Best Easy Leftover Fried Rice Recipes

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FRIED RICE RESTAURANT STYLE



Fried Rice Restaurant Style image

A quick fried rice like you get at your favorite Chinese restaurant. A couple of eggs, baby carrots, peas and soy sauce is all you need.

Provided by jostrander

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Rice     Fried Rice Recipes

Time 45m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 cups enriched white rice
4 cups water
⅔ cup chopped baby carrots
½ cup frozen green peas
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 eggs
soy sauce to taste
2 tablespoons sesame oil, to taste

Steps:

  • In a saucepan, combine rice and water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes.
  • In a small saucepan, boil carrots in water about 3 to 5 minutes. Drop peas into boiling water, and drain.
  • Heat wok over high heat. Pour in oil, then stir in carrots and peas; cook about 30 seconds. Crack in eggs, stirring quickly to scramble eggs with vegetables. Stir in cooked rice. Shake in soy sauce, and toss rice to coat. Drizzle with sesame oil, and toss again.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 261.2 calories, Carbohydrate 39.7 g, Cholesterol 46.5 mg, Fat 8.4 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 5.8 g, SaturatedFat 1.5 g, Sodium 380.9 mg, Sugar 1.3 g

EASY LEFTOVER FRIED RICE



Easy Leftover Fried Rice image

Just love Fried Rice so I tried to create from a restaurant that we go to often. In a pinch you can use canned peas and carrots (drained). You could also try adding some diced ham and green onions.

Provided by Douglas Poe

Categories     Rice

Time 35m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

3 cups cooked white rice (day old or leftover rice works best!)
3 tablespoons sesame oil
1 cup frozen peas and carrot (thawed)
1 small onion, chopped
2 teaspoons minced garlic
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1/4 cup soy sauce

Steps:

  • On medium high heat, heat the oil in a large skillet or wok.
  • Add the peas/carrots, onion and garlic.
  • Cook until tender about 1 to 2 minutes.
  • Lower the heat to medium low and push the mixture off to one side, then pour your eggs on the other side of skillet and cook until scrambled.
  • Now add the rice and soy sauce and blend all together well.
  • Stir fry until thoroughly heated.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 345.7, Fat 13.1, SaturatedFat 2.4, Cholesterol 93, Sodium 1069.6, Carbohydrate 47.1, Fiber 2.1, Sugar 1.1, Protein 9.8

QUICK FRIED RICE



Quick fried rice image

Our egg-fried rice recipe with peas, bacon and mushrooms is a great way to use leftovers. Ready in under 15 minutes, it makes a super-speedy one-pan supper

Provided by Good Food team

Categories     Dinner, Lunch, Main course, Side dish, Supper, Vegetable

Time 12m

Yield Serves 2

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 tsp oil
1 egg , beaten
2 rashers bacon , chopped
175g mushrooms , sliced
200g frozen peas
1 garlic clove , crushed
small knob of ginger , grated
2 tsp dark soy sauce , plus extra to serve
1 tsp sugar
250g cooked basmati rice

Steps:

  • Heat the oil in a frying pan, then tip in the egg. Leave to set for 30 secs-1 min, swirling every now and again, then tip it out and finely slice. Add the bacon and mushrooms to pan, then fry until golden, about 3 mins. Add the peas, garlic and ginger, then cook for 1 min.
  • Mix the soy sauce and sugar together. Turn up the heat, add the cooked rice to the pan, heat through, then splash in the sweet soy sauce. Stir through the egg and serve straight away, with more soy sauce if you like.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 355 calories, Fat 11 grams fat, SaturatedFat 3 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 48 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 6 grams sugar, Fiber 6 grams fiber, Protein 18 grams protein, Sodium 1.81 milligram of sodium

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