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January 13, 2010

Easy Fried Rice


So far so good with my Ten in 10 Challenge. I was at the gym three times last week and I would have been there four times if there hadn't been a blizzard last Thursday! But it snowed for hours and there was no way I was going make it to the gym. But I did workout by shoveling a 2' wide path to our barn, does that count? I expected to be a little sore but I actually felt much more energetic then I have in months.

I have to admit, I'm surprised at how tasty some of the low calorie recipes have been so far. The Mussels with Tarragon Cream I made last week was very good and this week I made another Weight Watchers recipe, Easy Fried Rice which I enjoyed very much! I did add 1 clove of minced Garlic which is only 4 calories so not a biggie. I also substituted 4 Green Onions for the Scallions and I did cut down the Soy Sauce to about a 1 TBL which was plenty.



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Easy Fried Rice
Recipe adapted from Weight Watchers

2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup carrots, shredded
1 cup scallions, sliced, divided (I used 4 Green Onions cut into coins)
3 cups cooked white rice
1/2 cup frozen green peas, thawed
1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce, or to taste (I used abt 1 TBL soy sauce)
2 spray(s) cooking spray

My additions:
1 clove of garlic, minced

POINTS Value: 3
Serving: 6 @ 3/4 c. each

Coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray; warm pan over medium-high heat. Add eggs; tilt pan so that eggs cover bottom.

When eggs start to set, break them up into pieces with a heat-proof spatula or wooden spoon. Cook until eggs are cooked through, about 1 minute more; remove eggs them from skillet and set aside.

Off heat, recoat same skillet with cooking spray; set over medium-high heat. Add carrots and all but 2 tablespoons scallions and add garlic if you decide to use it; sauté until carrots are crisp-tender, about 2 to 3 minutes.

Stir in cooked rice, peas and soy sauce; cook until heated through, stirring once or twice, about 1 minute. Gently stir in cooked egg and remaining scallions; heat through.



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25 Comments:

Blogger pam said...

Some of my favorite recipes come from Weight Watchers.

January 13, 2010 at 5:54 AM  
Blogger Sam Hoffer / My Carolina Kitchen said...

Your easy fried rice looks delicious. I would have cut the amount of soy sauce also. Some fried rice has too much soy in it and ends up looking brown.

Do you recommend any particular WW's cookbook? Seems they have quite a few and I was thinking of getting one but am confused as to which one to buy.
Sam

January 13, 2010 at 5:58 AM  
Blogger Kim said...

This is a great point value for such a fun and tasty treat. I love that a clove of garlic is 4 calories. I never really thought about the calories in garlic before, but maybe I should since I use so much of it ;D And, I definitely think shoveling snow is a workout. I think it really gets your blood pumping! I prefer shoveling snow as opposed to working out.

January 13, 2010 at 6:04 AM  
Blogger Nancy said...

Michelle: This looks wonderful. I generally just toss together ingredients resulting in uneven results in my fried rice.

Yesterday I found a wonderful site Springpadit and was able to with a click add your recipe to a folder! Woo HOO!

Just letting you know, I always read, find lots to try, and this one looks like a keeper.

Thanks so much for sharing from a reader at times too rushed to comment! :-)

January 13, 2010 at 7:20 AM  
Blogger Kat said...

That looks delicious!

January 13, 2010 at 10:03 AM  
Blogger Michelle said...

Sam, Sorry I can't recommend a Weight Watcher Cookbook for you. I've been getting my WW recipes from the Weight Watcher site that I linked in the "Adapted from..." right under the Recipe Title.

January 13, 2010 at 10:05 AM  
Blogger theUngourmet said...

My daughter loves fried rice. I will definitely have to make this for her!! I love your addition of the garlic too. Thanks for sharing the recipe.

January 13, 2010 at 10:07 AM  
Anonymous Elle said...

Good for you, Michelle! I love fried rice--this one seems super easy and looks very tasty. Thanks for sharing!

January 13, 2010 at 10:26 AM  
Blogger Unknown said...

I would never have guessed that this was a Weight Watchers recipe. It is so beautiful! I love all of that color and the rice looks quite flavorful. Congrats on doing so well in your first week!

January 13, 2010 at 11:22 AM  
Blogger Mimi said...

A nice healthy version of fried rice. Yum!
Mimi

January 13, 2010 at 11:27 AM  
Blogger Joanne said...

that last comment was me by the way! Wrong gmail account.

January 13, 2010 at 11:30 AM  
Blogger Lori E said...

Garlic has calories? For real? No wonder I am overweight.

January 13, 2010 at 1:53 PM  
Blogger Fresh Local and Best said...

It's great to hear that you have more energy, it means things are going in the right direction! The fried rice looks great!

January 13, 2010 at 1:53 PM  
Blogger Catherine said...

This sounds great Michelle! I love Weight Watchers recipes! I'll be trying this soon!

January 13, 2010 at 5:02 PM  
Anonymous Helen in CA said...

The way I like fried rice (same ingregiants) is to beat the eggs into the soy sauce.

follow the instructions re: carrots etc. When one adds the soy sauce, there's much more tossing because the egg/ss coats the rice while it cooks.

Quite good.

January 13, 2010 at 6:50 PM  
Blogger Cristie said...

I needed a lesson on fried rice, thanks. It is something I just haven't done much of and this one looks great and sounds healthy which I need.

January 13, 2010 at 9:12 PM  
Blogger Amy I. said...

This looks delicious AND easy, the ultimate combo :) Thanks for sharing, I'm always looking for new rice recipes.

January 13, 2010 at 9:38 PM  
Blogger Ju (The Little Teochew) said...

A perfect TEN for your beautiful, golden fried rice, Michelle!!! Way to go!

January 14, 2010 at 4:07 AM  
Blogger SavoringTime in the Kitchen said...

It looks like a tasty recipe, WW or not! I love fried rice!

January 14, 2010 at 9:10 AM  
Blogger Barbara Bakes said...

What a great quick meal. How nice that it's low cal too!

January 14, 2010 at 3:34 PM  
Blogger chow and chatter said...

oh yummy, love fried rice, and i would say shoveling snow counts lol

January 14, 2010 at 7:06 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

just as I was thinking to myself (needs garlic) I read where you had added it...LOL. very few recipes (besides desserts) pass through my kitchen without garlic. I think I could eat fried rice every day, I love it that much. Beautiful photo too

January 16, 2010 at 3:24 PM  
Blogger Chats the Comfy Cook said...

This rice looks nice and fresh, better than the darker fried rice, I am used to seeing and making. I want to try this, next time I make fried rice. So much healthier.

January 17, 2010 at 2:49 AM  
Blogger Megan said...

Only 3 points! I love this recipe!

March 15, 2010 at 12:11 PM  
Blogger Rachael said...

Good call on adding garlic--YUM!

March 15, 2010 at 5:50 PM  

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