This delicious easy fried rice is made with leftover white rice, vegetables, soy sauce and just a few other simple ingredients.

Easy Fried Rice

From the recipe collection of Tara Ippolito

This is the most delicious easy fried rice recipe that you could ever make.

I’ve been doing this since college using leftover white rice that’s given complementary with Chinese food take out.

I hate letting food go to waste. This is the perfect way to turn it into its own delicious meal.

My family loves when I make this recipe.

They all eat it with absolutely zero complaints. If you have kids, you know how rare that can be.

They all eat it with absolutely zero complaints. If you have kids, you know how rare that can be.

I swear sometimes they’re more excited for this the next day than the actually Chinese food order itself.

I hope you give this fried rice recipe a try. You’ll absolutely love it if you do.

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What can I add to this easy fried rice?

This fried rice is delicious on its own but if you’d like to add a protein that would make it even better!

Any kind of cooked chicken, pork, beef or seafood would be fantastic choices. I actually really love adding shrimp to this.

Adding a cooked protein is an easy way to turn this side dish into a main dish.

What kind of rice should I use?

I usually only make this recipe when I have leftover white rice in the fridge. I hate letting it go to waste.

So I usually use the complementary white rice that I get from Chinese takeout but any white rice will do.

Just be sure that it’s chilled in the fridge for a bit if you make some just for this recipe.

Brown rice will do, too, but I think white rice tastes the best for this one.

What can I serve with this easy fried rice?

This fried rice is a fantastic side dish to really any meal. I love to serve this with some simply seasoned grilled chicken, steak or shrimp on the side.

Here are some other recipes that would be the perfect complement to this rice, too.

• The best marinated chicken
• Chicken teriyaki
• The best steak marinade
• Curtis marinated skirt steak

Easy Fried Rice Ingredients

• Cooked white rice
• Butter
• Oil
• Carrots, chopped
• Onion, chopped
• Garlic, minced
• Eggs, beaten
• Frozen peas
• Soy sauce
• Sesame oil
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Garlic powder

Instructions

First, in a large skillet, melt the butter and sauté the carrots for 5 minutes.

Then add the onion and lightly season with salt and pepper. Once the vegetables are soft, add the minced garlic and stir for 1 minute.

Now add a little oil to the skillet and whisk the beaten eggs into the vegetables just until they’re cooked. Try your best not to over cook the eggs.

After that, add the white rice into the skillet and drizzle it with a little more oil. Add the peas and stir everything together.

Then cook the rice in the skillet for about 2-4 minutes stirring frequently.

Next add the soy sauce, sesame oil, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Please keep in mind that the soy sauce is salty.

Finally, stir the sauces into the rice mixture and let that cook for a couple more minutes.

Then plate the rice, let it cool slightly and enjoy!