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Vegetable stir-fry

April 19, 2016
Recipe

This is the ultimate clean-out-the-refrigerator meal. Try bean sprouts, sugar snap peas or snow peas. Add leftover grilled chicken, sauteed shrimp or tofu.

Serves 4

This is the ultimate clean-out-the-refrigerator meal. Try bean sprouts, sugar snap peas or snow peas. Add leftover grilled chicken, sauteed shrimp or tofu.


Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat and add the sesame oil. When the oil becomes hot, add onion, peppers and ginger. Saute for 2 to 3 minutes. Add mushrooms, green onion and garlic. Once the vegetables are tender, add broccoli and carrots and place a lid over the pan for 2 to 3 minutes to steam the vegetables. Once tender, stir in mirin, soy sauce and cashews.


  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 medium onion, sliced
  • 1 red bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 green bell pepper, chopped
  • 2 teaspoons chopped fresh ginger
  • 1 (8-ounce) container button mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 green onion, chopped
  • 2 teaspoons chopped fresh garlic
  • 1 crown broccoli, chopped into florets
  • 1 large carrot, peeled and sliced into half-moons
  • 1 tablespoon mirin
  • 1 tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons chopped cashews

DASH Eating Plan Servings

Dairy foods (low-fat or fat-free) Fats and oils Fruits Grains and grain products Meats, poultry and fish Nuts, seeds and dry beans Sweets 3 Vegetables

Diabetes Meal Plan Choices

1/2 Fats Dairy foods (low-fat or fat-free) Fruits Meat and meat substitutes Milk and milk products 2 Nonstarchy vegetables Starches Sweets, desserts and other carbohydrates

Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid Servings

Carbohydrates 1/2 Fats Fruits Protein and dairy Sweets 2 Vegetables

Nutritional analysis per serving

Calcium 152 Calories 22 g Total carbohydrate 0 mg Cholesterol 4 g Dietary fiber 3 g Monounsaturated fat Potassium 6 g Protein 1 g Saturated fat 1 cup Serving size 194 mg Sodium 6 g Total fat