This recipe for veggie fried rice is chock full of colorful veggies and is ready in just 20 minutes! This vegetarian fried rice is the perfect quick and easy side dish that the whole family will love.
Lately I’ve really been embracing the “cook once, eat twice” motto – basically you cook enough food the first night to use all or some of the components in the second night’s dinner. It’s been a major time saver! This veggie fried rice is the very best way to take your leftovers and turn them into something special. I pair this vegetarian fried rice with P.F. Chang’s Signature Chicken Dumplings for a complete meal that my family absolutely loves!
I recently discovered these P.F. Chang’s Signature Chicken Dumplings in the freezer section of my local grocery store. These culinary delights are inspired by traditional Chinese dumplings and contain plenty of dark meat chicken along with some flavorful veggies. I love how the P.F. Chang’s Home Menu makes it so easy to enjoy restaurant-quality food at home. I like to stir things up on Wok Wednesdays and serve our P.F. Chang’s Home Menu favorites for dinner; I even fire up my wok for a more authentic experience!
I pair these dumplings with veggie fried rice for a fun and delicious meal that’s ready in no time. The dumplings also pair perfectly with the P.F. Chang’s Skillet Meals. The best part about this vegetarian fried rice is that it actually works perfectly to re-purpose leftovers into a flavorful dish. I use leftover cooked rice, along with odds and ends of vegetables that I have on hand. In this version I used onions, carrots, red bell peppers and peas, but feel free to use what you have. Other great veggie additions would be broccoli, mushrooms or even celery. The veggies are combined with the rice, scrambled eggs and seasonings for an easy side dish that goes perfectly with the dumplings.
I love when I can mix things up a bit at dinner time, and the P.F Chang’s Home Menu definitely makes that possible! Ready to shake up your Wednesday routine? Explore more Wok Wednesday inspiration here!
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Veggie Fried Rice
Ingredients
- 3 cups of cooked white or brown rice leftover rice is perfect!
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil divided use
- ½ cup finely chopped onion
- ½ cup chopped carrots
- ½ cup chopped red bell pepper
- ½ cup frozen peas
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 2 eggs lightly beaten
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce or more to taste
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- optional: sliced green onions for garnish
Instructions
- In a large wok or skillet, heat 2 teaspoons of the vegetable oil over medium high heat.
- Add the onion and carrot to the pan, cook 3-5 minutes or until softened. Stir in the red bell pepper; cook 2-3 minutes more. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove the vegetables from the pan, place them on a plate and cover to keep warm.
- Pour the remaining teaspoon of oil into the pan; add the eggs and cook, stirring occasionally and breaking up with a spatula until the eggs are scrambled and cooked through. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add the rice, reserved cooked veggies and frozen peas to the pan. Stir in the soy sauce and sesame oil and mix gently until everything is thoroughly combined and warmed through, 3-4 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper, add more soy sauce if desired.
- Serve immediately, sprinkled with sliced green onions if desired.
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chicook13 says
February 18, 2019 at 3:21 pmI’m typing with one hand while eating this delicious meal! I did add some zucchini, snow peas and Sriracha (we like our food spicy). I used toasted sesame oil since it was what I had. I made short grain brown rice in my Instant Pot. It was perfect! My teenager ate a big bowl and he loved it! We will certainly be making this again soon.
Sara says
February 18, 2019 at 9:46 pmSo glad you enjoyed it, thank you for reporting back!
TJ says
February 13, 2019 at 9:35 amThanks for great recipe! My husband and I had this on Monday for dinner and he ate it for lunch on Tuesday! This recipe is a keeper. We wanted to keep the meal meatless so I had veggie gyoza from Trader Joe’s. I didn’t like them as much as my husband. Any suggestions on a great veggie dumpling? P.S. My stomach and I are totally distracted (in a good way) by the cooking videos playing as a type this!
Sara says
February 13, 2019 at 10:21 amSo glad to hear you enjoyed it! Costco sells some great dumplings in the freezer area!
Bea says
October 6, 2016 at 12:07 pmThose dumplings from PF Changs really look good! I’m thinking tomorrow night to try this!
Debbie says
October 6, 2016 at 8:31 amLove PF Changs and good to know it’s sold in grocery stores now
Tricia @ Saving room for dessert says
October 6, 2016 at 4:43 amWe have always loved vegetable fried rice and yours looks better than anything I’ve ever had in a restaurant. Those dumplings look great too! Yummy meal 🙂
Sam says
October 5, 2016 at 2:38 pmMy household would really enjoy this meal!
Greg says
October 5, 2016 at 11:39 amLove the veggie fried rice! It looks great. Dumplings and veggie fried rice would be a perfect weeknight dinner.
Jennifer @ Seasons and Suppers says
October 5, 2016 at 8:29 amMy family loves fried rice and such a great way to get all the veggies in 🙂 Those dumplings look delicious, too!