If you are a busy mom like me, 5 kids (my kids plus my nephew), no house help (but sister is here to help me), more than 10 blogs and a husband to please, more likely than not, you almost have no time to cook… and yeah sometimes I do not have time to cook and we rely on cookies, pandesal or even noodles for breakfast. I know it’s not good for the kids health so I always look for ways to shorten my cooking time without sacrificing the food quality. Fried rice is the answer to busy moms like me.
It’s a complete meal..rice, veggies, meat, shrimp, chicken and egg. And if you want, you can even add more veggies and the kids won’t even notice.
What I did was cooked 2 kaldero of rice, so that’s more than 10 cups of rice. I added shrimp, chicken, ham, carrots and celery and fried rice seasoning that I bought from SM Hypermarket. I prepared it last Saturday and placed it in a microwavable plastic wares. Every night, I took a container out so that it will defrost. The next morning, I cook the egg then pour the fried rice and heat it. It really saves me a lot of time, not to mention that I am more confident giving it to my kids.
And to add more healthy factor on their fried rice, we add some malunggay powder on it. So far, the kids are loving it.
The fried rice photo is not my fried rice but from one of our trips at Man Han.
ferry'zHOME says
September 20, 2011 at 5:35 pmwow!! my favorite fried rice!!! hindi ko yan ipag papalit sa mainit na kanin Ms. P. nothing beats fried rice for me!!!
Pa copy ng recipe mo Ms. P, for sure patok samen to, masarap na healthy pah!! panalo toh~~~
printing says
September 20, 2011 at 6:33 pmI always use cold, pre-cooked rice. I mix white and wild rice or brown rice when I have it. I start by putting some butter or olive oil in my pan, I cook a little onion and ginger in the pan and then add my soy sauce.
C5 @ 21 Days To Form A Habit says
September 20, 2011 at 7:36 pmOk yan kung may ref. Egg and tuna madalas naming sangkap, with onion and chili powder too! 🙂
Paula says
September 21, 2011 at 2:58 amYes, fried rice is an all in one meal. Just throw in everything (meat, veggies, left overs), mix them and viola… Instant meal! Hahaha…
BTW, what malunggay powder are you using? I’m quite curious…
Thanks!
zoan says
September 21, 2011 at 8:00 ammy brother loves to cook and he loves to mix things up.he also has his own recipe of fried rice with veggies and shrimps and corned beef. LOL
pero tama ka, it is not time consuming and yummy. para lang chao fan sa chowking eheheh
printing says
September 21, 2011 at 11:41 amI always use cold, pre-cooked rice. I mix white and wild rice or brown rice when I have it. I start by putting some butter or olive oil in my pan, I cook a little onion and ginger in the pan and then add my soy sauce. these are the nice things.
arcee says
September 21, 2011 at 2:28 pmhaven’t tried malunggay powder, hmmm, masubukan nga…hopping by:)
Leizle Demaisip says
September 21, 2011 at 5:17 pmWow nice idea!!!! A veggie in friend rice kc the usual friend rice ko is only egg and hotdog =)….i’ll try that one with malunggay maybe, & carrots and celery..
LOURDES ESPANOL says
September 21, 2011 at 10:29 pmYou’re so resourceful. It’s not just yummy but nutritious pa.
Mitchteryosa says
September 22, 2011 at 3:26 pmMmmmmm… I should try this. Thanks for sharing!
Mylene M. Calleja says
September 23, 2011 at 9:43 pmnice idea of quick preparing for a busy mom and for a mom like me who always try to beat the time I allowed to cook so my son won’t be late for school. 🙂
Chris says
September 24, 2011 at 7:58 pmsarap naman nyan! 😀
Ane says
September 30, 2011 at 11:42 pmI cannot wait to try fried rice with Malunggay! 🙂
january says
October 13, 2011 at 6:55 pmafter watching Pinoy Big Looser version of fried rice, husband and i had been addicted to it. more veggies than rice +chicken+eggs. Chinese chorizo is a good mix too because it’s flavorful 😀
Jenny So says
October 14, 2011 at 9:26 amI love fried rice. It is so easy to cook and delicious.