let me just say, the part of this meal that takes the longest is cooking the rice.  the rest comes together really easily, and our little family thinks it’s pretty darn good.  and if you’re someone who plans meals while at the grocery store or farmer’s market; (me), this is an easy one to adapt to whatever you feel like that day.  also let me say that there is no real recipe here.  just get enough protein and veggies to feed the people in your house, and you can adapt the sauce based on that.

1. pick a protein:  chicken, beef, pork, shrimp
2. pick some veggies:  broccoli, bell pepper, carrots, onions, water chestnuts, and bamboo shoots are a few suggestions
3. sauce:  kraft asian toasted sesame dressing (looks like this) + peanut butter (whatever is in your pantry will work) – to feed four people, you’ll use roughly 1/2 c dressing and 1/4 c peanut butter

{last night’s combo:  chicken, broccoli, carrots, bamboo shoots, and water chestnuts}