Best Leftover Rice Recipe EVER!
2 cups leftover rice or freshly made
1 zucchini cubed
sliced grape tomatoes cut in half around 8 to 10
corn leftover off the cob or frozen
leftover cooked meat like steak, pork or chicken around 1 cup
garlic, onions, minced to taste around 1 tablespoon each
1 egg
2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
cayenne pepper, black pepper and garlic powder to taste
soy sauce
In a large frypan, melt butter and then add the 1 egg on medium heat, stir until egg is scrambled and set. Add the rice, zucchini, garlic, rest of the oil, onion, and sauté until rice is browned stirring continuously on medium heat. Add the corn at the end with cooked meat. Stir in grape tomatoes. Add the spices to taste.
Add 2 tablespoons soy sauce and 3 tablespoons water. Stir and serve.
Other suggestions 1 cup of any combination below added to the zucchini step:
Sliced mushrooms
Julienne carrots
Shrimp and scallops or another shellfish substitute instead of meat
Fresh spinach
Chopped celery
Sliced green bell peppers
Artichoke hearts
Snow peas
Water chestnuts
Shredded cabbage
Cubed eggplant
Any kind of nuts can be added too, such as sliced peanuts, cashews, almonds (or seeds like sunflower) around 1/2 cup.
