Baked (Fried) Rice
Baked (Fried) Rice is a fantastic way of enjoying all the flavours of traditional fried rice with a hands-off and convenient cooking method. While traditional fried rice is a quick cook, it requires constant stirring and careful monitoring to prevent sticking and burning. Baking eliminates the need for constant attention, allows the rice to absorb all the delicious flavours and provides valuable time to make any other accompanying dishes (or sit and have a cuppa).
This baked rice dish is a one-pot meal. Combine most of the ingredients in the baking dish, cover and cook. Then simply stir in the shallots at the end of the bake. How easy is that?! Serve with my Chicken Stir-fry with Sugar Snap Peas or Lemongrass Ginger Beef Stir-fry and you have a delicious ‘takeaway’ meal, cooked at home.
Waste-free Baked Rice
I use frozen vegetables in my baked rice, usually for convenience more than any other reason. However, this is a great dish for using up your veggies in the fridge. Finely dice some carrots, onions, zucchini or celery. Cut broccoli and cauliflower into small florets. Cut the corn kernels off the cob. Most veggies work well. However, depending on the hardness and size of the vegetable, you may need to soften them in a frying pan before adding them to the baking dish with the rice.
Baked (Fried) Rice is fantastic for busy weeknights. It’s often these nights that you want a delicious and satisfying meal without a lot of fuss. Serve it as a side, or boost it with some chicken, seafood or tofu and have it as a main. You can also take it for lunch the next day.
Feedback: How did you go with the Baked Fried Rice? Let me know in the comments section below. Cheers, Elby!
Want a taste of something more? Try serving with my Beef & Green Bean Stir-fry. Also check out my other great Family Friendly recipes.
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Such an easy way to do fried rice and scrumptious. I should have turned oven on early … rookie mistake, which extended cooking time. (Operator error.)
So glad you liked it… and it worked out in the end! 🙂
We loved this one. Also added some cooked chicken breast in Asian soy marinade for growing teenage boy.
Great idea with the chicken 🙂