Teriyaki Beef and Vegetable Bowl

There's something vaguely comforting about the taste of a teriyaki rice bowl. Maybe it's the slightly sweet sauce smothering steamed rice, or the fragrant smell, I love tucking into a warm bowl of teriyaki beef and rice whilst unwinding with a good inspirational movie or talk from one of my favourite pastors.

This Teriyaki Beef and Vegetable bowl builds on the frozen version so you can cut the preparation time and fast forward ahead to the relaxing part.

Ingredients:

2 Healthy Choice Beef Teriyaki Gourmet Steamers

1 large carrot

3 cups sliced cabbage

Preparation:

1. Peel and chop carrots into strips.

2. Wash and slice cabbage into strips.

3. Place vegetables into pot and add water (around 1-2 steamer bowls) and the sauce from the teriyaki steamers.

4. Boil till vegetables are tender before adding the rice and other ingredients from the steamer bowls. Turn off heat and let it continue cooking for 5 minutes. Ensure that everything is thoroughly heated before serving.

5. Serve and enjoy on your Lazy Lounge Sofa.

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Easy Mushroom, Cabbage and Pork Rice

I love dried mushrooms. Some people have told me that it stinks but I love the strong aroma and flavour it adds to food. Soups, stews and rice taste heavenly with the addition of a few dried mushrooms.

They are also high in antioxidents and dietary fibers which help in managing weight by  increasing satiety and reducing appetite, making you feel fuller longer and therefore lowering your overall calorie intake.

Another amazing (and amazingly cheap!) power vegetable is the humble cabbage.

This ubiquitous vegetable is full of antioxidants that can help protect against breast, colon, and prostate cancers and reduce LDL or ‘bad cholesterol’ levels in the blood.

Cabbage is also rich in essential vitamins and minerals such as  vitamin K. Vitamin K promotes osteotropic activity leading to healthy bones. It also limits neuron damage in the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s disease.

This dish combines both vegetables and provides a hot, satisfying meal that’s ready in minutes.

Ingredients:

1 pack Uncle Ben’s Fast and Fancy Fine Herb Rice

2 cups cabbage

10 dried mushrooms

1 cup sliced pork or chicken

1/2 tsp butter or margarine

Preparation:

1. Soak dried mushrooms in water till soft. Cut into smaller pieces.

2. Wash and slice cabbage into pieces.

3. Slice pork or chicken into strips or cubes.

4. Put butter or margarine in pot and add cabbage, mushrooms, meat and rice and fry till fragrant.

5. Add seasoning and water according to directions on packet and bring to boil.

6. Lower heat and simmer for around 15 minutes till rice is cooked.

7. Serve, sit back and enjoy.