Easy and Healthy Pressure Cooker Fried Rice – Quick Homemade Chinese Takeout
Craving classic fried rice but don’t want to spend hours in the kitchen? With a pressure cooker, you can make flavorful, restaurant-style fried rice at home quickly and with less cleanup. Perfect for busy weeknights or weekend family meals, this easy pressure cooker fried rice recipe saves time and reduces mess—making home-cooked Asian cuisine more accessible than ever.
Why Try This Pressure Cooker Fried Rice?
Fried rice is a beloved dish in many families, but traditional stovetop recipes can be complicated and time-consuming. Using your pressure cooker simplifies the process, seals in flavors, and cuts down cooking time. Plus, it’s easy to customize—swap out the meat for tofu or veggies to make it vegetarian, or add your favorite proteins for variety. It’s an ideal, healthy lunch or dinner option that tastes great the next day too!
Simple Ingredients for Delicious Fried Rice:
- Rice (preferably leftover or day-old rice)
- Mixed vegetables (peas, carrots, corn)
- Eggs, soy sauce, sesame oil
- Your choice of meat or tofu (optional)
- Garlic, ginger, green onions
Ingredients:
2 chicken thighs, boneless and skinless
2 carrots, medium
3 garlic cloves
1 cup onion chopped
1 cup peas frozen
2 eggs, large
3 tbs soy sauce
1 cup basmati rice
½ tsp sesame oil, toasted
3 tbs vegetable oil
1 cup chicken stock
Black pepper to taste
Directions:
Step 1:
Heat oil in pressure cooker, scramble eggs and transfer from the pot.
Step 2:
If using frozen peas, add frozen peas now into the pot, cook for about 1 minute until thawed, then transfer from pot.
Step 3:
Add a little more oil for freshness, sauté chicken, onion, and garlic
Step 4:
Add rinsed and drained rice, then sauté for about 20 seconds
Step 5:
Stir in chicken stock and chopped carrots
Step 6:
Cook according to the rice setting on your pressure cooker
Step 7:
After the rice has cooked, add all ingredients back into the pot, serve and enjoy!
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