Fried Rice Recipe with Egg and Green Onion

This recipe for fried rice with egg is as simple as it is delicious. It’s quick and easy and a great way to get dinner on the table in a hurry. Serve it as a main dish for meatless Monday or enjoy it on the side of Teriyaki Chicken or Honey Soy Chicken Thighs!

It’s a vegetarian meal complete with grains, veggies, and protein, however, you can definitely add meat to it if you like, like chicken, shrimp, or pork. Fried rice with green onions is a versatile recipe that can be adjusted to suit your needs. Want more veggies? Add them in! Like a little fish sauce or sesame oil? Drizzle some on there.

I prefer to keep this fried rice with egg and green onion simple with soy sauce and a bit of salt and pepper to taste. Sometimes simple is best and I think this is one of those times!

Ingredients Needed

• Olive oil and butter: I like using both together because the oil helps keep the butter from browning and the butter makes it taste better.
• Garlic: Minced garlic infused into this dish is what gives it an aromatic flavor.
• Rice, cooked: Best to use cold, cooked Japanese or Jasmine rice so the rice grains don’t end up clumped together when sautéed. Leftovers are perfect for this dish.
• Eggs: We use 6 of them in this recipe for texture, flavor, and protein.
• Salt & pepper: To taste.
• Soy sauce: You can adjust the amount as needed. Use low sodium, if desired. This classic chicken stir fry ingredient adds a salty umami flavor and a dark color to it, adding the Asian-inspired flavors.
• Green onion: For texture and a pop of color!

How to Make Fried Rice with Egg

Step 1: In a large skillet, heat olive oil and butter over medium heat, and fry the minced garlic until golden. You want to cook everything at high heat so that it fries rather than steams.

Step 2: Toss in the cooked rice and season with black pepper. Stir continuously, so the rice cooks evenly.

Step 3: Make a ring around the edges with the rice and clear the middle of the skillet. Crack the eggs into the center and stir them with the rice. As you whisk, begin to gather the rice until they are incorporated.

Step 4: Pour in the soy sauce and continue to stir, making sure everything is coated evenly.

Step 5: Finally, add in the chopped green onion, give it one last stir, and remove from the heat.

Serve immediately on its own or as a side dish. Enjoy!

Top Tips

• Use leftover rice. When it hits the heat it won’t steam up and become mushy or clumpy. You can use cold or not, but as long as it’s not fresh that’s the texture you want. Day old!
• Easy clean-up. I prefer to crack the eggs right into the pan. If that’s not your jam, you can definitely crack them into a bowl first and then add them in. Sometimes this is helpful if you usually have shells to remove first.
• The oil. As I said, I use olive oil and butter because I love the flavor that butter gives off, but if you want a more authentic flavor profile you can swap it with sesame oil. Toasted sesame oil is even better!
• Add veggies. If you want to add some veggies into your stir-fried rice with egg, you can toss in some mixed frozen already cooked veggies. No need to thaw them first. Add them just before the eggs.

What to Serve with this Easy Fried Rice

This versatile dish can be paired with so many things! When preparing an Asian-inspired dinner menu think about adding a couple of the dishes below.

With a seafood dish like this honey glazed salmon, Bang bang shrimp, or some honey garlic shrimp with broccoli.

You could also enjoy it with air fryer chicken wings, honey soy chicken thighs, or this easy teriyaki chicken!

For a quick and simple dinner, sometimes we’ll have it as a main with either a side salad or nothing at all. Well, maybe just an extra drizzle of soy sauce!

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📖 Recipe

Easy Fried Rice Recipe with Green Onion

Love Keil

Super Easy Fried Rice Recipe with Eggs and Green Onion - it is simple and taste incredibly delicious with Teriyaki Chicken or Honey Soy Chicken Thighs.

5 from 2 votes

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

Course Sidedish

Cuisine Chinese

Servings 6

Calories 563 kcal

Equipment

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  Skillet

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 2 tablespoons olive oil + 2 tablespoons butter
• ▢ 5 cloves garlic minced about 1 ½ tablespoons
• ▢ 4 cups Jasmine rice cooked
• ▢ 6 eggs
• ▢ black pepper to taste
• ▢ 4 teaspoon soy sauce
• ▢ ½ cup green onion chopped

Instructions

 

• In a big skillet, on a medium heat, heat up 2 tablespoons olive oil and 2 tablespoons of butter until melted. Add 5 cloves of minced garlic and stir fry until golden color.
• Now, add 4 cups of cooked Jasmine rice, stir up. Sprinkle black pepper to taste, stir.
• Clear the middle of the skillet, break the eggs in the middle, stir. Stir with rice until eggs look cooked.
• Pour 4 teaspoons of soy sauce, stir up evenly. Finally, add ½ cup chopped green onion, stir and turn off the heat. Serve with meat or shrimps. Enjoy!

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Nutrition

Calories: 563kcalCarbohydrates: 101gProtein: 15gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 164mgSodium: 294mgPotassium: 244mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 321IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 71mgIron: 2mg

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