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  • 2.5 serves of vegetables per 
  • serving
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Ingredients

1 cup long grain rice
Olive or canola oil
2 eggs, beaten
1 onion, diced
1 red or green capsicum, seeded and diced
1 large carrot, diced
2 cups cabbage, shredded
1 cup green peas, fresh, canned or frozen
1 cup sweet corn kernels, fresh, canned or frozen
1 cup bean shoots (optional)
2 spring onions, chopped
1 tsp sesame oil
3 tbsp reduced-salt soy sauce*
1 tbsp oyster sauce*

* Vegetarian if using a vegetarian oyster sauce
* Gluten free if using a gluten-free soy sauce and oyster sauce

Savvy swaps

You can swap:

Fresh vegetables
3 cups of frozen peas, carrot and corn mix
Sesame oil
More olive oil

Tips

  • Using reduced-salt soy sauce can help lower your sodium intake. 
  • Eat different coloured vegetables every day to get a variety of nutrients. 
  • You can use brown rice for a fibre boost. Fibre helps keep you fuller for longer. 

  • This is a great recipe for using leftover cooked rice. 
  • Buy ‘Odd Bunch’, ‘I’m Perfect’ or ‘Imperfect Picks’ vegetables to help reduce food waste. 

  • A frozen veg mix can sometimes be cheaper than fresh veg. 
  • Buy rice in large packs. Cook extra and make your own microwave-cooked rice pouches to save money. Fill zip lock bags with cold cooked rice, press flat and seal. Store in the freezer for up to 3 months. Defrost before using in this recipe.  

Method

Step 1
Cook rice following packet directions, drain and cool completely.  Tip: you can cool the rice faster by spreading rice on a baking tray and placing in the fridge or freezer.

Step 2
Lightly grease a heated non-stick pan with oil and pour in eggs to make a thin omelette. Cook over gentle heat until set. Transfer to a plate and slice thinly.  Set aside.

Step 3
Lightly grease the same pan with oil and cook onion until golden.  Add capsicum, carrot, cabbage, peas, corn, bean shoots (if using) and spring onions.  Toss well for several minutes.

Step 4
Add rice, sesame oil and sauces.  Stir until sauces have mixed through.

Step 5
Fold in sliced omelette.

 


Serving suggestion: add some leftover cooked chicken. 

Food safety tip: if you are packing leftovers for lunch, cooked rice needs to be kept cold so pack an ice brick. 

Tips

  • Using reduced-salt soy sauce can help lower your sodium intake. 
  • Eat different coloured vegetables every day to get a variety of nutrients. 
  • You can use brown rice for a fibre boost. Fibre helps keep you fuller for longer. 

  • This is a great recipe for using leftover cooked rice. 
  • Buy ‘Odd Bunch’, ‘I’m Perfect’ or ‘Imperfect Picks’ vegetables to help reduce food waste. 

  • A frozen veg mix can sometimes be cheaper than fresh veg. 
  • Buy rice in large packs. Cook extra and make your own microwave-cooked rice pouches to save money. Fill zip lock bags with cold cooked rice, press flat and seal. Store in the freezer for up to 3 months. Defrost before using in this recipe.  

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