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Classic Egg Fried Rice Recipe
This easy egg fried rice comes together in under 20 minutes! It only requires a handful of simple ingredients and it makes for the perfect side dish or lighter main meal.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 5 servings
Calories: 343 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Main Course
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter unsalted
- 5 to 6 eggs beaten
- 1½ teaspoon salt divided into ½ and 1 teaspoon
- 4½ cups cold cooked rice
- 5 green onions diced
- 2 cups peas frozen
Instructions
- Add the oil and butter to a large non-stick skillet (or wok). Add the beaten eggs the pan.
- Gently and slowly stir the eggs with a rubber spatula to make fluffy scrambled eggs. Fold the eggs within themselves. Sprinkle ½ teaspoon of salt over the eggs and continue to fold the eggs for 3 to 4 minutes. When the eggs are mostly cooked, it should look custard-like.
- Add the cold rice into the skillet and use your spatula to chop through the rice to combine it with the scrambled eggs and separate clumps of rice.
- Add the green onions, frozen peas, and 1 teaspoon of salt and continue to toss to combine and cook until the rice and peas are warmed through, around 3 minutes.
- Leave the rice in the skillet for a couple of extra minutes with the heat turned off if you’d like slightly crispier rice or serve immediately.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
343kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
50g
(17%)
Protein
13g
(26%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
170mg
(57%)
Sodium
784mg
(33%)
Potassium
286mg
(8%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
871IU
(17%)
Vitamin C
25mg
(28%)
Calcium
63mg
(6%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 5servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 343
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 343kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 50g | 17% |
| Protein | 13g | 26% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 170mg | 57% |
| Sodium | 784mg | 33% |
| Potassium | 286mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 871IU | 17% |
| Vitamin C | 25mg | 28% |
| Calcium | 63mg | 6% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.