Easy Bacon Fried Rice
Easy Bacon Fried Rice blends crisped bacon with sautéed onion, peas, carrots, and scrambled eggs, all combined with cooked white rice and seasoned with sesame oil and soy sauce. This stir-fried dish delivers savory, slightly smoky flavors with varied textures, making it a satisfying and practical meal using common ingredients and simple steps.
Ingredients
- 8 ounces Bacon chopped
- 1 cup onion about 1 small onion, white, chopped
- 1 cup pea frozen
- 1 cup carrot frozen
- 3 egg lightly beaten
- 3 cups white rice cooked
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 2-3 tablespoons soy sauce more to taste
- green onion for garnish, chopped
Instructions
- Add 8 ounces chopped bacon to a medium skillet or work. Cook over medium-high heat until the bacon is crisp, then remove with a slotted spoon and drain the grease, leaving about 1 tablespoon in the skillet.
- Add 1 cup chopped white onion and 1 cup frozen peas and carrots to the skillet and cook over medium-high heat for 2-3 minutes until the onion is tender and translucent.
- Slide the veggies to one side of the skillet, then add 3 lightly beaten eggs to the other side. Scramble the eggs until they are cooked through, and combine them with the veggies.
- Add 3 cups cooked white rice and the reserved bacon to the skillet and combine them with the eggs and veggies. Add 2 teaspoons sesame oil and 2-3 tablespoons soy sauce, adding more to taste if you would like.
- Stir until everything is heated through. Garnish with chopped green onions and serve warm.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 330
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 330kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 28g | 9% |
| Protein | 11g | 22% |
| Fat | 19g | 29% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 107mg | 36% |
| Sodium | 637mg | 27% |
| Potassium | 230mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 2349IU | 47% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 36mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.