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Quick and Easy Fried Rice

October 27, 2014 by overtimecook 7 Comments

Quick and Easy Fried Rice is a yummy side dish that takes just minutes to make!

 quick and easy fried rice

Excuse me for a minute while I go all nostalgic on you here, but I grew up with this dish, so it’s really exciting to share Daddy’s Quick and Easy Fried Rice and Eggs with you all. My father made it all the time when I was growing up – and it’s no wonder! If you have leftover rice (or you can make extra rice when making some for a different dish) you can transform it into a yummy side dish.  My father used to do it as a real spur-of-the-moment thing. “Oh look – leftover rice from supper? Let’s make lunch for tomorrow!”

With just a few minutes of prep and simple ingredients, this is bound to become your go-to side dish…and maybe you’ll get nostalgic about it one day too.

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Quick and Easy Fried Rice
Author: Miriam Pascal, OvertimeCook.com
Recipe type: Side dish
 
Ingredients
  • ¼ cup canola oil
  • 2 medium Spanish onions, peeled and finely diced
  • 3 cups cooked rice (white or brown)
  • 4 eggs
  • 4-5 teaspoons soy sauce
Instructions
  1. Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium heat.
  2. Add the finely diced onions and saute for about 10-15 minutes over a medium-low flame, stirring occasionally.
  3. Add the rice and stir. Let it fry for about a minute or two.
  4. Crack the eggs into a bowl and beat lightly with a fork to scramble.
  5. Divide the rice and onion mixture into approximate quarters in the pan - use the spoon or spatula to separate. It does NOT need to be exact at this point, its just a method to make it easier to mix in the eggs.
  6. Pour a quarter of the scrambled egg mixture into one of the quarters of the pan. Stir very quickly to incorporate the egg. Repeat with remaining three quarters.
  7. Once the eggs have been mixed in, add 4 teaspoons of soy sauce and stir well to incorporate.
  8. Taste and add up to another teaspoon of soy sauce, if you like the flavor strong.
  9. Serve hot.
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Note: when frying the onions, you can add mixed veggies (corn, peas, carrots, etc. from a frozen bag) to add color, taste and texture to your dish.

easy fried rice

Make it a meal: 

Serve this with Honey Mustard Chicken or Grilled Chicken in Mustard sauce with a side of Sesame Broccoli.

Needed for this recipe:

Deep frying pan

If you like this recipe, you’ll also love: 

Wild Rice Pilaf

Apple and Cabbage Rice

Grilled Vegetable Rice Salad

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I do! -Miriam P.S. Notice the new “make it a meal” feature? Do you like it? I’d love to hear your thoughts!

 

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Filed Under: Healthy, Sides, Super-Easy, Vegetarian Tagged With: asian, Easy Recipes, Rice, Side Dish


Comments

  1. Ruchiccio says

    October 27, 2014 at 2:25 pm

    I always thought that you need cold “overnightted” rice to make fried rice. How come this recipe doesn’t call for that?

    Reply
    • overtimecook says

      October 27, 2014 at 2:56 pm

      No need! We make it all the time in my house without waiting.

      Reply
  2. Shaina says

    October 27, 2014 at 2:44 pm

    Thanks for new recipe, and I love the make it a meal! So helpful!

    Reply
  3. Michelle Loughran says

    October 27, 2014 at 7:21 pm

    Good tip about dividing the rice into quarters before adding the egg. I have found it difficult to coat the rice evenly.

    Reply
  4. Sarah Massry says

    November 3, 2014 at 4:36 pm

    This recipe looks awesome. I think I’ll make it tomorrow! Great new feature.

    Reply
  5. Elky says

    November 10, 2014 at 3:06 am

    Thanks! I made this and it was a HUGE HIT!!

    Reply

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  1. Spicy Marinated Olives - Overtime Cook says:
    February 8, 2017 at 6:32 pm

    […] My father, Harry Pascal, is an amazing cook, and he has certain specialties that he makes all the time. His roasted potatoes, for example, have been nicknamed by guests “serious potatoes” because…well, we don’t joke around about those. He makes amazing cholent, delicious eggs of all kind, and the world’s best onion sauce (still working on getting that recipe from him!). He also makes crazy good fried rice, and I’ve already shared that recipe. […]

    Reply

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