Sheet Pan Fried Rice

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 4 servings
  • Total: 45 min
  • Active: 20 min
Baking the rice on a sheet pan guarantees more of the crispy, crunchy bits that make fried rice the perfect food. For this recipe, the older and drier the rice the better. If you must start with freshly cooked grains, spread them out on a sheet pan to dry out in the refrigerator first.
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Ingredients

4 cups cooked rice (preferably leftover and slightly dry)

5 scallions, white and dark green parts separated, thinly sliced 

2 large carrots, peeled and grated using the large holes on a box grater

3/4 cup frozen peas, thawed 

2 garlic cloves, finely grated

1 tablespoon finely grated ginger

1/4 cup vegetable oil

1/4 cup soy sauce

3 tablespoons seasoned rice wine vinegar

1 tablespoon sesame oil

3 large eggs, beaten to blend

3/4 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined, tails removed  

Toasted sesame seeds and sriracha, for serving

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F.
  2. Toss together the rice, white and light green parts of the sliced scallions, carrots, peas, garlic, ginger, vegetable oil, soy sauce, vinegar and sesame oil in a large bowl until the rice is completely coated. Spread on a sheet pan and bake until the rice begins to toast on the outer edges, about 15 minutes. Toss the rice on the sheet pan using a metal spatula, scraping up any stuck-on pieces. Drizzle the eggs over the rice and nestle in the shrimp. Continue baking until the shrimp and eggs are cooked through, 5 to 10 minutes more. Top with the sesame seeds and reserved dark green scallions and divide among 4 plates. Serve with sriracha on the side. 

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Kristianna Pennisi

Not sure about the one stars complaining about no flavor… they must have substituted too many ingredients. I made this tonight with only a few substitutions/additions and it was delicious!!! Will definitely make again. Omitted the peas, instead did frozen broccoli thawed and drained, added mushrooms and diced onions. I also cubed the carrots instead of grating. I left out the shrimp and used leftover rotisserie chicken cubed and tossed in sriracha, oyster sauce, soy sauce, garlic and ginger, added an egg bc I like eggs and I topped it with an over easy egg as well. Oh and added a splash of fish sauce to the mixture. Much better than any attempt at fried rice on the stove I’ve tried in the past. And much easier! Cook time was perfect, 15 mins and it got crisp and then another 5 minutes once I added the beaten egg and chicken pieces. Docked a star because I think it needed some altering but after the changes I made it was great.

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