Vegetable Fried Rice with Pecans and Ginger (Cooking Light)

TamTastic

Vegetable Fried Rice with Pecans and Ginger


Cooking spray
2 cups thinly sliced shiitake mushroom caps (about 3 ounces)
2 teaspoons olive oil
2 cups hot cooked basmati rice
1 1/2 cups (1/2-inch) diagonally cut asparagus
1 teaspoon minced peeled fresh ginger
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
3 tablespoons chopped pecans, toasted
2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce

Heat a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms; sauté 5 minutes or until tender. Remove mushrooms from pan. Heat oil in pan. Add the rice, asparagus, ginger, salt, and pepper; cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the mushrooms, pecans, and soy sauce; cook 1 minute or until hot.


Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 3/4 cup)

CALORIES 194 (30% from fat); FAT 6.4g (sat 0.7g,mono 4g,poly 1.2g); IRON 2.1mg; CHOLESTEROL 0.0mg; CALCIUM 27mg; CARBOHYDRATE 30.5g; SODIUM 391mg; PROTEIN 4.8g; FIBER 2.4g

Cooking Light, MAY 2001

TamTastic

Vegetable Fried Rice with Pecans and Ginger


Cooking spray
2 cups thinly sliced shiitake mushroom caps (about 3 ounces)
2 teaspoons olive oil
2 cups hot cooked basmati rice
1 1/2 cups (1/2-inch) diagonally cut asparagus
1 teaspoon minced peeled fresh ginger
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
3 tablespoons chopped pecans, toasted
2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce

Heat a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms; sauté 5 minutes or until tender. Remove mushrooms from pan. Heat oil in pan. Add the rice, asparagus, ginger, salt, and pepper; cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the mushrooms, pecans, and soy sauce; cook 1 minute or until hot.


Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 3/4 cup)

CALORIES 194 (30% from fat); FAT 6.4g (sat 0.7g,mono 4g,poly 1.2g); IRON 2.1mg; CHOLESTEROL 0.0mg; CALCIUM 27mg; CARBOHYDRATE 30.5g; SODIUM 391mg; PROTEIN 4.8g; FIBER 2.4g

Cooking Light, MAY 2001

Mom_To_5

this sounds yummy

msarro

Just a note (I learned this from a friend of mine who is Chinese)...

The best rice to use for fried rice is a day old, so its an awesome way to get rid of leftovers from the night before!

Tim964

Not that there's anything wrong with vegetarien, but I bet some chicken in here would be awesome!

TamTastic

Not that there's anything wrong with vegetarien, but I bet some chicken in here would be awesome!

Absolutely! And even some shrimp! YUM!!