10 min. Easy Egg Fried Rice (only 6 ingredients!)

If you have eggs and leftover rice, this easy 10-minute fried rice recipe is the best go-to meal! Made with only 6 ingredients, this is a great main dish, side dish or meal that is budget friendly! I share tips to make it taste like Chinese takeout.

Prep time: PT2M

Cook time: PT8M

Total time: PT10M

Rating

4.99 stars (83 reviews)

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Ingredients

2 cups cooked jasmine rice (cold & day-old (or sub with any white long grain rice))
1 green onion (finely chopped)
2.5 tbsp regular soy sauce (or light soy sauce (avoid dark soy sauce))
1/2 tbsp sesame oil
4 large eggs (beaten)
2 tbsp vegetable oil (or any neutral oil)

Cuisine

Chinese

Steps

Heat vegetable oil in a large pan or wok. If you are using a wok, allow the oil to smoke and if using a normal pan, skip smoking the oil.
Pour in beaten eggs. Quickly stir-fry the eggs so they take shape.
Once the eggs take shape but are still moist, quickly toss in rice. If rice is clumped together, break apart in pan.
Sweep everything to the side of the pan, add remaining oil into empty space with green onions. Mix green onions into rice and eggs.
Add soy sauce and sesame oil along the edges of the pan. Then toss until grains are colored brown. Remove off heat. Serve hot and enjoy while it's hot!

Nutitrion

Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 501 kcal
Carbohydrates: 47 g
Protein: 18 g
Fat: 26 g
Saturated Fat: 5 g
Trans Fat: 0.04 g
Cholesterol: 327 mg
Sodium: 1384 mg
Sugar: 1 g
Unsaturated Fat: 20 g

Reviews

pontoffle pock on 2026-03-04 (5 stars):
Very tasty
Theresa K on 2026-02-24 (5 stars):
Very tasty and easy recipe! I added peas and bean sprouts because I had them! I did add extra soy sauce but I had slightly more rice than 2 cups so I think it needed a little more after tasting, but it is definitely a keeper in my house! So versatile too!
Gloria Wallace on 2026-02-22 (5 stars):
Absolutely delicious!😋 I didn’t change a thing and is my go to recipe from now on. Thank you so much for this recipe!
Dee on 2026-02-14 (5 stars):
Easy to make and delicious 😋
Dee on 2026-02-14 (5 stars):
Easy to make and delicious 😋
Mark on 2026-02-04 (5 stars):
Ahh-mazing! Thank you very much!
Steven Carleton on 2026-01-10 (5 stars):
If you have room, please do consider getting a wok. They're cheap and are useful for much more than Asian cooking. We've even made fried chicken in ours. Sesame oil or oyster sauce work great. You don't need fresh eggs. For a main course we add chicken, and peas and carrots. Makes a great lunch to take to work and my kids love it!
Mariam on 2026-01-06 (5 stars):
Delicious recipe!