Fried rice is the quinessential take-out food. Unfortunately, this popular take-out meal is also laden with unnecessary fat and calories.
With this homemade, healthy egg fried rice you can enjoy the flavours of take-out from your favourite Chinese restaurant and feel good about serving it to your family at the same time.
This healthy egg fried rice combines many of the flavours of traditional fried rice-sesame, soy sauce, garlic, and ginger, but is without a doubt lighter and healthier than restaurant-style fried rice. The addition of mixed vegetables lends freshness (and exudes healthiness) while staying true to the flavour profile of fried rice.
The pungent garlic and ginger, combined with the salty soy sauce and nutty sesame oil combine perfectly with the creamy eggs and fresh veggies…and the starchy rice soaks up all those delicious flavours.
For a quicker meal prep, I usually prepare the rice the evening before (simply boil until al dente) then store in the fridge overnight. While this ‘extra’ step might sound tedious, it will in fact same you time the evening you prepare this meal since the remaining ingredients only take about 10 minutes to prepare.
Great recipe, I love fried rice and am all for a healthy version of it. I’m going to make this next week.
Great! I’d love some feedback 😉
I love fried rice and have many wonderful childhood memories of! Yours like deliciously healthy and wish I could try some today!
I actually don’t have any memories of fried rice from my childhood, lol! I’ve had it in restaurants only a few times 😉
Omg! This fried rice looks absolutely amazing!!!! I love anything Asian. I will definitely be pinning this.
Great! Thanks for sharing!
This looks amazing and I definitely want some right now. My son’s favorite food in the whole world is fried rice so I know he would love it too.
I’m sure your son would love this!
We love fried rice and, frankly, I’ve been too nervous to try to make it. This recipes sounds like something I could easily do. Pinning!
Really? I think it’s a no-fail recipe! Just throw the ingredients in a pan and cook 😉
Oh I am definitely going to pin this! I used to make egg fried rice all of the time, some how it fell of my radar. Thank you for sharing this!
Awesome! Thanks for pinning and sharing this!
That looks like a really savory rice recipe with loads of interesting flavor combinations! Great healthy dinner idea!
That looks and sounds delicious! My husband makes a mean Fried Rice dish. Your recipe sounds yummy. I’ll have to show it to him. Pinning for later.
Lucky you! How does he make his? Are the ingredients similar?
This does sound delicious and a whole lot healthier then going to a take out and bringing it home!
Just had fried rice from a restaurant last night. Love the stuff but I know I can’t have it to often. To be able to make it at home and healthier is wonderful! Will be trying this recipe.
What a coincidence! I wonder if you would enjoy homemade fried rice just as much? Worth a try!
I need to try making fried rice at home more often!!! This sounds so easy to make up at home.
Your recipe looks great and I’m gong to print it out because I love friend rice but mine never seems to come out looking as good as yours. Thanks for sharing it.
Awesome! Please let you know what you think!
My family would love this recipe! I never even though to make it at home, but I bet this is ten times healthier than our takeout place 😉
I think most people chose to get take-out without even thinking about how easy it would be to make it!
We make fried rice as a side dish all the time! I actually think it tastes better homemade sometimes, just because it’s lighter. My fiance actually makes an authentic Asian fried rice and I was amazed at how much different it tastes than the normal fried rice I was used to. They use a dried sausage in it that has a very intriguing taste, almost sweet. I think I still prefer the mock recipe instead 😉
Although I don’t eat meat, the added sausage sounds intriguing…I’m sure it’s delicious! I’m not much of a take-out fan but whenever I’ve had fried rice, I’ve always found it to be too heavy and oily!
I love fried rice. I think this is an awesome healthy alternative to what we usually get for takeout.
I love fried rice! And you are right, who doesn’t? I am always excited, when we have leftover rice sitting in the fridge, because I can mix up some kimchi fried rice or vegetarian fried rice next day for lunch.
One time I was waiting for my takeout fried rice and saw how the chef added cups of oil and soy sauce in his wok. Since then, I stop ordering fried rice at restaurants, because it’s such a simple dish to make at home and healthier too.
I can’t even remember the last time I actually bought pre-made fried rice! Homemade is SO much healthier!!!
I saw this photo on instagram and came here looking for this recipe. This I can do! right? I’m going to print it..kiddos would LOVE! Can’t wait for that cookbook. xx
Of course you can! Seriously, I shouldn’t even call it a “recipe!”
Love how simple this is. My kids would love it 🙂
It really is…you just need the ingredients on hand! I find it really makes a difference (in regards to stress levels!) to prepare the rice beforehand rather than having two burners going at once…and two kids running around the house to deal with! Would love to hear some feedback if you try the recipe 😉