Any fried rice recipe is the perfect choice for a last minute meal. You do need cold cooked rice, however, so if you're on your way home craving fried rice, stop off at a Chinese take-out store.

Instead of buying a meal packed with sodium and MSG, just buy the rice, go home, and make yourself this healthy dish in minutes.

INGREDIENTS:

- 1 Tbsp. oil
- 2 cups frozen pepper and onion stir fry mixture
- 3 cups cold cooked rice
- 10 oz. can chunk chicken, drained
- 1 Tbsp. oil
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 3 Tbsp. low sodium soy sauce

PREPARATION:
Heat wok or 10" heavy skillet over medium heat. Add 1 Tbsp. oil and rotate wok or skillet to coat. Add frozen stir fry mixture. Cook and stir until crisp tender, about 2-4 minutes. Add rice and drained chicken.

Stir-fry 5 minutes until hot.

Push cooked mixture to side of wok or skillet. Add 1 Tbsp. oil, then add eggs. Cook and stir over medium heat until eggs are thickened and cooked. Stir mixture together and add soy sauce. Ready for searving the Chicken Fried Rice 4 servings...

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