Quick Ham Fried Rice

I wanted to try this because I had never made Fried Rice before and thought a "quick" version would be good for my first try. Well, the first try didn't work, but my second try did :-).

Actual Recipe:
Family Dinner Cookbook by Debby G. Harman

2 cups cooked rice (day old)
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
3 eggs, well beaten
1/2 cup ham, diced
2 green onions, chopped
1/2 cup frozen peas and carrots
1/2 tsp chicken bouillon
2 tsp soy sauce

Heat 1 Tbsp oil in a large skillet. Scramble eggs. Remove eggs from skillet and heat remaining oil. Stir-fry ham and rice (day-old rice works best because it is drier than fresh-cooked rice) until ham starts to brown. Add green onions, peas and carrots, and stir-fry until vegetables are cooked through. Sprinkle with bouillon and soy sauce. Return scrambled eggs to skillet and mix well.

My Version:
I use Canola Oil instead of Vegetable Oil. Canola oil is considered a "healthy oil" with Weight Watchers but Vegetable Oil is not. So, I switched and have never noticed a difference in any recipe.

My first attempt was with day old BROWN rice. That didn't work. While I was cooking the rice forever in order for the ham to brown up, the rice just turned harder and harder. We ended up just throwing that batch out.

My second attempt went much better. I used white rice this time and browned the ham just a little bit before throwing in the rice. That way the rice didn't have to cook as long as the ham. Worked much better.

Opinion:
I plan to use this recipe again but I had one problem with it....It had meat, rice and vegetables in it, so WHAT DO YOU EAT WITH IT?

When I do try it again, I am going to brown the meat up plenty and try brown rice again with just enough cooking to warm it up. We usually cook with brown rice in our home.

Weight Watchers = 5 points plus value per 1/2 cup (estimate)