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Chicken Tender Fried Rice with Sparkling Honeydew–Star Fruit Salad

4 servings

30 minutes total

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    Cooking Sequence

    • Microwave rice blend; prepare fruit salad (15 minutes)
    • Complete fried rice; serve (15 minutes)

    Instructions

    Chicken Tender Fried Rice

    Ingredients

    • 3 green onions
    • 3 Deli fried chicken tenders (6–8 oz total)
    • 1 (10 oz) bag frozen cooked rice with vegetables
    • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
    • 3 tablespoons reduced-sodium stir-fry sauce
    • 3 tablespoons egg substitute

    Steps

      1. Slice onions thinly (green parts only). Cut chicken tenders into bite-size pieces. Heat rice blend following package microwave instructions.
      2. Preheat large sauté pan on medium-high 2–3 minutes. Add sesame oil and rice blend; cook and stir 1 minute to toast rice. Stir in stir-fry sauce.
      3. Add egg substitute slowly, stirring continuously 1–2 minutes until cooked. Stir in chicken tenders and green onions; cook and stir 1–2 more minutes until chicken is 165°F. Serve.

    Sparkling Honeydew–Star Fruit Salad

    Ingredients

    • 3 cups honeydew chunks
    • 3 ripe kiwifruit
    • 2 ripe star fruit (carambola)
    • 1 cup seedless white grapes
    • ¾ cup ginger ale
    • 3 tablespoons sweetened, shredded coconut
    • 1 tablespoon ginger stir-in paste
    • 2 teaspoons black sesame seeds (optional)

    Steps

      1. Cut honeydew into bite-size pieces. Peel kiwifruit and slice. Slice star fruit and halve grapes; place all fruit in salad bowl.
      2. Whisk ginger ale, coconut, ginger paste, and sesame seeds, if using, until blended. Pour mixture over fruit; let stand 5–10 minutes for flavors to blend. Stir and serve.

    Serving Suggestions

    • Complete your meal with low-fat Greek frozen yogurt for desert.

    Nutritional information

    Chicken Tender Fried Rice

    Amount per ¼ recipe serving: Calories 280, Total Fat 9g, Sat Fat 1.5g, Trans Fat 0g, Chol 35mg, Sodium 420mg, Total Carb 31g, Fiber 2g, Total Sugar 4g, (Incl. 2g Added Sugars), Protein 16g, Vitamin D 0%, Calc 2%, Iron 6%, Potassium 4%

    Sparkling Honeydew–Star Fruit Salad

    Amount per ¼ recipe serving: Calories 170, Total Fat 2g, Sat Fat 1.5g, Trans Fat 0g, Chol 0mg, Sodium 70mg, Total Carb 38g, Fiber 5g, Total Sugar 29g, (Incl. 6g Added Sugars), Protein 2g, Vitamin D 0%, Calc 2%, Iron 6%, Potassium 15%

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