This delicious easy fried rice is made with leftover white rice, vegetables, soy sauce and just a few other simple ingredients.
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.
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.
Ingredients
Heres how to make this delicious rice. You can find the full ingredients list along with measurements and instructions on the recipe card below.
- Cooked White Rice
- Butter
- Oil
- Carrots
- Onion
- Garlic
- Eggs
- Frozen Peas
- Soy Sauce
- Sesame Oil
- Salt and Pepper
- Garlic Powder
How To Make It
Heres how to make this delicious side dish. You can find the full ingredients list along with measurements and instructions on the recipe card below.
First, in a large skillet, melt the butter and sauté the carrots for 5 minutes. Add the onion and lightly season with salt and pepper. Once the vegetables are soft, add the minced garlic and stir for 1 minute. Add a little oil to the skillet and whisk the beaten eggs into the vegetables just until they’re cooked.
Pro Tip: It's easy to over cook the eggs, so try to keep an eye on them.
Now, add the white rice into the skillet and drizzle it with a little more oil. Add the peas and stir everything together. Cook the rice in the skillet for about 2-4 minutes stirring frequently. Add the soy sauce, sesame oil, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Finally, stir the sauces into the rice mixture and let that cook for a couple more minutes. Let it cool slightly and enjoy!
NOTE: Keep in mind the soy sauce is salty when seasoning the rice.
Can A Protein Be Added?
Any kind of cooked chicken, pork, beef or seafood would be fantastic choices. I actually really love adding shrimp to this.
What Rice Should I Use?
Any leftover white or brown rice will do. Just be sure that it’s chilled in the fridge for a bit if you make some just for this recipe.
What Can I Serve With This?
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.
Easy Fried Rice Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 Cups White Rice, cooked and cooled
- 2 Tbs Butter
- ½ Cup Carrots, chopped
- ½ Cup Onions, chopped
- ½ Cup Frozen Peas
- 2 Tbs Garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 2 Eggs, beaten
- Vegetable Oil (as needed)
- 4 Tbs Soy Sauce
- 1 teaspoon Sesame Oil
Instructions
- In a large skillet, melt the butter and sauté the carrots for 5 minutes. Add he onions and lightly season them with salt and pepper. Once the vegetables are soft, add the minced garlic and stir for 1 minute.
- Add about 1 tbs of 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.
- Add the white rice into the skillet and drizzle it with a little more oil (about 1 tbs). Add the peas and stir everything together. Cook the rice in the skillet for about 2-4 minutes stirring frequently.
- Add the soy sauce, sesame oil, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Please keep in mind that the soy sauce is salty.
- 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!
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Other Easy Side Dish Recipes
If you like super easy to make side dish recipes like this one, you have to try this French Onion Rice, Taco Rice and Chicken Fajita Rice.
Al Dente Diva says
Love the chicken addition! So glad you enjoyed them Kathy
Kathy says
Amazingly easy and delicious! I add chicken cut into small cubes.
Anonymous says
Are there additional sauces?? The last step says add the sauces, but the step before that says add the soy sauce n sesame oil. Did u mean to add that last step?
Al Dente Diva says
I’m so happy you liked it!!! Thank you
Anonymous says
Absolutely DELICIOUS!!! So easy and better than take out…added shrimp..won’t be bothering with take out anymore ??
Debora says
#5 says sauces into rice mixture. What sauces? I thought everything had already been added in #4.
Nick says
Christy, one teaspoon of garlic powder!
Christy says
Your recipe doesn’t list garlic powder but the instructions state to add it? How much?
Anonymous says
This recipes is so simple. I’ll try it tomorrow