Leftover Vegetable Fried Rice

It’s important to make the most of the food we have and reduce food waste. This recipe for Leftover Vegetable Fried Rice is a delicious and sustainable way to use up any leftover rice and vegetables you may have in your fridge.

Ingredients

• 1-2 cups cooked rice
• 2 eggs
• 1-1.5 cups leftover or frozen vegetables (I used corn, broccoli, peas, carrots, and diced red bell peppers)
• 1-3 tablespoons soy sauce, to taste
• 1-3 tsp ketchup, to taste
• black pepper
• red pepper flakes, optional
• olive oil

Directions

1. 1. Scramble the 2 eggs in a separate pan.  Set aside.
   2. Lightly coat bottom of large pan with olive oil.  Saute vegetables with black pepper.
   3. Add rice and eggs to the pan, mix well.  Add red pepper flakes (optional).
   4. Add soy sauce, to taste.
   5. If the soy sauce flavor is too strong, add ketchup to taste.

Substitutions

• Protein can be added to make this a more hearty meal – shrimp, pork, or chicken would be great here.
• This is versatile – use whatever vegetables you have on hand
• For a slightly more authentic fried rice, banana sauce can be used in place of ketchup