Fast, Cheap and Delish

Tonight I finally broke down and raided my rapidly emptying kitchen for stir fry items. I came up with the following:

1 bag of rice sticks (noddles)
1 package frozen peas
1 can water chestnuts


I threw some olive oil in a pan, and minced three garlic cloves, adding it to the oil. I cooked garlic till brown, then I added the water chestnuts (which I had chopped up). I pushed this around in the skillet for a while. At this point, I remembered I needed to soak the rice sticks, so in to a pot of cold water about half of the bag went, for about 10 minutes. While the rice sticks were soaking, I threw the peas (slightly thawed) into the pan and the Bebe delighted at the sizzling sound that ensued. I  messed around with stirring the peas and water chestnuts, added some soy sauce, rice vinegar and salt and pepper for flavor, then covered and cooked for about 5 minutes. At that point, I threw the rice sticks in, and a few tbsp of water and sauteed it all up. I continued to add a tbsp or two of water until all of the good flavor was off the bottom of the skillet. At that point, I felt that the dish was finished, and a taste test proved me right..... and after about 20 minutes or less of cooking........

                                                                   Dinner!


The rice sticks were tasty, and the peas were just right. A quick, animal free dinner, and one that the Kid ate, too. I declare this meal a success. Not much to look at, but with the soy sauce and rice vinegar it packs just the right amount of flavor punch.....