Ginger Beef and Vegetable Fried Rice

PREP 5 MIN COOK 15 MIN SERVES 4

3 scallions, thinly sliced

1 Tbsp minced peeled fresh ginger

2 garlic cloves, minced

1/2 lb ground lean beef (7% fat or less)

1 (10-oz) package frozen mixed vegetables, thawed

2 cups cooked quick-cooking brown rice

1 Tbsp reduced-sodium soy sauce

2 tsp oyster sauce

2 tsp chili garlic sauce

1. Spray a nonstick wok or large deep nonstick skillet with nonstick spray and set over medium-high heat.

Add the scallions, ginger, and garlic; stir-fry until fragrant, about 30 seconds.

Add the ground beef and cook, breaking it apart with a wooden spoon, until browned, about 3 minutes.

2. Add the mixed vegetables and stir-fry about 2 minutes. Add the rice and stir-fry about 2 minutes.

Add the soy sauce, oyster sauce, and chili sauce.

Stir-fry until heated through, about 1 minute longer.

PER SERVING (1 1/4 CUPS): 226 CAL, 4 G FAT, 2 G SAT FAT, 0 G TRANS FAT, 32 MG CHOL, 688 MG SOD, 31 G CARB, 6 G FIB, 16 G PROT, 52 MG CALC.

PointsPlus Value: 5

Great recipe! Here are some of my quick tips & alternatives.


I didn't have any ground beef on-hand so I thinly sliced up some stew-beef (which are basically beef but already cut up in big cubes / chunks) instead. I also didn't have any oyster sauce, so we just simply added 1 more Tbsp of the reduced-sodium soy sauce. I also didn't have any chili garlic sauce, but had some chili sauce (in a bottle) on-hand so used this instead. 


You can purchase garlic now already minced in a jar - ready to go - so why hassle (unless you want to and/or don't mind) with the real thing. We use garlic a lot in our recipes and so I even end-up buying a medium-sized garlic of this stuff and it's saving so much time. 1/2 tsp = 1 clove.


Also instead of the frozen vegetables (tonight), our local grocery store was having (in the fresh vegetables section) a sale on 12-oz bags of stir-fry vegetable mix (2 for $5.00) so I used one of these instead - saved on the thaw time since they weren't frozen. Bonus for us!

People have been asking me if the pictures for these recipes are mine - answer is "yes". 
This is (my) way of showcasing that I indeed made and tried each one of these recipes ~ sometimes with a little variation... but still did it and ate it!