This 5-Ingredient Fried Rice with Egg recipe is an easy lunch or dinner idea that is delicious as a main dish or a side dish. You will only need a few ingredients: cooked rice, frozen peas and carrots, egg, oil, and soy sauce.
Our teen son LOVES fried rice. He eats it so often that I have a feeling that I will affectionately call his teen years as the Years of the Fried Rice. Initially, it started with him ordering it at restaurants or as take-out. Then, he asked if I could help him learn to make it. Of all my kids, Mattie is the one who’s always been curious about cooking in the kitchen. I’ve taught him lots of things in the kitchen, I even posted back in 2013 about him learning to make an omelet.
There is no one way my son make his fried rice. Sometimes it has egg and sometimes it doesn’t. Sometimes he cuts up a carrot and adds green onion. Sometimes he uses other protein, like leftover pork roast or chicken, or even Spam (not my favorite, but the kid is a fan).
Making fried rice is easy. The main key is that you want cold, cooked rice. It’s a perfect dish to make with leftover rice, so if I’m making rice to go along with a dinner, I always make a bit extra so that fried rice can be made the next day or later in the week.
Don’t have leftover rice? You’ll want to plan ahead and make rice in advance of making this 5-Ingredient Fried Rice with Egg recipe. Make sure you make it early enough to allow enough time for it to cool. To make enough rice for this recipe, bring 2 cups of water to a boil. Add in the 1 cup of uncooked rice. Reduce heat to low/medium, cover with a lid and let simmer for 15-20 minutes or until cooked through and water is absorbed. Allow for the rice to cool completely before using in the recipe.
Once you have your cold and cooked rice, you are ready to make this 5-Ingredient Fried Rice with Egg recipe.
First, beat 2 eggs in a small bowl and cook them over low-medium heat in a greased frying pan.
In a large frying pan, heat the oil and add in the frozen pea and carrot veggies and cook for a few minutes. Add the cold rice and scrambled eggs to the veggies, stirring to combine. Sprinkle in soy sauce to taste and cook until heated through. Season with salt and pepper as desired.
5-Ingredient Fried Rice with Egg Recipe
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Easy 5-Ingredient Fried Rice with Egg Recipe
- Yield: About 4 cups 1x
Description
This 5-Ingredient Fried Rice with Egg recipe is an easy lunch or dinner idea that is delicious as a main dish or a side dish. You will only need a few ingredients: cooked rice, frozen peas and carrots, egg, oil, and soy sauce.
Ingredients
3 cups leftover rice (cooked and cold)
1 cup frozen peas & carrots
2 tablespoons oil
2 eggs
Soy sauce to taste
Instructions
- Scramble the 2 eggs in a small frying pan and set aside.
- Heat oil in a large pan, add in the frozen veggies and cook for a few minutes. Add the rice and eggs, stirring to combine.
- Add in soy sauce to taste and cook until heated through.
Notes
—Don’t have leftover rice? Make rice in advance of making this recipe, allowing enough time for it to cool. Bring the 2 cups of water to a boil. Add in the 1 cup of uncooked rice. Reduce heat to low/medium, cover with a lid and let simmer for 15-20 minutes or until cooked through and water is absorbed. Allow to cool completely before using in the recipe.
–TIP: Make extra rice with other meals, so you can make this recipe later.
–Serves 4 with about 1 cup per person. If using as a side dish, this recipe can serve up to 8 with 1/2 cup serving per person.
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Saute
- Cuisine: Chinese American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
Judi Spangler says
What can you use if you don’t have soy sauce?
Bert says
May I ask, why does the rice have to be cold or room temperature?
Kristina says
Hi this is Kristina visiting from Friendship Friday. Great quick and easy recipe! I totally agree with your tip to use rice already cooked and cold. Pinning
Rhonda Gales says
This recipe sounds delicious. I’ll be Pinning it. It will be perfect with my Beef and Broccoli recipe. Thanks for sharing on Sunday’s Best.
P.NISHA says
Im 13 my mom said to cook something with the left over rice .This is y 2 nd recipe in my life then the
”5 ingredient fried rice with egg recipe helped me .so i thank U very much.
Shweta says
Lovely n easy less ingredient recipe. These kind of recipes are necessary with toddlers at home. Thanks i found one more for my list.
Ashley Nicole says
This definitely helps save leftover rice! Looks healthy, tasty and a filling meal in a bowl. Would love to add more into the mix. Perfect any day meal for the family!
Selina says
Looks wonderful! I have never made it but will definitely give it a try. Thanks! Visiting from Our Mini Linky Party.
Miz Helen says
Your Fried Rice looks delicious, we will really enjoy this recipe! Hope you are having a great week and thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday!
Come Back Soon,
Miz Helen
Lily says
Nothing beats good fried rice. I love how easy your recipe is. It’s perfect for a busy weeknight. Thanks for sharing at FF!
Elizabeth says
I can tell by just looking on the photos that this fried rice looks really tasty! Plus, the recipe seems very doable. 🙂
Thank you for sharing this with us! Can’t wait to try and whip it at home. 🙂
Helen at the Lazy Gastronome says
Looks delicious – Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party!
Donna Reidland says
My husband loves fried rice. I’m going to have to give this a try!
Kim Miller says
OMG, this is my hands-down pick for my host selection for Week 162 of Sunday’s Best! I have two teenage sons who literally live off ramens and fried rice lol! Once I show them that they can make their own at home – they may never eat anything else ever again lol!
Jan says
That looks delicious and you make it sound easy to make!
Sandra L Garth says
This is perfect for the meal I’m planning, thank you.
Tracy Albiero says
Oh I love this! The colors. I am putting this on my list for next week!
WhatsUpSusan says
Fried rice is one of my all time favs. A one pot wonder meal in itself. Yours looks fantastic! So happy to find it via the inspire me monday link up!
Mother of 3 says
That looks quite tasty! I used to make fried rice all the time; I had a counter top wok and made all sorts of tasty Chinese inspired dishes but I had forgotten all about it until now. pinned.