MacGyver That Cabbage

"I am the MacGyver of cooking. If you bring me a piece of bread, cabbage, coconut, mustard greens, pigs feet, pine cones...and a woodpecker, I'll make you a good chicken pot pie." - Si Robertson

http://healthyrise.com/cabbage

Gavin and I are living the budget life (gonna pay off those loans, woohoo!) so, we are living on basic staples such as rice and lentils. These leave the palate wanting unless you jazz it up with other cupboard scraps- which is what I call MacGyver-ing. I MacGyver-ed both of these recipes and was pleasantly surprised with the results.

Mom's Oriental Toss (Budget Version) - for 2ish

1/4 head of cabbage finely chopped

1 can of chicken

1/4 c. slivered almonds

black pepper (just to liven up the cabbage and chicken)

plenty of Italian dressing (I put enough to cover everything, but not to leave a pool in the bottom of the bowl)

Toss and serve (refrigerates well)

Liesle's Stupendous Fried Rice - for 4ish

2 dry cups of rice - prepared and set aside

In a large frying pan:

1/2 onion- saute in Italian dressing

1/2 tsp. garlic - add to saute mixture

1/2 tsp. salt - same

1/2 tsp. black pepper - same

1 tsp. red pepper flakes- same (Gavin has some magical Sri Lankan pepper flake stuff that I add, I hope these flakes work as a substitute?)

1/4 head of cabbage - chop and add to saute mixture (add more Italian dressing)

Add:

chopped broccoli/carrots/cauliflower/corn/chicken etc. if desired. Same procedure as cabbage.

Add: 

1/2 c. Orange marmalade OR 3/4c. peanut butter (You could probably combine these, but I've only tried them separately.)

When cooked enough (I like the veggies a little cooked and a little crunchy) add cooked rice to the mixture, stir well.

Add:

2-3 eggs to the whole pan. Stir well, cook for a few minutes until egg is done. 

Serve and eat* 

*Gavin eats this with Sriracha, but since he eats it with everything, I'm not sure if it's important.