This 10-Minute Healthy Quinoa Veggie Fried “Rice” is an easy side dish to make any night of the week. You can add in a protein and make it a meal!
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10-Minute Healthy Quinoa Veggie Fried “Rice”
First of all, this Quinoa Fried “Rice” is extremely tasty. It contains all the classic flavors of fried rice, but made with healthier ingredients. I used quinoa in place of rice. Quinoa is packed with fiber and protein. Also, this dish is loaded with vegetables. I used cauliflower, peas and carrots. You can even add whatever other vegetables you have in your fridge.
What to do with leftover quinoa?
This Quinoa Veggie Fried “Rice” is a great way to use up your leftover quinoa!

Ingredients Used to Make this quinoa fried “rice?”
- cooked cold quinoa
- sesame oil
- egg
- minced garlic
- chopped green onion
- chopped carrot
- frozen peas
- frozen riced cauliflower
- coconut aminos
- ground ginger
- garlic powder
- sesame seeds – optional
How to make quinoa fried “rice?”
- Scramble an egg in sesame oil on medium heat.
- Add in minced garlic, chopped green onion and chopped carrot. Cook for 3 minutes.
- Add in frozen peas and frozen riced cauliflower. Cook for another 3 minutes.
- Add in cold quinoa, coconut aminos and spices and cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Serve with sesame seeds, if desired.

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Proteins to Pair with quinoa fried “rice?”
10-Minute Healthy Quinoa Veggie Fried “Rice”
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups cooked cold quinoa
- ½ tbsp sesame oil
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- ¼ cup chopped green onion
- ¼ cup chopped carrot
- ¼ cup frozen peas
- ½ cup frozen riced cauliflower
- 2-3 tbsp coconut aminos
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- sesame seeds – optional for topping
Instructions
- Scramble an egg in sesame oil on medium heat.
- Add in minced garlic, chopped green onion and chopped carrot. Cook for 3 minutes.
- Add in frozen peas and frozen riced cauliflower. Cook for another 3 minutes.
- Add in cold quinoa, coconut aminos and spices and cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Serve with sesame seeds, if desired.
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