Name: Easy Shrimp Fried Rice
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups cooked white rice (day old or leftover rice works best); 2 Tbsp canola oil; 1/2 cup frozen peas and carrots; 1/2 medium onion (chopped); 1 tsp minced garlic; 1 egg (slightly beaten); 2 Tablespoons soy sauce; 1/2 lb thawed raw shrimp (peeled, deveined, tails removed)

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Easy Shrimp Fried Rice is delicious, simple, and quick with fresh shrimp, fried rice, peas, carrots and onions. Better than take-out when you can have a fresh succulent shrimp dinner from scratch on the table in just 20 minutes.

This recipe makes a fast lunch, dinner, or impressive date night meal for two.

To make this dish even easier I recommend buying frozen raw shrimp that comes peeled, deveined, and tails removed. It’s so much easier than doing all that work yourself.

a graphic of Easy Shrimp Fried Rice Recipe for Two from scratch. — Easy Shrimp Fried Rice Small Batch

Thaw the shrimp before using in this recipe. If you forget to thaw the shrimp, set the bag in a large bowl filled with cold water. It will defrost in about 15 minutes.

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How to make simple Shrimp Fried Rice

Rinse the shrimp and pat dry with a paper towel.

If the rice isn’t already cooked, prepare ¾ cup uncooked rice according to the package directions which will yield 1 ½ cups cooked.

At the same time, on medium-high heat, heat the oil in a large skillet or wok. Click for a large skillet or for a wok.

Add the peas and carrots mix, onion and garlic. Stir fry until tender, about 5 minutes.

peas, carrots, onions, and garlic frying in a pan.

Lower the heat to medium-low and push the mixture off to one side of the skillet, then pour the egg on the other side of skillet. Stir fry until scrambled, about 1 or 2 minutes.

scrambled eggs cooking in a pan with carrots, peas, onions, and garlic.

Now add the rice and soy sauce and blend all together well. Stir fry until heated through, about 1 minute.

easy fried rice from scratch cooking in a pan.

Move the fried rice to one half of the pan and add a little more oil to the empty side. Add the shrimp and fry until pink and opaque, about 2 minutes per side flipping over halfway through.

shrimp cooking in a pan with fried rice. — Shrimp and Egg Stir Fry

Stir the shrimp into the rice until combined and serve.

simple Shrimp Fried Rice from scratch in a white bowl. — Better than Takeout Shrimp Fried Rice

Easy Shrimp Fried Rice

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Shrimp Fried Rice is delicious, easy, and quick with fresh shrimp, fried rice, peas, carrots and onions. Ready in just 20 minutes!

5 from 4 votes

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

Course Seafood

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 410 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

▢ 1 ½ cups cooked white rice (day old or leftover rice works best)
▢ 2 Tbsp canola oil
▢ ½ cup frozen peas and carrots
▢ ½ medium onion (chopped)
▢ 1 tsp minced garlic
▢ 1 egg (slightly beaten)
▢ 2 Tablespoons soy sauce
▢ ½ lb thawed raw shrimp (peeled, deveined, tails removed)

Instructions

Rinse the shrimp and pat dry with paper towel.
If the rice isn’t already cooked, prepare ¾ cup uncooked rice according to the package directions which will yield 1 ½ cups cooked.
At the same time, on medium high heat, heat the oil in a large skillet or wok. Click for a large skillet or for a wok.
Add the peas and carrots mix, onion and garlic. Stir fry until tender, about 5 minutes.
Lower the heat to medium low and push the mixture off to one side of the skillet, then pour egg on the other side of skillet. Stir fry until scrambled, about 1 or 2 minutes.
Now add the rice and soy sauce and blend all together well. Stir fry until heated through, about 1 minute.
Move the fried rice all to one half of the pan and add a little more oil to the empty side. Add the shrimp and fry until pink and opaque, about 2 minutes per side flipping over halfway through.
Stir the shrimp into the rice until combined and serve.

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Notes

To make this dish even easier I recommend buying frozen raw shrimp that comes peeled, deveined, and tails removed. It’s so much easier than doing all that work yourself.
Thaw the shrimp before using in this recipe.
If you forget to thaw the shrimp, set the bag in a large bowl filled with cold water. It will defrost in about 15 minutes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 410kcalCarbohydrates: 43gProtein: 23gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 163mgSodium: 1685mgPotassium: 333mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 3559IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 100mgIron: 1mg

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