Super Easy Stir Fry Earns Points in My House!

Yay!  Another jackpot winner!  You know I am passionate about good quality food!  Organic fruits and vegetables, farm raised organic meats and non-processed foods are what I  am committed to.  Sometimes that's all well and good, but sometimes you just have to prepare what is available in a short time frame. This blog post is for those of you who don't think you can have  healthy, good food with limited time.

So, here is one way you can use some prepared foods to combine into a healthy dinner in a flash.  Ok, maybe not a flash, as there is a crock pot involved, but once you are set up it is totally doable.

Some of these products are from Trader Joe's,  however, I do know other stores are carrying versions of these ingredients.  Here they are:

If you can find this it's great as it's precooked and just needs heating

Onion

Soy sauce ... this is a great variety:  Organic Tamari

Fresh grated ginger ... there are also frozen pre-grated varities in stores

Stir-fry veggies already prepped

This is a great vinegar ... omit if you don't have but I love to use this as a condiment as well

Beef Stir-Fry

1 package of pre-cooked sirloin (16 0z)
1 small onion sliced thinly
1/4 cup reduced sodium soy sauce
1-2 Tablespoons freshly grated ginger
1 Tablespoon Ume Plum Vinegar (optional)
1 Tablespoon of olive oil, sesame oil or coconut oil
1 package of stir-fry vegetables
cooked rice

Directions:

1. Place sliced onions on a microwave safe dish.  Heat for about 45 seconds to release flavors.  You may also saute on a stove top instead.
2. Place onions in the bottom of crockpot.  Pour soy sauce, grated ginger, and vinegar over the onions.  Stir together.
3. Top mixture with sirloin.  
4. Cover and cook on low until meat pulls apart easily.  I just turn it on and walk away till the end of the day. 
5. Heat fry pan or wok.  Add olive oil, sesame oil or coconut oil to heated pan.  Add stir-fry vegetable mix to hot pan.  Stir regularly until desired consistency.
6. Optional:  add beef to vegetables to allow juices to cook with vegetables or add separately to individual plates. 
7. Serve over rice.

A grand slam on the dinner table

*I actually made this even easier by using rice from our take out Thai dinner the night before.  See, I do cheat on healthy dinner too!

** Check your package of pre-cooked beef (or chicken).  If there is added sodium, you might want to add 1 cup of water to your crockpot to thin it out.


This is just one way you can get a dinner on the table that the kids will love (and us old folks too!).  Visit your markets to see what you can come up with.  I know what it's like to be stuck in a food rut and really despise the dreaded dinner question, "What's for dinner?"  With the holiday season approaching, we tend to be even busier parents with all kinds of obligations.  You know what happens?  We eat like crap.  Yep, we eat garbage and drink too much coffee, too much wine and then it's the New Year.  Ugh.  "Why did I do this to myself?"

Stay committed to feeling great and plan your meals for your own sanity and for your family's benefit.  Cold and flu season is here, and one thing I've learned,  is food helps keep you well!  Eat well, rest, and take your immune boosting supplements and you'll be on your way to an awesome new start to 2014!

Let me hear from you with your quick dinner ideas!  I get inspired by your meals!

Have an awesome day!
Krista