Simply Filling Shrimp Fried Rice

This recipe is so versatile you can pretty much throw any kind of vegetable or protein into it and it turns out amazingly delicious. It's great to serve when you're trying to clean out the fridge or find your grocery budget a little tight and you need to use what you already have on hand. 

I follow a number of awesome Weight Watcher YouTubers and the inspiration for this recipe came from Jess at Weight Watchers Journey to Healthy. This recipe is 100% Simply Filling and reheats well for lunch or leftovers the next day.

Shrimp Fried Brown Rice

Serves: 3

Ingredients:

• 8 oz. uncooked shrimp, peeled and de-veined

• 1 egg

• 1/2 medium onion

• 1 medium sweet red pepper(s), thinly sliced

• 2-3 mushrooms, sliced

• 1 Tbsp minced garlic

• 1 Tbsp minced ginger

• 1 cup frozen peas and carrots

• 1 1/2 cups cooked brown rice

• 4 tsp low sodium soy sauce

• 1 tsp rice wine vinegar

• chopped green onions

Directions:

1.   Heat a large nonstick skillet to medium-high and coat with cooking spray.

2.   Add shrimp and cook about 1 minute per side until cooked through. Remove from pan.

3.   Coat skillet with additional cooking spray.  Crack egg and quickly scramble in skillet. Remove from pan.

4.   Coat skillet with additional cooking spray. Add onions, peppers, mushrooms, garlic and ginger. Cook for 2-3 minutes. Add frozen peas and carrots and continue cooking for 2 more minutes. 

5.   Add rice; heat through.

6.   Add back in the shrimp and egg.

7.   Stir in soy sauce and rice wine vinegar.

8.   Serve topped with green onions.