Vegetable egg fried rice is one of those incredible quick dinners that can be whipped up with store cupboard ingredients and some veg from the fridge. It’s ready in 15 minutes and is full of vegetables and protein. Not bad for a quick week night dinner!
The Ingredients
The Rice
Let’s start with the rice. You need cooked rice for this dish, and it’s ideally made with leftover rice from the night before that has been stored in the fridge. You can put it in the wok straight from the fridge without needing to heat.
However, not everyone has leftover rice in the fridge and – this being a store cupboard dish – is also great with the packets of microwaveable precooked rice you can get in supermarkets. Just microwave according to the instructions then add to the recipe as normal.
The Vegetables
I went for red pepper, yellow pepper and mushrooms here. But the great thing about this dish is that many other vegetables would work too. Try it with frozen peas – just add them at the same time as the rice and cook as normal.
The Sauce
This recipe uses just soy sauce and sweet chilli sauce to make a delicious, moreish meal. It’s all you need! I used this sweet chilli sauce, and I really recommend it. It has a good kick behind the sweetness that works beautifully here.
Vegetable Egg Fried Rice
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 onion
- 1 red pepper
- 1 yellow pepper
- 2 garlic cloves
- 125 grams oyster or shiitake mushrooms
- 500 grams cooked long grain rice
- 3 eggs
- 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 2 tablespoon sweet chilli sauce
- 25 grams parsley
Instructions
- Chop the onion, peppers and garlic and add to a large wok with the sesame oil. Put on a high heat, and sizzle away for 2-3 minutes, then add the mushrooms.
- Stir in the rice and heat through, then make a little well in the middle of the wok.
- Beat the eggs, then tip into the well and gradually stir into the rice, until all of the rice and veg is covered in egg. Continue cooking, stirring all of the time, until the egg has turned opaque.
- Stir in the soy sauce, chilli sauce and parsley. Yum!
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So yummy! I love when something this delicious is good for you too!
We made this fried rice for dinner last night and it was incredible! We will definitely be adding it to our regular rotation
The combination of fresh veggies, fluffy rice, and perfectly scrambled eggs made for a delicious and satisfying meal. Definitely adding this recipe to my regular rotation!
What an easy and satisfying dinner this was! Loved the mushrooms!
Absolutely! Vegetable egg fried rice is a lifesaver for busy weeknights. I love how it comes together so quickly with simple ingredients you likely already have on hand.