This morning I realized that I was out of oatmeal; my usual standby breakfast. And, since I'm staying away from dairy cereal was out of the questions. (I can't get myself to put soy milk on my Cheerios - I'm just not there yet. Oatmeal and soy are ok). What to do?
I decided to make myself a little breakfast stirfry with some leftovers from dinner last nisortyght. I work from home and so I do have some extra time to make myself a substantial breakfast, this definitely is not possible for everyone. But, you could also eat this as a quick dinner or make it on the weekends. It's a great way to use up leftovers in a whole new way than they were used the night before.
Here's a brief summary of what I did:
First, I warmed up my leftover wild rice in a skillet with about 1/2 tsp of olive oil. I added one chopped scallion and a little salt and pepper. When the rice was warmed a bit I added a handful of rinsed spinach and stirred that around until the spinach had just started to wilt. I like my spinach to retain a little consistency and not be super mushy. I added a pinch of salt and a little pepper. Once everything was nice and hot I removed the rice mixture from the skillet and put it in my bowl and covered it to keep it warm.
Then, I put in two leftover root vegetable pancakes from last night's dinner and warmed them in the skillet flipping them once or twice. Once warm I added them on top of the rice.
Last, I added a bit more oil and cracked in an egg. I do a fried/poaching technique with my eggs where I wait until the white of my sunnyside up egg is solid enough and then I gently flip it over and add a few tablespoons of water. I quickly put a tight fitting lid on the skillet and wait for the water to completely dissolve. (It helps to have glass lids for this technique). This way you can use a bit less oil, your egg doesn't end up all greasy and fried and you retain your liquid yolk. Just be careful not to keep it in too long.
I put my egg on top of my rice and root veggie pancakes and dug in. It was delicious! Again, if you need a quick dinner idea get creative with what you have left in your fridge. You can combine always make a stirfry with leftover rice and any sort of veggie. Adding an egg on top is just an added bonus and gives you a great source of protein.
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