Ham Fried Rice

Nothing is better than using up leftovers for Ham Fried Rice! The nice thing? You don't even need to make it with HAM!

Generally speaking, I make extra rice in my rice cooker every time it's required for a meal. So, ham fried rice has become a "staple" to some of our diets. (Taylor especially loves it and is so excited that he gets some for his lunch tomorrow.)

Ham Fried Rice: (You can easily HALF this recipe... I like to make a lot and freeze it for lunches later in the month)

Melt 6 Tbsp butter and to it add:
4 Tbsp soy sauce
4 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 small diced onion

Cook over medium heat until the onions soften. Then add:

1 cup frozen or fresh veggies you have on hand! (I generally just use frozen petite peas, but have added corn, carrots.... anything!)
leftover meat (Ham is used most of the time, but leftover chicken pieces work great too!)
6 cups cooked rice

Stir well, then add:

3 eggs.

Cook on medium high until the eggs are "scrambled".



YUM!

Hawaiian Heaven

So... I found a recipe I *really* wanted to try. Turns out, most of the ingredients were not in my pantry.

It's the end of the month and the funds are low... no running out for special ingredients this late in the game!

So I made up my own version, and it's quite tasty.


In the crock pot, place:

Frozen chicken pieces (I like thighs right now. Especially for the crock pot. Chicken breasts seem to dry out too much for my liking.) I have a nice size family, so I put 2 pieces per person at least. Usually more so I have leftovers for the kids lunches.

Dump in one full can of pineapple chunks.

3/4 cup brown sugar.

1 small, diced onion.

1/4 cup lime juice.

A sprinkle of salt (kosher, please!)

Turn on low for the rest of the day and serve over rice. (We use brown rice)

I really enjoyed this. It did have a lot of juice, so I might try omitting the juice from the pineapple next time...

I can also see myself adding to this recipe. Using the chicken as part of Hawaiian Haystacks or something... it would be really good with those crunchy noodles! ohhhh yeah baby! I'm doing that next time!!!