4.2 from 63 votes
Easy Fried Rice
Easy Fried Rice uses chilled cooked rice mixed with sautéed vegetables, scrambled eggs, soy sauce, and sesame oil for a flavorful and satisfying dish. The combination of tender vegetables, softly scrambled eggs, and savory seasoning creates a balanced texture and taste. This dish works well as a quick meal or a side.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings:
4
servings
Calories:
280 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
Asian
Ingredients
- 3 cups rice chilled or leftover rice is preferred, cooked
- 1 tablespoon butter divided use
- ½ cup onion chopped
- ½ cup carrot chopped
- 1 teaspoon garlic minced
- ½ cup peas frozen
- 2 egg lightly beaten
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil toasted
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons green onion sliced
Instructions
- In a large skillet, heat 2 teaspoons of the butter over medium-high heat.
- Add the onion and carrot to the pan, cook 4-5 minutes or until softened. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove the vegetables from the pan, set aside and cover to keep warm.
- Melt the remaining teaspoon of butter the pan; add the eggs and cook, stirring occasionally and breaking up with a spatula until the eggs are scrambled and cooked through, approximately 3-4 minutes.
- Add the rice, reserved cooked veggies and frozen peas to the eggs in the pan. Stir in the soy sauce and sesame oil and cook until ingredients are all combined and warmed through, 3-4 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Sprinkle with sliced green onions and serve.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
280kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
40g
(13%)
Protein
8g
(16%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
89mg
(30%)
Sodium
824mg
(34%)
Potassium
225mg
(5%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
3020IU
(60%)
Vitamin C
9.9mg
(11%)
Calcium
41mg
(4%)
Iron
1.3mg
(7%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 280
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 280kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 40g | 13% |
| Protein | 8g | 16% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 89mg | 30% |
| Sodium | 824mg | 34% |
| Potassium | 225mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 3020IU | 60% |
| Vitamin C | 9.9mg | 11% |
| Calcium | 41mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1.3mg | 7% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.