Chicken Basil Stir Fry

This.is.so.good.

Level: Easy
Taste: Yummmm.

Ingredients:

• 1 lime (2 tablespoons lime juice) 
• 1 lb skinless, boneless chicken thighs, cut into 1" chunks 
• 1 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce 
• 2 teaspoons sriracha hot sauce
• 1 tablespoon honey 
• 12oz trimmed green beans, each cut in half 
• 2 tablespoons water 
• 2 cloves garlic or 1/2 tbsp crushed garlic
• 1 tsp crushed ginger
• 1 cup or package of fresh basil leaves
• Cooked brown rice

1) Mix the chicken, lime, soy sauce, sriracha, honey, garlic and ginger in a bowl. Let the mixture marinate while you cut the beans. 

2) Heat some oil on the pan at medium-high heat, add in the beans & water, and let cook until the beans are tender (cooks faster if you put a lid on the pan).

3) Remove the beans. In the same pan, add the chicken and let simmer on medium heat for 5 minutes. Flip the chicken and put the lid on for about ten minutes. 

4) Add the beans & basil to the chicken. Mix and serve with brown rice. 

Ginger Fried Rice

Perfect dish for two. This is my version of Smitten Kitchen's original recipe.

Level: Easy.
Taste: Gahhh, so good.

Ingredients:

• 3 Medium Leek Stalks
• 3 cups Brown Rice
• 1 Tablespoon Chili Sesame Oil
• 2 Tablespoons Peanut oil or olive oil
• 1 1/2 Tablespoons crushed ginger
• 1 1/2 Tablespoons crushed garlic
• 2 Tablespoons Soy Sauce (I used low sodium)
•  Salt & Pepper
• 4 eggs

1) Make the three cups of brown rice. It's easiest to use a rice cooker (Great investment!). Just drop in the rice with 6 cups of water and 20 minutes later, voila, rice.

2) With the burner on medium, heat 2 tablespoons of oil (peanut or olive). Add the leeks (2 cups chopped) and mix until they are coated in oil and slightly wilted. Mix in ginger and garlic and let it all cook for 5 minutes until the leeks are relatively soft.

3) Mix in the rice and add Salt & Pepper to taste.

4) In a separate pan, cook four eggs to your preference. I chose Eggs Over Medium for this one.

5) Lay the eggs over the rice and drizzle each plate with 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of chili sesame oil, and salt & pepper.