THE BEST HAM FRIED RICE

A super easy and filling recipe for Ham Fried Rice. Packed full of smoked ham, tender rice, peas, carrots and potatoes.

THE BEST HAM FRIED RICE

The other day I was craving some fried rice. I mean - seriously craving! I had pretty much all the ingredients. I had picked up some chopped ham for a pasta salad I had planned to make later in the week but decided I would use it in this instead since I didn't really have any other meat on hand. Then I looked over at a bag of little potatoes I had picked up over the weekend and thought "Hmm, that might be good in fried rice. Why not?" 

This turned out to be the best surprise recipe of the year! Y'all, it was so, so good. I am so not meaning to toot my horn here but I am really pleased with how well this turned out. It is a whole meal in one! And even the leftovers reheated amazingly well! Also, as a side note: I know a lot of people are cooking with cauliflower these days. I am not familiar with substituting it in recipes like this but I'm sure it would totally work. Also, brown rice will work as well!

INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)

onion
little potatoes (optional)
olive oil
salt & pepper
diced ham
eggs
cooked rice
frozen peas and carrots
lite soy sauce
green onions

HOW TO MAKE HAM FRIED RICE RECIPE:

Dice onion and cut up Little Potatoes into bite-sized pieces.

Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add in diced onion and Little Potatoes. Season with salt and white pepper.
Cook and stir until onions are soft and translucent and potatoes are tender and golden brown. Then stir in diced ham

Cook until ham begins to brown and get a little crispy. Remove mixture from pan. Over medium heat, add in beaten eggs to skillet. Scramble eggs and season with a little salt and pepper.

Once eggs are cooked, stir in cooked rice. Then add soy sauce. Note: I like using light soy sauce because it has a lower sodium level. So I can add in additional sauce without worrying it will become too salty. Add in additional soy sauce depending on your tastes.

Then, stir in frozen peas and carrots. Stir, then add back in potato mixture. Turn temperature down to medium-low. Stir again and cover to allow peas and carrots to get tender.

Add sliced green onions on top just before serving.

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Super easy shortcut recipe for Potato and Ham Fried Rice. Packed full of yummy ham, tender rice, peas, carrots and potatoes. So filling!

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Course: Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Ham Fried Rice

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Servings: 8

Calories: 172kcal

Author: Brandie @ The Country Cook

Ingredients

• 2 cups diced Baby Boomer Little Potatoes
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 2 tablespoon olive oil
• salt, to taste
• ¼ teaspoon white pepper
• 1 (8 oz) package diced ham (1 cup)
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 3 cups cooked rice
• 1 cup frozen peas and carrots
• 2-3 tablespoon lite soy sauce
• 4 green onions, sliced

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Instructions

• Cut up Little Potatoes into bite-sized pieces and dice onion.
• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add in diced onion and Little Potatoes. Season with salt and white pepper.
• Cook and stir until onions are soft and translucent and potatoes are tender and golden brown. Then stir in diced ham
• Cook until ham begins to brown and get a little crispy. Remove mixture from pan. Over medium heat, add in beaten eggs to skillet. Scramble eggs and season with a little salt and pepper.
• Once eggs are cooked, stir in cooked rice. Then add soy sauce. Note: I like using light soy sauce because it has a lower sodium level. So I can add in additional sauce without worrying it will become too salty. Add in additional soy sauce depending on your tastes.
• Then, stir in frozen peas and carrots. Stir, then add back in potato mixture. Turn temperature down to medium-low. Stir again and cover to allow peas and carrots to get tender.
• Add sliced green onions on top just before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 172kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 286mg | Potassium: 273mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 1780IU | Vitamin C: 11.5mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg

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