Heart Healthy Fried Rice

This recipe is simple and easy to prepare. The rice can be pre-cooked ahead of time and refrigerated. It's very healthy with the use of heart healthy coconut oil which can keep your body running smoother, help your body mount resistance to both viruses and bacteria that can cause illness, positively affects your hormones for thyroid and blood-sugar control, lowers cholesterol, has a positive antioxidant action in your body and is Dr Oz certified healthy.

• Ready In: 27 mins
• Serves: 2-4

Ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup white rice
• 2  tablespoons coconut oil
• 1⁄2 lb ground turkey or 1⁄2 lb ground beef or 1⁄2 lb ground pork
• 1  tablespoon garlic clove, chopped
• 1  tablespoon fresh ginger, chopped
• 4  scallions, sliced
• 1  cup  frozen peas
• 1  cup snow peas, halved
• 4  carrots, sliced
• 2  tablespoons hoisin sauce
• 2  tablespoons rice vinegar

Directions

1. Cook the rice according to the package directions.
2. In a bowl, combine the hoisin sauce and the rice vinegar.
3. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the meat, garlic, ginger and half the scallions and cook, breaking up the meat with a spoon, until browned (3-5 minutes).
4. Add the rice, peas, snow peas and carrots to the pan and quickly combine. Add the hoisin-vinegar sauce to the mixture and stir-fry until heated through (2-3 minutes). Top with the remaining scallions.