Lightened-Up Fried Rice

• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/2 onion diced
• 4 scallions chopped, separating the whites and the greens
• 1 bell pepper diced
• 1/2 cup shredded carrots
• 3 cloves garlic minced, 3 for garlic lovers like me
• 3 cups brown rice This is how I make my brown rice.
• 1 cup peas cooked, I like the individual serving microwaveable bags for this.
• 3 eggs scrambled
• soy sauce or Tamari, to taste, about 2 tablespoons
• red pepper flakes For a kick:, or Sriracha
• edamame
• snap peas
• broccoli
• corn
• cashews

1. Heat oil in a wok or pan over medium-high heat. (Woks are best because they get really hot, but I don't have one, so I can assure you a pan will work just fine.)
2. When the oil is hot, saute your onion, scallion whites, bell pepper, and carrots for about 1 or 2 minutes, until the onion and bell pepper soften a bit.
3. Add the garlic, and cook for about 30 seconds, watching and stirring to ensure it does not burn.
4. Add rice, and stir for a couple minutes to heat through.Note: It is best to use rice that has cooled, so you may want to make the rice ahead of time. This will also make for a much quicker meal if you're cooking on a weeknight!
5. Add peas, eggs, scallion greens, and soy sauce, and cook for another couple minutes, mixing well.

vegetable oil, onion, scallions, bell pepper, carrots, garlic, brown rice, peas cooked, eggs, soy sauce, red pepper, edamame, peas, broccoli, corn, cashews

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Lightened-Up-Fried-Rice-1661966 (may not work)