Easy Egg Fried Rice Recipe for Busy Weeknights
This easy egg fried rice is a quick and delicious dinner recipe packed with flavor. Perfect for busy nights!
Servings: 2 servings
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons neutral oil (e.g., vegetable or canola oil)
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 2 cups cold day-old cooked white rice
- ¼ teaspoon salt, or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon sugar
- ½ teaspoon mushroom seasoning or chicken bouillon powder (optional)
- 1 to 1½ tablespoons soy sauce, to taste
- 1 to 2 stalks green onion, chopped
Instructions
- Heat oil in a nonstick pan or wok over medium-high heat.
- Add the beaten eggs and scramble until just cooked. Remove from the pan and set aside.
- In the same pan, add a little more oil if needed. Add the cold rice and break apart clumps.
- Season with salt, sugar, and mushroom seasoning. Stir to combine.
- Add soy sauce and toss the rice until evenly coated and heated through.
- Return the scrambled eggs to the pan and mix well.
- Stir in chopped green onions, give it a final toss, and serve warm.