22 Hearty Fried Rice Recipes
We usually make use of leftovers to make fried rice but there are so many delicious varieties of fried rice. I now make fried rice recipes, especially for weeknight dinners and it is in our rotation menu. Everyone loves it.
Let’s find the
Best Fried Rice Recipes
1. Classic Fried Rice
This is one of the best homemade fried recipes. It is versatile and one of the most popular Chinese dishes.
It is a quick and easy recipe. You can serve it within 15 minutes. It requires 5 minutes of prep time and 10 minutes of cooking time. Cold rice is the key to get the best out of this recipe.
The ingredients include eggs, onion, carrots, butter, cooked rice, toasted sesame oil, and soy sauce. You can add veggies of your choice.
You have some many variations of the same recipe like chicken fried rice, shrimp fried rice, beef fried rice, kimchi fried rice, or veg fried rice.
2. Shrimp Fried Rice
This is a protein-rich dinner recipe. I prefer leftover cooked rice for this recipe but you can also use fresh-cooked rice, rinse it, and then let it chill in the refrigerator.
It is one of the easiest fried rice recipes. It takes half an hour to make, including 15 minutes of prep time and 15 minutes of cooking time. You need a large skillet for this dish.
Marinating the shrimp is important, so let it rest for 10 minutes before you make it. I love Jasmine rice but you can use any long-grain rice. Instead of shrimp, you can add any other protein too.
The ingredients include cooked, chilled rice, shrimp, soy sauce, eggs, ground black pepper, sea salt, and onion.
3. Spam Fried Rice
It is one of the easiest dinner recipes. You can make it with meat or veggies too. It is a perfect dish to clean out the leftovers from the fridge.
It takes only 20 minutes to make, including 10 minutes of prep time and 10 minutes of cooking time.
The ingredients include beaten eggs, cooked rice, diced spam, fish sauce, sesame oil, sriracha and soy sauce.
4. Chicken Fried Rice
We, as a family, love chicken and just need an excuse to use chicken in our dinner recipes. It is a restaurant-quality dish.
This is one of my favorite recipes as it is quick and easy to make and tastes awesome. You can serve it in just 15 minutes.
It requires 5 minutes of prep time and 10 minutes of cooking time. The ingredients include cooked chicken, cooked rice, egg, butter, and soy sauce.
5. Beef Fried Rice
This recipe is packed with protein and veggies. This is one of the best weeknight dinner recipes for busy days.
It is a quick recipe and you can serve it within 20 minutes. It requires 10 minutes of prep time and 10 minutes of cooking time.
To get the best result, use day-old cooked rice. The ingredients include soy sauce, cooked rice, onion and oyster sauce.
Keep the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge and it will be good for 2 days. It freezes well too.
6. Kimchi Fried Rice
It is a popular Korean fried rice. It is a versatile recipe, so you can add veggies and meat of your choice.
This is a quick and easy dinner idea. It requires 10 minutes of prep time and 15 minutes of cooking time.
The ingredients include kimchi, mushrooms, cooked rice, bacon, sesame seeds, cooking oil, and eggs.
I had never tried a Korean recipe before but after making this I am so excited to try other Korean recipes too.
7. Quinoa Fried Rice
This is a flavorful and delicious recipe. I never imagined it would turn out so good. Now I like to make it every 2 weeks.
It is quick and easy to make. You can serve it in just 15 minutes. It requires 5 minutes of prep time and 10 minutes of cooking time.
The ingredients include eggs, soy sauce, quinoa, carrots, butter, pepper, frozen peas, salt and green onions.
8. Pancetta Fried Rice
It is one of the best-fried rice recipes. The best thing is, it’s versatile. It is always in our rotation menu.
You need a large skillet for this recipe. I love one-pan dishes as it mean less cleanup. It is a quick and easy weeknight dinner recipe.
The ingredients include pancetta, cooked rice, corn, frozen peas, frozen corn, eggs, and sriracha.
9. Egg Fried Rice
It is an easy dinner recipe. I make it quite often. For busy weeknights, it is my go-to recipe. I like to use cooked, cold leftover rice.
It takes only 20 minutes to make, including 10 minutes of prep time and 10 minutes of cooking time.
The ingredients include eggs, soy sauce, cooked rice, mixed veggies, five-spice powder, toasted sesame oil, and scallions.
10. Pineapple Fried Rice
To get the best result use chilled cooked rice.
It is a quick recipe and you can serve it within half an hour.
You can either use a cast iron skillet on nonstick frying pan.
The ingredients include eggs, pineapple, cooked rice, onions and cashews.
11. Pancetta & Egg Fried Rice
The recipe requires 25 minutes of prep time.
The ingredients include pancetta, soy sauce, baby spinach, scallions and eggs.
12. Easy Shrimp Fried Rice
It requires 5 minutes of prep time and 10 minutes of cooking time.
The ingredients include canola oil, shrimp, ginger, eggs, cooked rice and green onions.
13. Fried Rice
Restaurant Style Chicken Fried Rice
Homemade Egg Fried Rice
It requires 2 minutes of prep time and 8 minutes of cooking time.
The ingredients include rice, soy sauce, beaten eggs, onion and sesame oil.
Quinoa Veggie Fried Rice
Hibachi Shrimp Rice Bowls
The recipe requires 5 minutes of prep time and 20 minutes of cooking time.
The ingredients include mayonnaise, paprika, shrimp, soy sauce and cooked rice.
Better Than Takeout Fried Rice
The recipe requires 8 minutes of prep time and 12 minutes of cooking time.
The ingredients include butter, beaten eggs, oyster sauce, rice and soy sauce.
Easy Egg Fried Rice
It requires 5 minutes of prpe time and 10 minutes of cooking time.
The ingredients include eggs, white rice, frozen peas, oyster sauce and yellow onion.
19. Chinese Chicken Fried Rice
It requires 20 minutes of prep time and 10 minutes of cooking time.
The ingredients include jasmine rice, eggs, frozen peas, chicken thighs and shallot.
Hibachi Chicken With Fried Rice
The recipe requires 10 minutes of prep time and 20 minutes of cooking time.
The ingredients include white sesame seeds, mixed vegetables, cooked rice, honey, butter and hibachi chicken.
Hearty Chicken Fried Rice
It requires 15 minutes of prep time and 15 minutes of cooking time.
The ingredients include cooked white rice, soy sauce, frozen peas, eggs and chicken.
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