This simple shrimp fried rice is great for a busy weeknight. It’s the perfect one pot dish that your entire family will love.
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If you are a regular reader of my blog then you know I I have a busy life with 3 kids and a husband. This simple shrimp fried rice has been a life save this spring. We’ve been so busy with soccer, lacrosse, and baseball and cooking dinner has been challenging some nights. This is a great meal because you can have the ingredients in your freezer and pull them out last minute. It’s the perfect backup meal when you don’t have anything planned.
I love meals like this! So simple. I also received an Instant Pot for a Christmas gift so I’ve been trying to use it more and more. I made the rice in that while I was doing all the other cooking. If you haven’t gotten an Instant Pot yet, I would suggest investing in one. It is nice to set it and walk away.
I had never cooked with a wok, but my husband wanted one years ago when we did our wedding registry. I slowly began using it more and more and now can’t live without it. You can really cook a ton of things in it. I’m needing a new wok and thinking about getting this one. Do you have one you could recommend?
Simple Shrimp Fried Rice
Ingredients
- 12 oz medium raw shrimp, peel, deveined, and tail off
- 6 cups cooked rice
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2-3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 16 oz bag frozen Food Lion peas & carrots, defrosted
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 onion, chopped
- Green onions to top
Directions
- Cook rice according to directions.
- Heat sesame oil in pan on medium-high. Add shrimp and sauté for about 2 minutes on each side. Take and put aside.
- Add chopped onions to pan and cook for about 4-5 minutes.
- Push onions over to the side and add 2 eggs. Stirring continuously until done. Add in defrosted peas and carrots and stir all together.
- Add in cooked rice, soy sauce, and shrimp and stir until all ingredients are well combined.
- Top with green onions.
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Simple Shrimp Fried Rice
Ingredients
- 12 oz medium raw shrimp peel, deveined, and tail off
- 6 cups cooked rice
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2-3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 16 oz bag frozen Food Lion peas & carrots defrosted
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 onion chopped
- Green onions to top
Instructions
- Cook rice according to directions.
- Heat sesame oil in pan on medium-high. Add shrimp and sauté for about 2 minutes on each side. Take and put aside.
- Add chopped onions to pan and cook for about 4-5 minutes.
- Push onions over to the side and add 2 eggs. Stirring continuously until done. Add in defrosted peas and carrots and stir all together.
- Add in cooked rice, soy sauce, and shrimp and stir until all ingredients are well combined.
- Top with green onions.