Chicken, rice & vegetables

I started this recipe with a can of La Choy stir fry vegetables, drained.  I would also consider using a bag of frozen stir fry vegetables.  That would actually be less sodium, but this is what we had on hand and the bean sprouts are a nice change that you wouldn't necessarily get in a frozen bag.

I added a can of chunk chicken breast.  Now, they do make this in reduced sodium which I have tried & found it to be wretched even though I really should be using it instead of regular.  But for now, uh no.  baby steps.  We actually drained the chicken & reserved the broth, adding some cornstarch to it which thickened this up slightly.  You could also just dump the whole can & use as is.  Heat vegetables & chicken in a pan until the veggies are heated thru.

My mom is doing low carb diet, so she stopped there & had chicken & vegetables.  On my plan, consistent complex carbs are better for me, so I'm adding rice, but subbing a brown/wild rice mix for white rice.  I found this product was lowest in sodium for me of the different types of rice I looked at.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Success-Natural-Whole-Grain-Brown-Wild-2-4.4-oz-Rice-8.8-oz/15754608
(I have no connection to walmart...but most people have them nearby & they do provide nutritional values on the webpage, so I've found this the easiest way to search for foods)
Yes, a box of it would be cheaper, but this is about convenience & ease.  I actually bought these cups first because I wasn't sure I would like it & didn't want to waste a whole box if I didn't.

So I got to heat this cup, dump in a bowl & add the heated chicken & vegetables.  Yup, a hot cooked lunch in less than 10 min.  I actually loved the texture of the rice with this.  Turned out really good.

Background

So about 6 weeks ago, I changed my lifestyle after a hospital stay & health scare.  I now am attempting low sugar, low salt, heart healthy eating.  This is all fine & good when you have loads of time to plan plan plan, shop & cook, but let's be real, who has time for all that?  What I need are things that are QUICK.
Ummm, face it, quick & heart healthy do not necessarily go together.

So this is just a place for me to jot down some simple quick recipes that are 'legal' for me.  And maybe others will find this useful too.

On to the recipes...there's time to make this pretty later.