Easy Healthier Fried Rice

Fried rice is a special treat that my kids beg for! This stir-fry is so easy to make, but it does help to have all your prep done ahead of time. It could serve four as a main dish or six as a side dish. Also, if you have any cooked chicken pieces on hand, toss them in to add more protein. I have made this with and without garlic – and both versions are great!

Easy Healthier Fried Rice

Kate

In just 35 minutes, you'll have a healthy side dish or main entree if you add protein for a quick and easy weekday meal. It's so much healthier than takeout.

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 35 minutes mins

Course Lunches & Dinners

Cuisine Vegetarian, Gluten-Free

Servings 4

Calories 422 kcal

Equipment

• Stainless Steel Wok
• Stainless Skillet
• Wire Whisk
• Mixing Bowl
• Ceramic Knives
• Rice Cooker
• Sesame Oil
• Tamari
• Kerrygold Pure Irish Butter
• Jasmine Rice

Ingredients

  

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• 21 oz cooked white rice see Tip 1
• 2 large eggs whisked
• 7 oz carrots grated
• ½ red onion peeled and finely chopped
• ½ cup peas using frozen is fine
• 2 cloves garlic peeled and finely chopped (optional)
• 3 green onions sliced
• 3 TB unsalted butter
• 2 TB tamari gluten-free soy sauce, see Tip 2
• 2 tsp sesame oil

Instructions

 

• Have your cooked rice ready, along with your whisked eggs, grated carrots, chopped red onion, peas, garlic, and sliced salad onions.
  
  
• Start with the egg: simply melt half the butter over moderate heat in a large non-stick pan or wok. Add the whisked egg and cook until they scramble to your liking. Set the cooked eggs aside in a bowl.
• Melt the remaining butter in the same pan and add carrots, red onion, peas, garlic, and only half the salad onions. Cook, stirring regularly over moderately high heat, until the carrots and onions soften.
  
  
• Once softened, tip in the rice and reserved cooked egg. Add the tamari and cook, stirring regularly, until all the elements have sufficiently warmed through.
  
  
• Drizzle over the sesame oil and serve immediately, garnished with the remaining salad onions.
  
  

Notes

Tip 1: If you prefer to live low carb, replace the cooked rice with blitzed cauliflower.

Tip 2: If you have soy allergies, try using coconut aminos, which offers a similar flavor.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 422kcalCarbohydrates: 61gProtein: 13gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 810mgFiber: 6gSugar: 6g

Keyword Easy Healthier Fried Rice, gluten free fried rice, vegetarian fried rice

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Hi, my name is Kate.

I love food. Real food. We eat all of the things that nursing school taught me were bad for you: butter, eggs, bacon, and raw milk.

I am a Nurse, a Mom, and a Real Food loving blogger. Just trying to save the world.

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