Quick and Easy Stir Fry Dinners

A stir fry dish is one of the healthiest, easiest, versatile dishes there is. They take no time to make; the ingredients you have available in your kitchen can be put to good use including leftovers.

All you need is a little meat, some vegetable -fresh or frozen or leftover - some rice and a spice or two. A food chopper is a wonderful tool to use; it cuts down on preparation time. No standing there chopping and chopping and chopping. I don't know what I would do without my food chopper.

The recipes I have included can all be finished in 20 minutes or less and they all use one pan. Imagine all that good food and only one pan to wash. What could be better

 Ingredients:

4 cups cold cooked rice

1 cup leftover chicken, chopped

2 eggs

1/2 cup frozen green peas

1 medium white onion, chopped

1/4 green peppers, chopped

1/2 cup mushrooms, chopped

2 tbsp soy sauce

1 tbsp oyster sauce

2 tbsp oil

salt and pepper, to taste

Directions:

Beat eggs with a dash of oyster sauce while heating 1 tbsp of oil in large skillet or wok.

Pour in 1/2 of the egg mixture and let set over medium heat , turning once.  Remove from skillet and set aside.  Repeat with the other half of egg mixture.  Cut egg into thin strips and set aside.

Stir fry onion, green pepper, peas, and mushrooms until onion becomes translucent, remove from pan and set aside. 

Add 1 tbsp to skillet, turn heat to medium and stir fry rice.  Add soy sauce, oyster sauce, salt and pepper.  Mix thoroughly.

Add chicken and vegetable mixture and heat thouroughly.  Just before serving stir in eggs.

With this and the other two recipes I found that using a food chopper to chop all of the meat and vegetables made this a dish that could be cooked in   less than 20 minutes.

 

 Ingredients:

2 cups old cook rice

3 tbsp oil

1 lb medium shrimp, peeled and deveined

1/2 cup green pepper, chopped

1/2 cup white onion, chopped

1/2 cup mushrooms, chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 red chile pepper, diced

2 eggs, beaten

2 tbsp soy sauce

1 tbsp duck sauce

2 tssp lemon or lime juice

1 1/2 cups fresh pineapple, chopped

1/2 cup dry roasted cashews

1/2 cup torn cilantro leaves

Directions:

Heat oil in a large skillet or wok ove medium-high heat.  Add shrimp and stir fry until they turn pink, about 1 minute.  Remove and set aside.

Add pepper, onion, garlic, mushrooms, and chile, stir fry until onion becomes translucent, 2 to 3 minutes.  Add eggs and stir fry for another 30 seconds.

Add rice and stir fry for another 2 minutes. Add soy sauce, duck sauce and lemon or lime juice.  Stirring constantly cook for 2 minutes.

Add shrimp and fresh pineappleto skillet and stir fry for 2 additional minutes.  Add cashews and cilantro just before serving.

 

 Ingredients:

2 cups cold cooked rice

2 tbsp oil

2 eggs

1/2 cup chopped broccoli

1/2 cup bean sprouts

1/2 cup white onions, chopped

1/2 cup green pepper, chopped

1/2 cup mushrooms, chopped

1/2 cup celery, chopped

1 cup leftover roast beef or steak, chopped

3 tbsp soy sauce

Directions:

Heat 1 tbsp oil in large skillet or wok.  Whisk eggs and pour into hot pan.  Cook until set, about 1 minute.  Remove, cut into thin slices,  and set aside.

Add another tbsp oil and turn on high heat.  Add broccoli, beans sprouts, onion, green pepper,  mushrooms and celery and stir fry until onion becomes translucent, 1 to 2 minutes.

Stir in beef, rice, soy sauce, cooked egg and mix thoroughly.  Stir fry until mixture is hot, about 2 minutes.

There are many reasons to stir-fry. First of all, it seems to be one of the healthiest ways to eat.

• You are combining different types of vegetables with their various vitamins and minerals.
• It is a terrific way to use up left over vegetables and meat.
• It's a great way for vegetarians to expand their choices of meals.
• You use very little oil.
• A stir-fry dinner is quick to make.
• Clean-up is a breeze-one pan.
• Best of all, in my opinion, not only is it healthy but delicious.