Fried Brown Rice with Chicken and Vegetables

The weekend was a nice one, it just goes by way to fast. I just love when my husband is home. I went to bed feeling so very happy. Last night was one of those nights it is hard to go to sleep. I just love savoring the good feeling. It just felt really nice. I love my family. "It's a wonderful life."

It was time to cook dinner yesterday, and I thought of making fried rice. It was a wonderful easy meal. I got some family members to help in cutting up the vegetables, and it made it a quick meal. I loved that it was a nice light meal. Which made a perfect meal for a Summer evening. We enjoyed eating it outside. The other thing is it didn't heat up the kitchen, and it was a fast clean up. The best part was my family loved it, and said they would like to have it again. It was nice to use the brown rice to make it a nice healthy meal with the vegetables. It was a winner all the way around.

Ingredients: serves 5-6

2 C chicken tenders cut in small pieces

1 T thyme
1 tsp sea salt with iodine
1/2 tsp fresh ground pepper (adds great flavor)

2 garlic cloves minced

2 T coconut oil or another oil

2 carrots cut up in small pieces

1 small bunch of green onions chopped small pieces

2 small cans of mushrooms or fresh mushrooms

1/2 onion diced in small pieces

3 eggs beaten

3/4 C water

3 to 3 1/2 C cooked brown rice

1 T soy sauce*optional

* You could add other vegetables too

Directions:

1, In a skillet pour in oil and let melt. Then cook chicken with garlic, salt, pepper, and thyme until nice light golden color. Set aside in a bowl.

2. In skillet spray with oil or put in a 1T of oil. Pour in vegetables, and let cook a couple minutes till tender-crisp. Then add the water and cook another 2-3 min. Set aside.

3. In greased skillet on medium heat scramble eggs until lightly cooked. Then add the cooked vegetables, rice and chicken mixture. Then add 1 T of soy sauce if desired. Combine and heat through 3-4 min. Then serve.