Rice and carrtos
Rice and carrots, a perfect recipe to pair with chicken, meat, or whichever protein you have at home. It´s also an easy way to use leftover rice and add more vegetables to your meals. Try it out. You’ll love it!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 170kcal
Equipment
- a large pot
- a spatula
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- ½ onion chopped
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 celery rib chopped
- 1 carrot medium sized, chopped
- 3 cups white rice cooked
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- In a pot or pan over medium heat and heat the sesame oil.
- Add and sauté the onions, garlic, and celery for 3 minutes.
- Add the carrots and continue to sauté all the ingredients for an additional 3 minutes. Add the salt to season and enhance the flavors of the vegetables.
- Add the rice and mix everything until it is incorporated and the rice begins to turn the color of the carrots, about 5 minutes. If the rice is quite dry, you can add a splash of water, cover the pot and let it cook for 3 minutes.
- Once everything is mixed, turn off the heat and serve with your favorite protein.
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Notes
You can double the recipe without issues. If you prefer you can just add more veggies.
Substitutions
- Cooked rice: you can use white rice or brown rice if you prefer. I recommend using leftover rice so that it has a texture similar to fried rice. But if you don't have it, you can do it with the fresh one.
- Onion: You can use chives or replace them with use red onions or shallots. Use what you have on hand. This recipe is very forgiving.
- Sesame oil: use the regular version or the toasted version. Either will work.
- Add scrambled egg as if it were fried rice.
- Add chives for more color, or you can sauté it all together.
- You can add corn kernels to it. It adds another texture.
- Add chopped cashews and or sesame seeds for more texture.
- You prefer an option without rice and with only vegetables, use cauliflower rice and follow the same steps. It’s delicious.
- Storage: Once cool, you can store them in the fridge in an airtight container for 5 days.
- Reheat: You can heat it in a pan or use the microwave. If you find that the rice is a little dry, you can add a little extra water before heating it.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.75cup | Calories: 170kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 1g | Sodium: 13mg | Potassium: 119mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 2553IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 23mg
