My Miracles

That being said I tend not to try a lot of new recipes in the summer. I get more inspired in the winter!  I do have a few recipes to share though!  Hopefully I can get them up in the next few weeks!  

This was a simple and healthy version of fried rice that came out of Annabel Karmel's First Meals book. I made probably 70% of Anna's baby food and that book was such a great resource!  It's got some great recipes and snack ideas as they get older too!  Definitely a good investment!

Egg Fried Rice with Chicken and Shrimp

1 C. Basmati Rice
3.5-4 T. Vegetable Oil (this is the one ingredient I want to play with a little, she calls for 4, I think you can use a bit less)
1 Small Onion peeled and finely chopped
1/2 C. Red Pepper, deseeded and finely chopped
Salt and Pepper
1 Egg, beaten
1/3 C. Frozen Peas
1/3 C. Frozen Sweet Corn
1 Large Green Onion, sliced
1 Chicken Breast, cut into thin strips
1/4 lb. cooked shrimp
1 T. Light Soy Sauce

Cook rice according to package directions. (if you have cooked Basmati before then you know this is different from regular rice)

Heat half of the oil, in a large frying pan or wok (I use the Pampered Chef family skillet), then add the onion and sauté for 2 minutes, add the red pepper for another 7-8 minutes. 

(I did this different from Annabel's recipe) Season the egg with salt and pepper and make a well in the middle of the veggies. Pour the egg in and cook it until firm breaking it up like scrambled eggs but into tiny pieces. Once it's cooked all the way remove the pan from the heat to make sure it doesn't overcook or burn while you break up the egg to be sure there are no big pieces then mix it together with the veggies. 

Return the pan to the heat and add the corn and peas to cook until tender. Remove veggie/egg mixture from pan and set aside. 

Add remaining oil and sauté green onion for a minute then add the chicken and cook until no longer pink and season with salt and pepper. 
Add the cooked rice and toss on high heat for 2 full minutes. (I think this helps to dry out the rice to absorb all the flavors. It was kind of fun to do, you definitely need to keep stirring though!), then add shrimp (my shrimp usually needs to be cooked, I just cook it with the chicken and leave it in there for the rice part, no big deal). Return the egg/veggie mixture to pan, add soy sauce and toss together until heated through. Serve and enjoy!!


Note:
Even though the first word in the title of this recipe is "egg," neither Chad nor Anna like egg and they both still gobbled it up. There is so little that you don't notice it. It's not a big deal, however it is easily skipped for an egg allergy :-)