Vegetarian Thai fried rice recipe is healthy, easy, and one of the best leftover rice recipes! Simple, loaded with vegetables, and ready in 20 minutes.
A perfect inexpensive dinner or side dish, and can be served with any protein you have on hand! Easily made vegan.
This Vegetarian Thai Fried Rice Recipe Is
- Simple
- Loaded with Flavor
- Satisfying
- Hearty
- Fresh
- Versatile
- Vegetarian
- A great recipe with leftover white rice
Best Vegetarian Leftover Rice Recipes
Instead of tossing that old leftover rice, transform it! The beauty of this recipe is that it actually tasted better with leftover rice, rather than fresh. You’ll save money by not throwing away food, and have a fantastic and flavorful side dish or main entrée ready in about 15 minutes.
What’s In This Leftover Fried Rice Recipe?
I get all the fresh produce for my recipes from my garden and from Misfits Market – they sell all organic produce at a super discounted price, and it’s purchased direct from the farmers. We get Misfit Market boxes every other week and love picking out our favorite seasonal produce for delivery. You can get $10 off your first $30 box by clicking here!
If you think organic produce is too expensive… think again, and give Misfits Market a look!
- Leftover Rice: I really love using basmati rice in most of my dishes. Basmati rice is a very long-grain rice, and has a really nice texture in this fried rice dish.
- Peanut Oil: or other light high-oleic oil for cooking over high heat, this peanut oil is perfect for quick frying foods at a high temperature and won’t break down or over heat like other heavier oils will.
- Sesame Oil: The sesame oil gives the perfect toasty flavor to the dressing of this salad. Toasted sesame oil is traditional in a lot of Asian dishes, and will give you salad the perfect flavor.
- Onion: for flavor and crunch
- Garlic: I use fresh garlic when I have it, and this great jarred organic garlic when I don’t have fresh. It’s actually super convenient to have pre-chopped garlic on hand for quick and easy meal prep.
- Peas & Carrots: I used a frozen bagged mix for this recipe
- Ginger: fresh ginger is a great way to add flavor to any recipe! If you don’t have fresh ginger, this great ginger powder is a fantastic addition, and will give the rice a really nice fresh flavor.
- Eggs: Cooked right in the wok for a little extra protein. If you don’t have fresh eggs, we swear by these powdered dried eggs which last in the pantry for months! Great for when you want a little extra protein without a trip to the store.
- Tamari: tamari is a gluten-free version of soy sauce. Tamari has a bright salty flavor, and adds a really nice depth of umami to this dish. If I am cooking for a crowd, I always use this tamari in my recipes just in case anyone at the table has a gluten allergy, so everyone can enjoy this meal.
Easy Recipes With Leftover Brown or White Rice
How Do I Make This Fried Rice Using Leftovers Recipe?
- In a wok or large pan, heat the sesame oil and peanut oil over low heat. Add the onion, garlic, and ginger and sauté for 6 or 7 minutes until veggies have softened.
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Move the veggie mix over to one side of the wok, and add the peas and carrots. Sauté for another 5 minutes. Then move all ingredients to the same side of the pan.
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Crack the 4 eggs, and stir with a wooden spoon to scramble them. Add the Thai chili sauce to the eggs. Continue to scramble and scrape the bottom of the wok for 5 or 6 minutes until eggs are completely cooked.
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Now, add the rice and stir all ingredients together to combine well. Add the Tamari/soy sauce, rice vinegar, and green onions.Taste and adjust seasoning as needed. Serve and garnish with extra green onions if desired!
Can I Make This Leftover Fried Rice Vegan?
Sure! Just skip the eggs and you have a delicious vegan fried rice in no time. To make this nut free, use sunflower oil instead of peanut.
More Recipes with Leftover Rice You’ll Love!
Healthy Mediterranean Yellow Rice (Vegan)
Creamy Zucchini Rice Soup (Vegan, Non Dairy)
Sheet Pan Stir Fry with Vegetables (Vegan)
Chicken Marbella in the Instant Pot (Keto, Paleo, Whole30)
Aloha BBQ Tofu Bowls (Vegan, Sheet Pan Dinner)
Get the Same Ingredients I Use For My Vegetarian Thai Fried Rice Recipe!
I get all the fresh produce for my recipes from my garden and from Misfits Market – they sell all organic produce at a super discounted price, and it’s purchased direct from the farmers. We get Misfit Market boxes every other week and love picking out our favorite seasonal produce for delivery. You can get $10 off your first $30 box by clicking here!
If you think organic produce is too expensive… think again, and give Misfits Market a look!
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Vegetarian Thai Fried Rice
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon peanut oil
- 1 tablespoon light sesame oil
- 1 cup sweet onion
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 inch knob ginger minced
- 1.5 cups frozen peas & carrots blend
- 4 eggs use tofu for vegan version
- 1 tablespoon Thai hot sauce
- 4 cups cooked rice
- 1 tablespoon Tamari or soy sauce if not gluten free
- 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
- 4 green onions sliced
Instructions
- In a wok or large pan, heat the sesame oil and peanut oil over low heat. Add the onion, garlic, and ginger and saute for 6 or 7 minutes until veggies have softened.How Do I Make This Fried Rice Using Leftovers Recipe?
- Move the veggie mix over to one side of the wok, and add the peas and carrots. Saute for another 5 minutes. Then move all ingredients to the same side of the pan.
- Crack the 4 eggs, and stir with a wooden spoon to scramble them. Add the Thai hot sauce to the eggs. Continue to scramble and scrape the bottom of the wok for 5 or 6 minutes until eggs are completely cooked.
- Now, add the rice and stir all ingredients together to combine well. Add the Tamari/soy sauce, rice vinegar, and green onions.
- Taste and adjust seasoning as needed. Serve and garnish with extra green onions if desired!
Notes
Save Money on Fresh Produce!
I get all the fresh produce for my recipes from my garden and from Misfits Market - they sell all organic produce at a super discounted price, and it’s purchased direct from the farmers. We get Misfit Market boxes every week or so and love picking out our favorite seasonal produce for delivery. You can get $10 off your first box by clicking here! If you think organic produce is too expensive... think again, and give Misfits Market a look!shed avocado worked wonders!Nutrition
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Our family loves to order Out Chinese food. Fried rice is one of our favorites we always buy. It gets too expensive todo this often. I’m so happy this recipe is easy to make with items we have on hand. Thank you for saving me a ton of money
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Like Asian food…this is perfect. Want to limit small amounts of food I throw out in the garbage. This fits the bill