Chicken Vegetable Stir Fry

1-2 tsp. toasted sesame oil
2 chicken breasts
1 red bell pepper
1 cup  fresh green beans
2 cups snow peas
4 green onion tops
4 cups cooked white rice
2 tbsp Classic Stir fry sauce

Instructions:

In a deep skillet sauté on high 1 tsp. toasted sesame oil. Slice chicken breasts into thin wide pieces. Gently stir fry in hot oil turning two to three times until chicken is fully cooked and browned on the edges. Dice green beans and  green onions, chop red pepper into large chunks. Fold into skillet and continue to stir fry for 2 minutes. Add additional oil and fold in sticky rice. Continue to stir fry adding 2 tbsp of  Classic Stir Fry sauce. (My favorite brand is House of Tsang.) Fold in Snow peas and cook for 1 or 2 minutes longer just until the snow peas are hot. Do not over cook. Vegetables should remain crisp. Serve immediately. Makes enough for 6 adults.  Great for left overs. Cooking and prep time about 15 minutes if you use rice that is already prepared.

This is one of our “Family Favorites.” When I prepare rice for any given meal I try to cook more rice than I know we will eat. I  expect that sometime in the next few days I will need a quick emergency meal that is so much better than any fast food or pizza I could feed my family. We have eaten this for years as an early lunch, afternoon meal or late night snack. The secrets to my stir fry is to use toasted sesame oil because toasted has a deeper flavor. Also barely cook  the vegetables so they remain crisp and crunchy. The vegetables taste so fresh and flavorful. Often this is a complete meal for us and my family never gets tired of it. Sometimes depending on what is in the fridge, I will substitute ham for  chicken and I usually add a few carrots. I also  add  two to three eggs just before I start to fry the rice. You can add any vegetable in your fridge…………today this is all the vegetables that I had and I was out of eggs. Time for a trip to the store.  My son was hungry, in a hurry and wanted something  savory yet hardy. This was fast, simple and delicious!