Shake it Up.. It's a Stir Fry kind of night!

well.. I am almost ashamed to say that I really wasn't in the mood to cook tonight. I finally finished my paper portion for my presentation and I am exhausted. I need a massage/pedicure and quite frankly.. some mental time off.. I am then proud to say that I created a recipe tonight. Sometimes I am shocked at what one can accomplish when they are totally unmotivated. I saw something on TV and immediately wanted stir fry. I usually do take out for fried rice but I thought.. I can do this!

I started with rice.. obviously huh! I boiled some rice in chicken stock.. if you haven't made rice this way.. you should! I try not to use water unless a recipe calls for it. Chicken.. or Beef stock gives rice so much more flavor. Always use twice the water that you use rice.. I cooked 1 Cup of rice so I used 1 Cup of Water and 1 Cup of Chicken Stock. I don't want all of the sodium from total chicken stock cooking.. Cook it for 7-9 minutes and set aside.

I bought a bag of peppers and onions that were in the frozen section at the store.. it was a 10 for $10! I also picked up a zucchini from the produce section.. they were on sale! I heated up 2 Tbsp of olive oil in a skillet. Add about the same amount of minced garlic. Don't burn it! After it cooks for close to 5 minutes.. drain off the oil in the pan.. get the pan HOT and add the bag of peppers and onions! Turn your fan! If you need to.. add some chicken stock(maybe a splash) so that the veggies don't stick. Add a splash of soy sauce.. not too much! Then add the rice back in and keep the pan hot. Use the chicken stock to keep the rice and veggies from sticking. Toss a few times and serve! It was impromptu and awesome. Healthy too... oh and you could always add shrimp, chicken or beef too! I just didn't have anything thawed on hand tonight.. This will be made again and I can promise you that I will add some kind protein. Hope you enjoy! I know I did!