Beef and Vegetable Fried Rice

Try this recipe for a quick-to-fix dinner.

**Ingredients**
Ingredient	Quantity
Ground Beef	1 pound
Finely Chopped Garlic	2 cloves
Grated Ginger	1 teaspoon
Water	2 tablespoons
Red Bell Pepper	1, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
Frozen Pea Pods	1 package
Cooked Rice	3 cups
Soy Sauce	3 tablespoons
Dark Sesame Oil	2 teaspoons
Thinly Sliced Green Onions	1/4 cup

In large nonstick skillet, brown ground beef, garlic and ginger over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes or until beef is no longer pink, breaking up into 3/4-inch crumbles. Remove with slotted spoon; pour off drippings. In same skillet, heat water over medium-high heat until hot. Add bell pepper and pea pods; cook 3 minutes or until bell pepper is crisp-tender, stirring occasionally. Add rice, soy sauce and sesame oil; mix well. Return beef to skillet; heat through, about 5 minutes. Stir in green onions before serving.
Makes 4 servings