Chicken Fried Rice

Now that we are all very poor students, we need some really inexpensive meals, right? Well, the cost of last night's dinner came to maybe $2 total. Pretty good.

Note: This can be made with Ramen instead of rice. Just use 1/2 of the seasoning packet instead of the buillion cube when cooking the chicken and the other half sprinkle on the drained noodles

Ingredients:

chicken breasts (I used 2)

3 c. cooked rice (or 2 packets ramen)

eggs (I used 2)

1 c. frozen mixed veggies (I used peas, carrots, corn and green beans, but normandy blend would be better)

1 buillion cube- chicken or beef

1/2 c. orange juice or 1 tbsp oj concentrate (if using concentrate add 1/2 c. water)

1/4 c. soy sauce
black or red pepper for some heat

Instructions:

Cut the chicken breast into bite sized pieces and cook with some pepper, buillion, soy sauce, and OJ in a saucepan. Remove chicken from pan and set aside, reserving juices.

In a separate pan, Fry eggs until yolks are set, but not hard. Dice.

Add frozen veggies to the pan with the juices from the chicken. Cook on medium until the veggies thaw. Add cooked rice and bring to simmer. If more liquid is desired, add equal parts soy sauce and OJ.

Stir in diced fried eggs and top with chicken.

Enjoy!

CP

Hold to the Rod Eggs

I guess these aren't really a dinner.. but oh well. Chad did NOT like them AT ALL. But I did.

Mom makes these on Sundays, and so I thought I should try it out. They are super easy, and I love 'em!

1st Boil 4-5 eggs and set them aside for later.

2nd Melt a 1/2 stick of butter in a pan with flour. Add flour a little bit at a time until the mixture is like a paste.

3rd Add milk to the mixture. I wish I had measured.. but I didn't. Just add a little at a time until it is smooth, and not too thick. Add salt and pepper to taste.

4th Cut up the eggs and add them to the sauce (you might like more or less eggs)

5th Spoon the eggs over toast torn into bite size pieces, and enjoy!

Love, CC