Sweet Soy Rice Bowl:

Ingredients:

• Cooked rice (you can buy precooked and just heat it in the microwave)
• Ground meat of choice or crumbled tofu
• Frozen mixed veggies
• Sweet soy marinade:
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp honey, maple syrup, or sugar
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp ginger powder or 1 tsp ginger paste (you can buy this frozen in cubes, in
    a tube in the produce section or in a jar in the international section)

Directions:

1. If your rice is not precooked, cook your rice following the package instructions.
2. Mix all of your sauce ingredients, add enough water to create 1/2 cup total and set aside.
3. Use a frying pan.
4. If your meat is not frozen or you are cooking tofu, you can skip this step. If you are cooking ground meat from frozen, add a few spoonfuls of water and cover with a lid until the meat has thawed enough to break up, and then let the water evaporate.
5. Add a bit of vegetable oil and brown your protein. Leave the heat on medium and don’t move your protein around too much at the beginning, this will help you get good color.
6. When your protein is about 90 percent cooked through, add your frozen veggie mix and your soy marinade and cover. Turn heat down to low and cook for 5 to 10 minutes.
7. Uncover, the marinade should be mostly absorbed by the protein and veggies. If it still looks wet, let the excess water cook off.
8. Serve over rice.
9. For extra protein you can serve this with a fried or scrambled egg.

Resources For Students Experiencing Food Insecurity:

Project Bread:
Food assistance hotline:
+1 (800) 645-8333

Fair Foods:
2-dollar produce bags (10 lbs produce)
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Daily Table:
Non-profit grocery store with 50 percent discount on produce for SNAP/EBTusers.
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