Fried Rice
Fried Rice was the first meal my husband made for me back in our college dating days. (Actually, I think besides frozen pizza it was one of the only things he knew how to make!) Fried rice is one of the quick dishes I still love to make, especially when we have leftovers. It’s easy to mix up the flavors by changing the vegetables, and easily moves from a side dish to a meal by adding cooked meat. Feel free to leave a comment sharing your favorite fried rice add-ins.
Fried Rice
Author/Source:
Pam @ Onceamonthmom.com
Ingredients:
- 2 cups cooked rice
- 2 cups stir-fry veggies (use a packaged mix, or a variety of fresh)
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 eggs
- soy sauce (to taste)
- black pepper (to taste)
Directions:
Pour olive oil in a skillet set to med-high heat. Add rice and quickly begin stirring with a spatula. When heated through, (3-5 min.) add veggies and garlic powder. Continue to stir until heated, another few minutes. With a spatula, push the rice mixture to one side of the skillet. Crack the eggs and begin stirring with the spatula until almost set. Mix in with the rest of the rice mixture. Add soy sauce to taste, to make rice a light tan color. Season with pepper to taste.
Freezing Directions:
Prepare as above, then cool. Portion into freezer bags, seal, label, and freeze. To serve: thaw rice and reheat on stovetop or microwave until heated through.
Servings: 4
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We love fried rice here. My most recent addition to fried rice has been shrimp. Even my picky eaters enjoyed it.
I made this yesterday. A few to many veggies for the family but the flavor is great! Will serve this up to my veggie loving friends at the BBQ this weekend!
The key to good fried rice is to let the rice get cold. That way it doesn’t soak up as much of the soy sauce and become gummy. I usually make extra rice when I’m cooking and keep it in the freezer so that it’s ready for the next rice dish. It’s also good with some sweet chili sauce for extra zing.
We love fried rice. Recently I have been making mine with quinoa instead. It is just as good and give us extra protein!
The best fried rice is made from day old rice, so I will make a sticky rice dish with extra rice just so I’ll have fried rice the next day. I also add a few drops of fish sauce (or Worcestershire). LOVE fried rice!
I made this last night and everyone loved it (and I have one extremely picky eater in the house). I added shrimp and I think next time I will add 4 cups of veggies since we had about 2 cups of it left for lunch today and all the veggies were gone :) Thanks so much for this recipe!