Freezer Shrimp Fried Rice
Yes, you can totally freeze fried rice!!!! Simply freeze, thaw and throw into the skillet for 5-10 minutes. That’s it!!!
Sorry, guys.
I know.
ANOTHER freezer recipe.
But.
I’ve been in London for two weeks now.
And the last thing I want to do is cook when I get back to the States.
So I’m pulling out the lasagna rolls up, the sour cream chicken enchiladas and this fried rice IMMEDIATELY.
And the fried rice is conveniently packed in individual servings.
All you have to do is pull out your Ziploc sandwich baggies, pack/freeze, then throw it into a hot skillet and heat until warm through.
You can even jazz it up and throw in a fried or scrambled egg.
Freezer Shrimp Fried Rice
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups white rice
- 3 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
- 1 teaspoon Sriracha, optional
- ¼ teaspoon white pepper, optional
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 ½ pounds medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 carrots, peeled and grated
- ½ cup corn, frozen, canned or roasted
- ½ cup frozen peas
- 1 cup diced pineapple, canned or fresh
Instructions
- In a large saucepan of 3 cups water, cook rice according to package instructions; set aside.
- In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, Sriracha and white pepper, if using; set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet or wok over medium high heat. Add shrimp, and cook, stirring occasionally, until pink, about 2-3 minutes; set aside.
- Add garlic and onion to the skillet, and cook, stirring often, until onions have become translucent, about 3-4 minutes.
- Stir in carrots, corn and peas. Cook, stirring constantly, until vegetables are tender, about 3-4 minutes.
- Stir in rice, pineapple and soy sauce mixture. Cook, stirring constantly, until heated through, about 2 minutes. Stir in shrimp.
- Divide rice mixture into sandwich bags.
- Freeze until ready to use for up to 3 months.*
Notes
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How large is a serving size?
About 1-2 cups.
The carrots in the picture look diced but the recipe says grated carrot please clarify. Husband loves your recipes!
Either option works!
I made this yesterday. Great recipe, thanks so much! Will definitely make again, when the frozen is out.
love it, easy serving and this has never been done before, at least not in my world, so thank you for this recipe, creative bonus award of the week!
Love your freezer recipes!
I think I love you. Now all I need to do is convince the Y chromosome it’s not a leftover. Also, if you have a vacuum sealer, it lasts longer than 3 months.
This is brilliant! I love fried rice – this would be perfect for a grab-and-go lunch. Delish!
What about chicken? I have some picky pants in my family. Could i just change it up? Thanks!!!
Yes, of course!
I love shrimp fried rice, and this looks yummy. Can’t wait to make this.
Hi Chungah,
What type of rice did you use ?
I use either brown or white rice, or even sometimes quinoa!
How do we get the recipes that are on the videos?
I was on the website to get freezer fried rice and notice great videos I’d like to have.
The video recipes are only for select recipes at this time.
Are you saying 1.5 cups cooked rice? Otherwise, it wouldn’t be enough time to cook it. And if cooked, do it the regular way, i.e., steam?
Thanks,
Betty
The recipe calls for 1 1/2 cups uncooked rice, which is cooked in step #1.
I cannot cook rice no matter what
This looks great Chungah, gonna make it this weekend. Thank you!
Hi – I love your recipes! But again I am confused. I wrote about your lasagna roll-ups but didn’t get a response. Anyway, step #3 says to add the shrimp but then step #6 says to add the shrimp again. Can you please look into this and advise. Thank you.
Hi Lee, you are setting the shrimp aside at the end of step #3 and then adding them back in during step #6.
If I wanted to substitute chicken, for the shrimp, are there any other ingredients I should adjust for flavor? Can’t wait to make these for me, and a new momma! Keep ’em coming, thanks!
You can keep everything as is! 🙂
Love this idea. This may be a silly question but do you use cooked rice?
The recipe calls for 1 1/2 cups uncooked rice, which is cooked in step #1.