Stir Fried Veggies

One of the most interesting dishes that you can prepare on a regular basis
for your family is stir fry vegetable dishes. One of the reasons that stir
fry vegetable dishes are interesting is that they are usually very colorful
because of the many vegetables included. Stir fry vegetable dishes are an
excellent option to add healthy vegetables to any meal. 

Stir fry vegetable dishes are usually prepared on a large skillet, frying
pan or wok. Oil is used for cooking and the best option is either olive oil
for a light taste or peanut oil for a fuller oriental style taste you might
want to prepare. For those that are monitoring their caloric consumption and
looking for a low calorie, but very tasty meal, use one of the spray oil
products such as "PAM" and your stir fry vegetable dishes will not only cook
well, but still be very low in calories. 

For those that would like to cook strictly stir fry vegetable dishes that
are oriental in nature, purchase a wok. A wok is relatively budget friendly
and is just right for stir fry dishes because of the fact that the wok can
get very hot, usually much hotter than even a pan.

Oriental Stir Fry 
Oriental stir fry vegetable dishes are extremely easy to make and can be
prepared and cooked in less than 20 minutes.
-1 onion
-1 red pepper
-1 large can of Chinese vegetables (usually includes water chestnuts, bamboo
shoots and baby corn).
-Soy sauce to taste (try low sodium soy sauce for those trying to reduce
their salt intake).
-Olive oil
Once you cut the vegetables up, heat up the wok and then add a little oil,
now add your contents into the wok and stir them around. A wooden spoon or
other utensil is helpful. It is important to keep the food moving around
because the wok can be very hot and burn items that stay stationary for long
periods of time. This recipe makes about 2 servings.

Super Easy Stir Fry 

(about 15 minutes to prepare and cook)
If you are in a rush and would like to make a meal for your family that not
only tastes good, but is very delicious, you can buy pre packaged stir fry
mixes. 

-1 stir fry mix package. These mixes come complete with everything you need.
Most times they include vegetables such as green beans, water chestnuts,
rice, baby corn, bamboo shoots, peppers, etc. 
-A few tablespoons of olive oil

Simply lightly oil your wok or pan, heat on a medium temperature and stir
away for 10 to 15 minutes. Follow the serving suggestions for your stir fry
mix package.

Stir Fry Vegetable Options
Besides the above stir fry recipes, you can easily add tofu
to your stir fry. Another great idea is to add your stir fry to Thai style
noodles which can include a spicy sauce. 

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For additional excellent recipes from Christine Steendahl, "The Menu Mom",
go to www.themenumom.com  and for another tasty stir-fry recipes go to
http://www.dinewithoutwhine.com/stir-fry-vegetable-recipe.htm