Easy Fried Rice


We ordered Chinese food the other day while my parents were visiting and had tons of white steamed rice leftover. I usually end up throwing away the white rice but this time I wanted to find a way to create a new dish with it instead of wasting food.

If you've eaten at a Japanese restaurant where they cook on the hibachi grill in front of you, you can see exactly how they make fried rice and all the ingredients that go into it so I wanted to try to recreate that although I switched it up a bit like using coconut oil instead of butter. 

Total cook time: 15 minutes


Ingredients: 
3 cups cooked white rice
1 tbsp. coconut oil (or butter)
1 tbsp. sesame oil
4 tbsp. low sodium soy sauce
3 tbsp. water
3 carrots, chopped
1 cup frozen peas
1 tsp. minced garlic
2 eggs (optional)

I had all intentions of adding eggs in this recipe but just forgot to do it.


What To Do:
Heat skillet over medium heat and melt coconut oil with minced garlic. Add chopped carrots and cook covered for approximately 5 minutes stirring occasionally.  Beat the eggs in a small bowl and add to the skillet along with frozen peas, stirring the eggs quickly to scramble. Cook covered for 3 minutes or until peas have thawed fully. Add white rice to the skillet and mix well with carrots and peas mixture. Pour soy sauce, water and sesame oil over rice and mix well (if the rice is still slightly dry you can add more water or soy sauce to moisten). Cover skillet and cook rice on medium-low until fully heated for approx 7 minutes, stirring occasionally.


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23 comments

  1. You just can't go wrong with easy fried rice it goes with everything!! xo, Biana -BlovedBoston

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  2. This looks so delicious and so good! I love fried rice!

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  3. omg it is 7am and i want this right now!! looks so, so good.

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  4. Emily, great chef minds think a like! LOL I linked up my recipe post today which is baked sweet sour chicken and homemade fried rice! I absolutely love it! I really really like the idea of the coconut oil, and I'm gonna try that next time. I've been trying to incorporate more of that in my cooking and I really like it, not to mention how soft it makes my skin feel! Ha! I hope you have an absolutely fantastic day lovely!

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  5. Um an easy version of fried rice? Yes please! This looks so good! <3, Pamela Sequins & Sea Breezes

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  6. yum! what a great idea to use that leftover rice! i could eat this like candy. well mostly bc i don't really care about candy and this looks more appealing haha

    xoxo cheshire kat

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  7. This looks sooooo delicious!!!!!! YUMMY!

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  8. you had me at easy and fried rice. haha. seriously, fried rice is my love language. i'm definitely going to try this, because i have tried a bazillion recipes and none of them are perfect.. yet!

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  9. YUM! I always need ideas for the leftover steamed rice as well - what a great idea! I LOVE fried rice.

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  10. I literally just had fried rice last night and felt kind of guilty about ordering take-out, so this is a great alternative to still satisfy that craving!!

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  11. Oh I love fried rice! This looks so good and something that I could totally make. I'm so not a good cook. I need easy things to make.

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  12. I make my own fried rice all the time, but never thought about using coconut oil. Normally I just don't use butter but hello. Brilliant!!

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  13. What an awesome idea for your leftover takeout rice, we always have a ton leftover too so I'll have to remember to do this <3

    Green Fashionista

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  14. I love making fried rice with leftovers from take out!! This recipe looks so delicious and easy.

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  15. I love fried rice, I wish there was a gluten free option!

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  16. Such an easy recipe I love that because I always end up with more steamed rice than I need!

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  17. This looks delicious, I will definitely be giving it a try! So easy too!

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  18. YUM. I've made it adding bits of cooked egg before too.

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  19. I've been looking for an easy recipe to make fried rice! Thanks for sharing this! It's like you were reading my mind!
    The Rad Wife

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  20. YUM! I've never made this at home before but the other day Pete and I were looking for it in the frozen section of the grocery store and they had every kind BUT vegetable! lol

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  21. Mmm yum - this would be such fun to make/eat at home!

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  22. Yum yum. Made me feel for fried rice. Maybe because its almost lunch!

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