Healthy Farro Fried "Rice" — Meatless Monday

Swap in the Italian grain farro in place of everyday rice for an easy, healthy stir-fry.
Healthy Farro Fried

Food Network Kitchen's Farro Fried Rice For Whole Grains as seen on Food Network

Photo by: Stephen Johnson ©2014, Television Food Network, G.P. All Rights Reserved

Stephen Johnson, 2014, Television Food Network, G.P. All Rights Reserved

Meet your new favorite grain: farro. This hearty ingredient is a staple in Italian cooking and is similar in look and texture to the everyday barley you likely already know. It's prepared like barley, and rice, too; all you need to do to guarantee a just-right chewy texture is boil the farro for a few minutes. According to the chefs in Food Network Kitchen, farro is "often added to soups and risotto but works as a terrific substitute for rice in this easy stir-fry."

Just as an ordinary stir-fry stars colorful veggies and a tangy sauce, so too does this quick-fix dinner, featuring vibrant carrot, peas and pea sprouts. Scrambled eggs give the stir-fry added heft, while chopped ginger and rich soy sauce add bold flavor and cool scallions deliver a welcome freshness. Since the farro can be boiled and cooled a day ahead, the rest of the stir-fry comes together in a hurry — all you'll need to do is warm it up, just as you would cooked rice — which means that it's indeed possible to turn out a healthy, satisfying supper on even the busiest of weeknights.

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