Homemade shrimp fried rice is better than takeout, and much more affordable! It’s quick, easy, and delicious. This recipe comes together in just 25 minutes, so you can get dinner on the table fast. Plus, it’s filled with shrimp and lots of veggies, making it a lighter option for your family.
Another nice thing about this shrimp fried rice recipe? It’s very flexible. You can use lots of different vegetables in your fried rice mixture, which means you can reduce food waste in your kitchen by utilizing the ingredients you’ve got on hand!
This super-fast shrimp fried rice meal comes in really handy on weeknights, especially when I’ve already got leftover cooked rice in the fridge.
If you need some more speedy, one-pan meals, be sure to check out my Shrimp And Sausage Vegetable Skillet, Chicken And Green Beans Skillet or my yummy Italian Sausage With Peppers And Onions! All of these meals are ready in 30 minutes or less.
- Large shrimp — You can use fresh or frozen shrimp, but be sure to let frozen shrimp thaw before use.
- Seasonings — Salt, black pepper and ground ginger.
- Oil — Sesame oil adds the best flavor to fried rice, you can also use avocado, canola oil, olive oil or even peanut oil if necessary.
- Onion — I generally use a white or yellow onion for my fried rice.
- Garlic — Peel and mince two fresh cloves, or use a jar of minced garlic to save a bit of time, if desired.
- Veggies — Frozen peas and carrots are my go-to, but any veggies will work!
- Eggs — Three large cage free eggs.
- Rice — Cooked white rice (leftover rice), or your favorite variety.
- Soy sauce — For this recipe you can use tamari, soy sauce, or coconut aminos. Tamari is very similar to soy sauce! You can also use low sodium soy sauce.
- Green onions — Fresh, chopped green onion adds a ton of delicious flavor to this dish.
Sauté shrimp:
- Place thawed shrimp in a medium bowl and season well with salt and pepper.
- Measure sesame oil into a large skillet (you don’t need to use wok) on the stovetop and turn heat to medium-high.
- Allow oil a few minutes to heat up, then add shrimp. Sauté for 1-2 minutes, then flip shrimp over and cook for an additional 30 seconds until pink, opaque and tender. Be careful not to overcrowd the pan and work in batches if necessary!
- Set cooked shrimp aside.
Sauté veggies:
- Now add your diced yellow onion, garlic and ginger to the same pan, sauté briefly. Next add frozen veggies and stir until warmed through.
Prepare eggs:
- Crack eggs into a small bowl and whisk well.
Scramble and combine:
- Push veggies to one side of your pan and then scramble eggs in the open half.
- Once the eggs are nice and fluffy, add sauteed shrimp back to the pan along with cooked white rice, soy sauce and green onion slices! Stir and toss everything to combine.
Serve and enjoy!
- Plate your fried rice and enjoy.
- You can also portion this shrimp fried rice into meal-prep containers for easy lunches. If you want to try another Asian-inspired meal prep recipe, check out my egg roll in a bowl!
Recipe Tips
- To save yourself some time in the kitchen, I recommend purchasing shrimp that is already peeled and deveined so you don’t have to do it by hand.
- Both fresh and frozen shrimp will work for this recipe. Just be sure to thaw frozen shrimp before use.
- You can thaw shrimp by leaving it in the refrigerator overnight. However, you can also place it in a colander and rinse with cool water to quickly defrost.
- When cooking your shrimp, be careful not to overcrowd the pan as this will create a steaming effect. You can work in batches if necessary.
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Shrimp Fried Rice
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Ingredients
- 1 pound large shrimp peeled and deveined
- Salt and black pepper
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- ⅔ cup onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- ½ tablespoon ground ginger
- 1 ½ cups frozen peas and carrots
- 3 large eggs beaten
- 3 cups cooked rice
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce sub tamari sauce or coconut aminos
- ¼ cup green onions sliced
Instructions
- Prepare the shrimp: In a medium bowl, generously season the shrimp with salt and pepper. Allow the shrimp to marinate, setting the bowl aside.
- Sear the shrimp: In a spacious skillet, heat sesame oil over medium-high heat until it shimmers. Place the shrimp in a single layer and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, then gently flip and cook for an additional 30 seconds. Cook until pink. Transfer the shrimp to a plate and set aside.
- Add the diced onion, garlic, and ground ginger, and stir-fry for a minute, until fragrant.
- Add the frozen carrots and peas directly from the freezer (no need to thaw), then stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes until they are heated through.
- Slide the vegetables to one side of the pan. Pour beaten eggs into the open half of the pan, swiftly scrambling them until they achieve a soft, pillowy texture.
- Add the cooked rice, shrimp, soy sauce, and a bit of extra sesame oil, if desired. Stir-fry until the rice and shrimp are warmed through, about 2 minutes. Add green onion slices and mix everything well.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Lookit them skrimps! UGH, I love all things shrimp, and I haven’t made nearly enough fried rice in my day… I need to do this fried rice thing lickety split, and add all them gorgeous shrimperooskis. I bet chicken is marvelous in this too! Since there are no rules with fried rice, perhaps I’ll just add both…MMMM!! Hope you’re having a lovely weekend, dear!
I think if you add chicken and shrimp your recipe would taste even better 😉
I had a great weekend with my in-laws. I hope your was wonderful too!
What a great fried rice, Olivia! I love finding new ways to jazz up a basic recipe. The shrimp in your dish looks absolutely amazing!
Thanks Gayle!
I LOVE rice too! (Funny thing, I also talked about that on my last post! lol). In Sao Paulo you can find fried rice in lots of japanese restaurants. We have the 2nd biggest japanese community in the world over there! There’s a neighborhood called Liberdade that is mainly japanese! 🙂
That’s true! In Sao Paulo fried rice must be popular because the Japanese community. I forgot about that, but in northeast it is very rare! Glad you stopped by 😉
Love fried rice- my ultimate comfort food! Loving the flavours packed into this one dish!
Thanks, Jess!
Fried rice is my absolute favorite! I crave it at least once a week! I also love that you didn’t just do the normal peas and carrots in this, the broccoli sounds great!
Glad you like this recipe!
HECK YEAH!!! I love this dish…. Soooooo Much!!! 🙂
Love that you mixed up this dish, fried rice is a great way to use up some of those leftovers, it doesnt seem to matter what goes it, it always tastes great.
Thanks a lot 😉
Your fried rice looks delectable! It’s a popular meal in our home on the weekends when I’m trying to clean out the refrigerator.
Glad you like this recipe, dear Jeanete!
My favorite thing about this recipe is how simple it is. You used my favorite ingredients and my daughter would love this.
Thanks for stopping by 😉
Fried rice is my favorite! And with shrimp? Yum!!
Thanks my dear 😉
This is such a gorgeous fried rice skillet, Olivia! What a fun twist on fried rice!
Thanks a lot, sweet Sarah!
What a great solution! I really hate throwing away leftover rice, but I’m hard-pressed to find things to do with it. I need more fried rice in my life!!! I love that cast iron skillet by the way, so gorgeously retro.
Thanks, Alison! I bought it at Canadian Tire 😉
I find those kinds of differences between countries fascinating! I’ve never tried traditional Brazilian rice and beans … but of course would like to! I also love fried rice, but never really think of making it. I love this version of yours with all those yummy prawns in it! Marvellous!
You would love Brazilian rice and beans! I’ve gotta try one day. Thanks for stopping by 😉
A delicious veggie packed bowl. I love fried rice.
Thanks, Dannii!
I’m always a fan of one-pot recipes and this one looks delicious! (Rice is one of my favorite foods in the world too.) I’m loving the shrimp and all those delicious vegetables…looks like the perfect dinner.
Glad you stopped by 😉
I love love love fried rice, and the addition of broccoli sounds mighty brilliant! Gorgeous shots too! xxx
Thanks a lot, Consuelo!
This fried rice looks absolutely mouthwatering, Olivia! Love the shrimp and broccoli in here – I can just taste how flavorful this is – yum! Pinning 🙂
This is such a lovely dish, Olivia. The flavors are perfect and it’s packed with healthy ingredients. My kind of meal. Pinned. Thanks for sharing!
I grew up eating rice everyday too. . in a Korean house! Love one pot meals!! love this!
I enjoyed it n d kids loved ve it as well
Wow Isn’t that awesome when the kids like what you cook for them? So happy to hear that 😉