Quinoa Fried Rice
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Quinoa is a nutritious grain and is the perfect grain to cook for stove-shy cooks because it is very easy to make!
Quinoa is full of protein and I love it for its yummy, nutty flavor. It is also rich in iron, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, potassium and B-vitamins.
It is a great alternative for rice if you’re looking to switch things up or if you are gluten free or sensitive.
I love adding quinoa into my eggs for breakfast as well or quinoa is a great way to bulk up salads too!
This recipe has no butter and uses a minimal amount of sauce therefore it is lower in sodium compared to traditional fried rice.
Ingredients you will need for this quinoa fried rice recipe
- Quinoa: I often cook the quinoa in advance so when I am ready to make the rice it cuts down on cook time!
- Vegetable broth: You can use chicken broth if you aren’t vegetarian.
- Red onion: if you don’t have red onion yellow or white works well too.
- Carrots: dice them up in small pieces if you can. This is a great item to prep as well so you can spend less time chopping when it’s time to make the dish.
- Frozen peas and frozen corn: A great way to use up the frozen veggies in your freezer! Canned work just as well if you don’t have frozen.
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Garlic powder
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Eggs
- Spices: salt, pepper, red pepper chili flakes
- Soy sauce, low sodium or liquid aminos: Most soy sauce does contain gluten so if you are gluten free be sure to buy gluten free soy sauce or use liquid aminos.
- Sesame oil
- Mr. Yoshinda’s sweet and savory sauce: can sub teriyaki sauce for this.
How to make Quinoa Fried Rice
Rinse and cook quinoa according to package. Once cooked, remove from heat, fluff with fork, place in a bowl and put in fridge to cool.
Mix the 3 ingredients for the sauce together and set aside.
Heat 1 Tbsp. olive oil in a wok on high heat. Toss in the carrots and the onions and cook for a couple minutes. Then add in the garlic, salt, pepper, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, and ginger and cook for 2 more minutes. Add the remaining olive oil and the quinoa.
Add the sauce until nicely incorporated. Make a well in the middle of the quinoa to pour the 2 eggs. Pour eggs in and scramble. Once eggs have cooked, toss in the peas and corn. Mix together, enjoy warm!
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Quinoa Fried Rice
Ingredients
- 1 cup uncooked quinoa (~2.5 cups cooked)
- 2 cups Vegetable broth, low sodium
- 1/4 cup red onion, chopped
- 2 carrots, peeled and chopped
- 3/4 cup frozen peas, thawed
- 3/4 cup frozen corn, thawed
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1/2 tsp. ginger, minced
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
- 2 Tbsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 2 eggs
- salt, pepper, red pepper chili flakes
- 3 Tbsp. Soy sauce, low sodium (or liquid aminos)
- 1 tsp. Sesame oil
- 2 Tbsp. Mr. Yoshinda’s sweet and savory sauce
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Instructions
- Rinse and cook quinoa according to package. Once cooked, remove from heat, fluff with fork, place in a bowl and put in fridge to cool.
- Mix the 3 ingredients for the sauce together and set aside.
- Heat 1 Tbsp. EVOO in a wok on high heat. Toss in the carrots and the onions and cook for a couple minutes. Then add in the garlic, salt, pepper, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, and ginger and cook for 2 more minutes. Add the remaining EVOO and the quinoa.
- Add the sauce until nicely incorporated. Make a well in the middle of the quinoa to pour the 2 eggs. Pour eggs in and scramble.Once eggs have cooked, toss in the peas and corn. Mix together, enjoy warm!
I’m cooking low carb now, as much as possible. How many carbs for this recipe? Excited to try this one, plus I’m a newbie cooking Quinoa.
Hi Bonnie – thank you for your comment! I added in the nutrition facts panel on the bottom of the post. Have fun cooking with quinoa! 🙂
Awesome video and great meal idea!
Thanks so much Amy!
Fried rice is one of my favorite dishes! Love this healthy upgrade!
Thanks so much Whitney! 🙂
This looks great!
Thank you Abbie!
Looks amazing!
Thank you so much!
Great change of pace to use quinoa for fried rice! I will try it. Would love to have you link up to our meatless Monday today
Thank you – sounds great! 🙂
Yum, I love quinoa fried rice! And yes, the Japanese love their butter!