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Veggie Fried Rice Recipe – This veg fried rice recipe is quick and easy to make, customizable with any of your favorite add-ons, and so delicious! Start by sautéing veggies, and scrambling eggs on the side, then add cold rice to the pan along with soy sauce, sesame, and pepper. Fried rice is ready in less than 20 minutes for a quick, healthy dinner everyone will rave about. Enjoy!
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Ingredients list for the veggie fried rice recipe
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- ½ cup carrot, diced
- 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
- ½ cup onion, diced
- ½ cup bell pepper, diced
- ½ cup broccoli florets
- ½ cup edamame or peas
- ⅓ cup corn
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 3 cups white rice, cooked and chilled
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper, to taste
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Best veggie fried rice recipe
Our veggie fried rice is ready in less than 20 minutes for a quick, healthy dinner loaded with colorful vegetables. If you love Asian food, give this fired recipe a try, you’ll want to make it again and again! Feel free to customize the recipe with your favorite veg: mushrooms, scallions, or cabbage.
How to make fried rice
This vegetable fried rice recipe starts with onion, carrots, garlic, bell peppers, and broccoli. Everything is stir-fried until tender, and then we scramble the eggs straight in the pan. Stir cold cooked rice goes into the mix, along with corn, edamame, soy sauce, and sesame oil for seasoning. Stir fry everything together until slightly browned and crisp – dinner is ready!
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Photo credit: © Eatwell101.com
Photo credit: © Eatwell101.com
Photo credit: © Eatwell101.com
Photo credit: © Eatwell101.com
Directions
1. To make the vegetable fried rice: In a wok or deep skillet, heat up the oil over high heat and cook carrots, onions, and garlic until onions are translucent. In the meantime, beat the eggs in a bowl.
2. Add bell peppers and broccoli florets and cook for an additional 3 minutes. Push all of the cooked vegetables to the side of the pan.
3. Pour pour the beaten eggs into the cleared half of the pan. Scramble the eggs and combine them with the rest of the veggies.
4. Add edamame (or peas), corn, rice, soy sauce, sesame oil, and pepper. Mix well and let the rice cook until slightly crispy.
5. Sprinkle the veggie fried rice with chopped scallions or cilantro. Serve immediately – Enjoy!
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Tips for the fried rice recipe
- Be sure to cut your veggies into uniformly sized pieces so that they’ll cook at the same speed.
- Make sure to use cold rice. Warm rice, just out of the rice cooker won’t fry well and will form clumps. Leftover refrigerated rice is perfect for this fried rice recipe.
- Use high heat and keep an eye on the pan. This will help fry and brown the rice and veggies to crispy perfection. You want fried rice, not steamed rice!
- Adjust the amount of sesame oil and soy sauce if you feel you need a kick of flavor at the end.
- Omit the egg to make the fried rice 100% vegan.
- Try using half butter, half oil instead of oil only. It tastes wonderful and the rice is perfectly fried every time.
What protein can we add to the vegetable fried rice?
This stir-fried rice could certainly be a meal on its own but besides eggs, you can add protein such as tofu, chicken, or shrimp to the fried rice.
How to keep the fried rice leftovers
You can keep the vegetable fried rice leftovers for 3 days in an airtight container on your refrigerator. Reheat in a skillet or microwave.
Can we use another rice?
Sure, white or brown rice can be used interchangeably for making fried rice!
More fried rice recipes
- Easy Fried Rice
- Spicy Jerk Shrimp with Rice and Black Beans
- One-Pan Creamy Parmesan Chicken and Rice
- Bacon Egg and Spinach Fried Rice
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