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Serving spoon resting in a dish of homemade fried rice with chicken, vegetables, and egg

Protein-Packed Fried Rice for Meat Lovers

This high‑protein fried rice combines fluffy rice, eggs, vegetables, and your choice of chicken, beef, shrimp, or sausage into one healthy meal to satisfy all meat-lovers. It's a simple way to transform leftover rice into a flavorful homemade fried rice that's better than takeout.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 5 servings
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Sri Lankan-inspired
Calories: 430
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups rice day-old cooked rice
  • 1 cup meat (chicken, beef, shrimp, sausage, etc) cooked and cut to bite-size pieces
  • 2 large eggs scrambled
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 2 clove garlic chopped
  • 1 medium onion sliced
  • 1/4 cup green beans diced
  • 1/4 cup carrot diced
  • 1 tbsp light soy sauce (Maggi is my go-to)
  • 1/2 tsp salt as need
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper optional

Method
 

Prep everything first
  1. Use a day-old rice or cook and cool a new batch of rice.
  2. Have all the meat cut to bite-size, cooked separately, and set aside.
  3. Dice the veggies or use the pre-cut frozen stir-fry mix.
Put everything together
  1. Heat a wok on high and add oil. Add garlic to roast lightly, followed by the onions and sauté until it softens.
  2. Add carrots and green beans first and cook for 3-4 minutes. If using softer vegetables, add them later to prevent overcooking.
  3. Next add the scrambled eggs, pre-cooked meat, along with the day-old rice. Gently mix and stir-fry for five minutes.
  4. Add soya sauce, salt and pepper to taste. Mix gently and serve.
Recipe notes:
  1. Day-old rice works best for texture, but freshly cooked rice works too, just cool it completely.
  2. Cook proteins separately to avoid overcrowding the pan.
  3. Use high heat for restaurant‑style flavor.
  4. Cut vegetables into similar sizes for even cooking.
  5. When cooking, start with the hard veggies (carrots, beans, broccoli) for longer cooking time and then add the quick-cook veggies (peas, peppers, corn).
  6. Don't overdo the soy sauce. You can always add more later.