Easy Stir Fry

Extremely simple and healthy.

Ingredients:

4 cups cut vegetables (Usually I use whatever is leftover in the freezer, but fresh would work as well if you need to use something up. Using up or freezing soon to go bad veggies is a real cost cutter.) such as broccoli, carrots, celery, cabbage, onions, peppers, tomatoes, asparagus, green beans, etc.), $2 or less

1 cup cut up meat (any), $1

2 pkg. ramen noodles or rice, $1

Seasonings (We use a little soy sauce when cooking the meat, and/or use the seasoning packet that comes with the ramen noodles. If we have it on hand, dh likes to use Yoshida sauce in the meat/vegetable mixture. The possibilities are endless.), $.25

Total Cost: $4.25 or less (this dish usually costs me only $1 or $2)

Cook the meat in a large fry pan over medium heat. If you are cooking rice for this dish, begin cooking it now as well. You may use a bit of oil if you don't have non-stick pans. Add a tablespoon or so of soy sauce if you wish. If using onions, I like to cook those with the meat as well. When the meat is cooked through, add whatever vegetables you are using. If using carrots, I make sure they are in small pieces and add them 5-10 minutes before the rest of the veggies as they tend to take a longer cooking time. Be sure to stir frequently. Cook the ramen noodles now if using. When the vegetables are done, you can either add the ramen/rice and stir it all up, or you can serve the stir fry over the ramen/rice.