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Cooking at Home - Vegetable Fried Rice

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Bowl of vegetable fried rice

Makes: 4 servings

This rice dish blends the flavors of soy sauce, pepper, and vegetables for a quick meal. It's cooked in one pan so clean up is quick too.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups white rice, cooked
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup celery (chopped)
  • 1/4 cup onion, chopped (could also use green onion)
  • 1 package frozen vegetables (10 ounce)
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce, reduced sodium
  • 1 dash black pepper

Directions

  1. Make 2 cups of cooked white rice. Use the package directions to make the rice.
  2. Chop 1/2 cup of celery and 1/4 cup of onion.
  3. Heat the oil in a skillet or large frying pan.
  4. Add the celery and onion. Stir fry for 2 minutes.
  5. Add the vegetables to the pan. Keep stirring the vegetables until they are tender-crisp.
  6. Add the cooked rice.
  7. Sprinkle with soy sauce and pepper.
  8. Stir fry for 2 minutes until the rice is heated and the flavors are blended.

Source: Pennsylvania Nutrition Education Network

Nutrition Information

Serving Size: 1 cup fried rice, 1/4 of recipe (184g)

Nutrients Amount
Total Calories 215
Total Fat 7 g
Saturated Fat 1 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 179 mg
Carbohydrates 33 g
Dietary Fiber 4 g
Total Sugars 3 g
Added Sugars included 0 g
Protein 5 g
Vitamin D 0 mcg
Calcium 34 mg
Iron 2 mg
Potassium 205 mg