Easy Fried Rice

This recipe comes from Parents Magazine (yes, I'm at that stage in life apparently), which I really like aside from their occasional politicized articles - Read my rant HERE.

The picture I have for this recipe isn't very good, but don't be put off. This is easy, tasty, and relatively healthy!

Edit:  New, pretty pictures!  
Edit INGREDIENTS

2 TBS peanut or canola oil
2 bell peppers (red and yellow are preferable), cored, seeded, and cut into strips
Salt and pepper to taste
3-4 cups white or brown rice, chilled at least for a few hours
2 TBS soy sauce
1 TBS dark sesame oil

DIRECTIONS

Start with day-old rice, if you can.

Put the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. When it's hot, add the peppers. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, and raise the heat to high. Cook, stirring occasionally until they being to brown, about 10 minutes.

Add the rice, crumbling it with your hands as you place it in the skillet. Cook, stirring and breaking up the rice lumps until the rice is hot and begins to brown, about 10 minutes. Stir in the soy sauce and sesame oil.

VERDICT

I never eat fried rice when we get take out because it's always pork fried rice. But eating this might change my order more often to get vegetable or shrimp fried rice. This is GOOD!

The only problem I had was with my pan. I have a skillet that's not coated in non-stick teflon. And it burns everything. Completely. I had to pull the peppers out, peel off the black char, and nearly start over. But the recipe was still a hit and there was nothing left over from the SEVEN cups I used to feed the party crowd!

NUTRITION

Serving size: 1 cup
Calories: 314, Protein: 6g, Fat: 10g, Carbs: 50g, Fiber: 5g, Calcium: 32mg, Iron: 1mg, Sodium: 300mg