My sister who just had a lemonade was not dissatisfied. Between Roti Mediterranean Grill and this one, CAVA by far success in satisfying your taste buds in a healthy way.

What other places do you recommend to people that elevates your tastes buds and yet is healthy. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

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