Panda Express Fried Rice Copycat Recipe

5 stars from 4 reviews

Panda Express Fried Rice is quick, delicious, and so easy to make! Stir fry this fast and filling Chinese rice recipe in just 30 minutes!

Author: Donna Elick

Servings: 1 cup servings

Prep Time10

Cook Time15

Total Time25

Ingredients

1 tablespoon salted butter
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
4 cups cooked long-grain rice cooled
1 ½ cups frozen peas and carrots
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon sesame oil
3 green onions sliced, for garnish

Instructions

Melt butter in a large skillet or wok over low heat.
Crack eggs into a small bowl and whisk to combine. Add the beaten eggs to the skillet and cook over medium-low heat, breaking them up with a spatula, until cooked through. Transfer scrambled eggs to a plate and set aside.
Heat vegetable oil in the skillet over medium-high heat.
Add rice and vegetables, sauteeing for 1-2 minutes to combine ingredients.
Combine the soy sauce and sesame oil together in a small bowl; pour over the rice mixture in the pan. Continue cooking for another 8-10 minutes. Stir the scrambled eggs back into the skillet and allow them to warm through.
Serve fried rice hot, garnished with green onions. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

Notes

Rinse the rice well before cooking it. You can cook the rice in water or add a little more flavor by cooking it in vegetable or chicken stock. Rice should be cooled completely before making this recipe.

Scrambled eggs are best when cooked “slow and low”. If you cook them on high heat, they will fry up super fast, but they will be overcooked and taste tough and rubbery. If you’d like to cook them without butter, you can simply use a non-stick pan, a bit of nonstick cooking spray, or even a little vegetable oil.

Remove all remnants of the eggs from the pan before frying up the rice. Heat the oil until it shimmers before adding in the rice. Toss the rice initially to spread the oil throughout the rice, but then give it a few minutes between stirs to get some good heat at the bottom of the pan and “fry.”

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