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Easy Stir Fried Rice

Published: Apr 22, 2014 · Modified: Apr 12, 2022 by Tristin Rieken · 3 Comments

Easy Stir Fried Rice is a delicious and super adaptable meal that’s the perfect recipe for using up leftover rice.

Easy Stir Fried Rice is a delicious and super adaptable meal that's the perfect recipe for using up leftover rice. leftover rice recipes  | fried rice with egg | vegetable fried rice recipe easy | ham fried rice
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Great for using up leftovers and whatever veggies you have in the fridge this recipe doesn’t always have to have the same ingredients to be super delicious.

Leftover rice recipe

There are many different leftover rice recipes that deliciously prevent food waste. Meals like sizzling rice soup, rice pudding, arancini (those delicious fried stuffed rice balls), rice salad, sweet and sour cabbage rolls, chicken and rice soup, and you can even make rice cakes. But in my opinion the best way to use up leftover rice is to make Stir Fried Rice at home!

This fried rice recipe isn’t all that traditional to chinese fried rice recipes. Nor is it all that special. But it is easy, delicious and the best way to use up leftover rice and whatever other ingredients you have on hand. Pork, chicken, shrimp, or even spam.

Easy Stir Fried Rice is a delicious and super adaptable meal that's the perfect recipe for using up leftover rice. leftover rice recipes  | fried rice with egg | vegetable fried rice recipe easy | ham fried rice

This particular fried rice recipe is a pork and vegetable fried rice with egg. Made with leftover rice and ham it comes together in minutes!

Easy Stir Fried Rice is a delicious and super adaptable meal that's the perfect recipe for using up leftover rice. leftover rice recipes  | fried rice with egg | vegetable fried rice recipe easy | ham fried rice

It’s also a great skillet camping recipe! If you bring all the fried rice ingredients chopped and the rice pre cooked it heats quickly in a skillet over the campfire.

Ingredients

  • Cooked rice- white rice, basmati rice or brown rice.
  • Ham – this vegetable fried rice with ham and eggs is a delicious easy fried rice recipe that’s the perfect fried rice for breakfast. But you can easily substitute chicken, sausage, bacon, spam, or even shrimp for the ham. Or make a special fried rice with a mixture of different ingredients. You can also leave the meat out for a vegetarian recipe vegetable stir fried rice. Or make fried rice without egg and meat for a vegan fried rice recipe.
  • Carrots
  • Celery
  • Ginger
  • Scallions
  • Garlic
  • Soy sauce
  • Eggs
  • Other ingredients – kale, mushrooms, broccoli, kimchi, cilantro and basil or whatever vegetables you have in your refrigerator that need to be used.

Stir fried rice is so adaptable! You can easily customize it based on whatever you have available and your personal tastes.

Step by step instructions

  1. Heat large skillet over medium high heat.
  2. Add a drizzle of oil and brown ham.
ham in hot pan for fried rice
  1. Add aromatics – fresh ginger, garlic, and green onions.
  2. Then add vegetables that take longer to cook than the others, like kale and mushrooms.
  1. Continue adding the rest of the vegetables – carrots, celery and broccoli.
fried rice vegetables
  1. When the vegetables are almost cooked through, add the pre cooked leftover rice.
leftover rice in ham fried rice
  1. Stir everything together and push slightly over to the side to expose some of the pan.
  2. Pour the eggs in the exposed part of the pan and let set for a few seconds before scrambling.
fried rice with egg
  1. Once scrambled stir everything together.
  2. Add soy sauce and toasted sesame oil and stir until coated.
  3. Finish with sliced scallion greens and fresh herbs, like basil and cilantro or celery greens if you have them. You can also add chopped nuts like almonds or seeds like sesame seeds.
  4. Enjoy!
Easy Stir Fried Rice is a delicious and super adaptable meal that's the perfect recipe for using up leftover rice. leftover rice recipes  | fried rice with egg | vegetable fried rice recipe easy | ham fried rice

Shelf life

Fried rice is best served immediately after frying but it can be refrigerated for up to 5 days. To reheat simply refry in hot pan or microwave individual portions to heat.

How to make fried rice ahead of time

To make fried rice quickly for camping, hiking, quick lunches, etc. Simply prep all ingredients, chopping vegetables and ham, pre-cook the rice and stir together the soy sauce seasoning ingredients. Store separately until ready to use and this easy fried rice recipe comes together in minutes!

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Easy Stir Fried Rice

This Easy Stir Fried Rice recipe is delicious and super adaptable. Great for using up leftovers and whatever veggies you have in the fridge.
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Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 555kcal

Ingredients

  • 4 cups cooked rice or 1 ⅓ cups uncooked
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • 2 cups ham diced
  • 2 large carrots diced
  • 2 large celery ribs chopped
  • 3 large scallions sliced, greens and whites separated
  • 1 tablespoon fresh ginger grated
  • 2 cloves garlic chopped
  • 3 large eggs lightly beaten
  • 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
  • ¼ cup soy sauce

Instructions

  • Heat oil in large pan over medium high heat.
  • Add ham to pan. When browned add scallion greens, garlic and ginger.
  • Add additional oil if necessary then add celery and carrots and any other vegetables in order of how long they take to cook. Cook vegetables until soft, stirring occasionally.
  • Add cooked rice and stir to combine.
  • Push the rice mixture to the side of the pan, add more oil if necessary and pour eggs in to the exposed pan. When eggs are scrambled stir everything until combined.
  • Add sesame oil and soy sauce and stir until coated.
  • Top with scallion greens, and other herbs, almonds and/or sesame seeds (optional).
  • Serve and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 555kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 183mg | Sodium: 1726mg | Potassium: 523mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 6413IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 74mg | Iron: 2mg
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Nutrition Facts
Easy Stir Fried Rice
Amount Per Serving
Calories 555 Calories from Fat 234
% Daily Value*
Fat 26g40%
Saturated Fat 7g44%
Trans Fat 1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 6g
Monounsaturated Fat 12g
Cholesterol 183mg61%
Sodium 1726mg75%
Potassium 523mg15%
Carbohydrates 51g17%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 26g52%
Vitamin A 6413IU128%
Vitamin C 6mg7%
Calcium 74mg7%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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  1. crystella

    May 09, 2014 at 4:38 am

    Oh man Tris this was delicious!!! Everyone loved it definitely tastes better than any I have made before and it was so easy too. It made so much I had to switch to a bigger pan, it will be my new go to recipe!!!

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    • Tristin Rieken

      May 11, 2014 at 4:51 pm

      Yay! I'm so glad you liked it!!

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