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Around here, we looooove Chinese takeout! Unfortunately, with our budget we have a hard time justifying the cost. As cheap as some places can be, I’ve always known its cheaper, if not easier, to just make it ourselves.

We decided a couple of weeks ago to try our hand at ham fried rice. And guys… I think I’ve been ruined for restaurant fried rice.

My biggest complaint of restaurant fried rice is that it is too dry. Knowing now how much work goes into making it, I figure most rice is made in bulk early in the morning and served old all day long. Though this is okay when you haven’t had anything better, once you’ve had fluffy moist ham fried rice, you just can’t go back.

We bought our ham in big loaves when they were on sale. We sliced up half of it for sandwiches, and then froze the rest in big hunks, ready to thaw if we needed more sliced or for recipes like this one. We may run through all that ham though now that we have this recipe at our fingertips.

Ham Fried Rice

Chinese, Comfort Foods, Dinner, Eggs, Meals for a Crowd, Meat, Sides

Ham Fried Rice

Ingredients

5 cups of chopped ham
9 cups cooked rice
1/3 cup sesame oil
1 1/2 sweet onions, chopped
3 cups frozen peas and carrots, thawed
1/2 cup + 1 TBS soy sauce (more or less to taste)
9 eggs, lightly beaten
1/3 cup chopped green onions (optional, for garnish)

Instructions

Preheat a large wok to medium heat. Pour sesame oil into the bottom, reserving about a tablespoon. Immediately add onion, ham, peas, and carrots and fry until tender. Place into a separate bowl and set aside.
Add remaining sesame oil into the pan, then add eggs. Use a spatula to scramble the eggs. Once cooked, place ham mixture back into the wok and combine.
Add the rice to the pan, gradually mixing it into the mixture. Pour the soy sauce over the top, and stir in.
Cook mixture until warmed through and thoroughly combined. Garnish with green onions and serve hot.

Notes

*This recipe is meant to make sure you can feed a crowd or have plenty of leftovers. (The best part of getting Chinese takeout is the leftovers!) To make a smaller portion, use these ingredients and cook as described above:

1 1/2 cups chopped ham, 3 cups cooked rice, 2 TBS sesame oil, 1/2 sweet onion, 1 cup frozen peas and carrots, 3 TBS soy sauce, 3 eggs, 2 TBS green onions

Pair this with your favorite Asian chicken recipe and you can get Chinese take out without leaving home!

What is your favorite takeout recipe? Let us know in the comments!

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Breakfast is my wife’s favorite meal of the day. In her mind, the heartier the better! So sometimes I spoil her by breaking out the eggs and making some delicious breakfast burritos!

Burritos are super easy! Sure, you can go down the street and grab an easy fast food one early Saturday morning. However, they can be so cheap if you are willing to do a little work at home.

If you can scramble eggs you can make these easy burritos! They are also super versatile! Love something in your breakfast burrito you don’t see on our list? Add it!

We fill ours up with our Make Ahead Freezer Hash Browns, but you can always snag some at the store as well.

Easy Breakfast Burritos

Breakfast, Comfort Foods, Eggs, Meat, Mexican, Non-Traditional

Easy Breakfast Burritos

Ingredients

8 breakfast sausages
1 green bell pepper
10 eggs
Preferred egg seasonings
1/4 cup milk
6 cooked hashbrown patties (Use homemade ones from our recipe here)
6 10″ tortillas

Instructions

Cut the breakfast sausages into 1/2 inch pieces. In a large non-stick pan, cook sausage until done. Remove and set aside, leaving grease in pan.
Cube the bell pepper. Place pepper in hot sausage grease, cooking until almost tender. Lower the heat.
In a large bowl, beat eggs. Season beaten eggs as preferred (we keep it classic with salt and pepper) and add milk. Stir to combine.
Place sausage back in pan with the pepper, and then add the beaten eggs. Scramble until eggs are firm. Set aside.
Warm tortillas either in a pan or by layering them and paper towels on a microwave safe plate and microwaving for 15 seconds.
Divide egg mixture between 6 tortillas. Place hash browns on egg mixture. Fold burritos. Serve hot.

Made these delicious burritos yourself? Tell us about it in the comments!

Or let us know your favorite breakfast food and we’ll write a post about it!

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