Garlic Rice Soup

• 4 cans Chicken broth
• 1/4 cup Rice vinegar
• 4 tbp Garlic
• 2/3 pkg Firm tofu, cubed
• 2 cups Fresh spinach
• 1 can Mushroom pieces, drained
• 1 1/2 cups Rice, cooked

Ina a large pot, combine the broth, vinegar, and garlic and bring to a boil. Lower the hear to a light simmer.

Add the tofu and summer about 2 to 3 minutes.

Add the spinach and mushrooms. Once spinach has wilted, add the rice.

Simmer for 2 to 3 minutes, until the soup is heated through and serve.

~**ENJOY!**~

**This is a great and healthy way to use your left over rice.**

Fragrant Fried Rice

• 3 tbs Margarine
• 1/2 Medium onion, chopped
• 5 Mushrooms, chopped
• 1 cup Frozen mixed bveggies, thawed
• 2 cups Rice, cooked

*Herb measurements are estimates, +/- as needed*

• 1 tsp Ginger root powder
• 2 tsp Garlic
• 2 tsp Black pepper
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Yellow curry powder
• 1/4 cup Italian six blend cheese, shredded

Melt 2 tbs margarine in a large skillet. Add the onions and saute about 3 minutes. Add the mushrooms and saute another 2 minutes. Ass the mixed veggies and saute about 1 minute.

Add the rice and blend with veggies. Add the remaining butter, melt, and mix in.

Sprinkle on the ginger root powder, garlic, pepper, salt, and yellow curry powder and mix until well blended.

Heat until warm, about 2-3 minutes. Sprinkle cheese on top and blend with rice and veggies.

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**This is a great way to serve and enjoy that left over rice in the refrigerator!**

Asian Syle Quick-Fix

• 1 Chicken breast
• 1 tbs Sesame oil
• 1/8 cup soy sauce
• 1/8 cup fish sauce
• 1/4 tsp ground ginger
• 1/8 tsp onion powder OR 1/2 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 tbsp garlic
• 2 tsp honey
• Sesame Rice (see below for recipie)
• Chow Mein Noodles, to top
• Green onion, chopped, to top

Cut the chicken breast into small bite-sized pieces.

Coat a medium oan with the sesame oil and heat on medium; Once hot add the chicken. **If you are using real onion instead of the powder, cook in pan until yellow BEFORE adding the chicken; You may even want to add a little more sesame oil when adding the chicken to the onion if it soaks up all the oil.**

Cook chicken about half way through, then add the soy sauce, fish sauce, ground ginger, onion powder (if your using real onion, do not add), and the garlic and stir. Cook the chicken about a minute longer before stiring in the honey. Once the honey is completely stirred (and melted) in, and the chicken if fully cooked.... IT'S READY!! Serve over sesame rice and top with chow mein noodles and green onion.

To make sesame rice:

simply follow the cooking instructions on the package of Jasmine rice. Before the water boils, add a bay leaf and about 1 tbs of sesame oil to the pot.

~**ENJOY!!!**~

**This dish would be great served with freshly shredded cabbage; just layer it ontop of the rice, before adding the chicken. Also, adding peanuts as a topping would be a nice touch!**

Festive Mexican Casserole

• 1 lb hamburger meat


• 1/2 onion, chopped


• 1 can cream mushroom soup


• 1 can cream chicken soup


• 1 can water


• 1/2 red bellpepper, minced


• 1 1/2 cup rice


• 1 pkg taco seasoning


• To taste: cilantro and black pepper


• To Top: Mozzarella cheese and green onions, chopped

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease a glass casserole dish with cooking spray.

In a medium pan, cook the hamburger meat and onion; drain.

In a large bowl, wisk the soups, water, red bellpepepper, rice, taco seasoning, black pepper, and cilantro together. Add the hamburger mixture and mix well.

Smooth mixture evenly into the glass dish. Cover with foil and bake for 1 hour or until rice is fully cooked.

Top with mozzarella cheese and green onions.

~**ENJOY!!!**~
**This is a great dish for a family meal! You can eat it as is or put it inside tortillas.**