Very Spicy, Lots of Veggies and Chicken Fried Rice

To round out my little Asian food kick, here's a little updated Fried Rice recipe. So you can put whatever veggies you’d like in it and use whatever kind of chicken you want or different meat, up to you, but here are the basics. I would say this recipe feeds about 4 people with smaller dinner portions. Scott and I got 3 servings out of it bc we’re fat heh. 

Ingredients: 

• 1 cup snow peas
• 1 medium bell pepper, julienned
• 1 medium white onion, julienned
• 1 cup mushrooms, sliced
• 1 jalapeno, sliced (optional if you don’t want the “very spicy”)
• 2 medium carrots, peeled and sliced
• 2 cups nappa cabbage, chopped (I used mostly the white parts, and not all of the leafy parts)1 green onion, sliced
• 1 egg, whisked
• 2 Tbsp butter
• 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
• 5 Tbsp light low sodium soy sauce
• 5 boneless skinless chicken thighs (season with pepper, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, chili powder on both sides)
• 2 cups cooked jasmine rice (I had pre-made a bunch of rice this week, but you could use the minute rice or whatever is easiest for you)
• Spicy seasoning (I had a very spicy chili pepper blend from a friend, but I would think you’d get the same spiciness with chili powder, cayenne pepper or cajun seasoning)

Directions: 

• Heat the EVOO on medium high heat in a large skillet or wok (stop laughing… bc I know you are). Once heated, add chicken and cook 4-5 minutes per side, then remove from heat and let cool. Then chop up just before serving.
• Add all of the veggies into the wok and cook for about 5-10 minutes until veggies are all tender. (I tend to under cook bc I like my veggies a little crisp still) This is when you’d add your “spicy seasoning”, if desired to kick up the heat.
• Move the veggies so you have an opening in the middle. Add the whisked egg and cook to scramble, then incorporate the veggies again.
• Move the veggies again so you have an opening in the middle. Add the butter and let melt. After melting add in the rice. Then add the soy sauce into the rice.
• Mix it all together and let fry for about 2-3 more minutes. 

To serve, top with the chopped chicken and garnish with the green onions.

Grab some water or a beer and enjoy :)