Fast Fried Rice
Makes (homes):
8 portions
Makes (centers):
48 portions
Ingredients (homes):
- 2 Tablespoons oil
- 2 Tablespoons minced garlic
- 24 ounces (by weight) peas and carrots, frozen, defrosted
- 4 cups cooked enriched rice (or brown rice for whole grain)
- 1/3 cup soy sauce (use tamari sauce for gluten free)
- Choose one protein:
- - 8 scrambled eggs
- - OR 1 lb. 3 oz. (weight) cubed, precooked boneless ham
- - OR 4 cups firm cooked and seasoned firm tofu
Ingredients (centers):
- 3/4 cup oil
- 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 9 pounds (by weight) peas and carrots, frozen, defrosted
- 1 gallon + 2 quarts cooked enriched rice (or brown for whole grain)
- 2 cups soy sauce (use tamari sauce for gluten free)
- Choose one protein:
- - 48 scrambled eggs OR 5 lb. 5 oz. (weight) liquid eggs
- - OR 6 lb. 13 oz. (weight) cubed, precooked boneless ham
- - OR 13 lb. 3 oz. (weight) cooked and seasoned firm tofu
Directions:
- Brown garlic in oil.
- Stir in veggies, rice and soy sauce. Cook until heated through.
- Serve 1/2 cup (#8 scoop) rice mixture to ages 1-5 and 1 cup (#4 scoop) to ages 6+.
- Cook/heat eggs, ham OR tofu. Serve the portions listed below.
Serve:
Serve to ages 1-2: 1 oz. (weight) ham OR 2 tablespoons (#30 scoop) eggs OR 1/4 cup (#16 scoop) tofu
Serve to ages 3-5: 1 1/2 oz. (weight) ham + 3 tablespoons (#20 scoop) eggs OR 3/8 cup (#10 scoop) tofu
Serve to ages 6+: 2 oz. (weight) ham + (#16 scoop) 1/4 cup eggs OR 1/2 cup (#8 scoop) tofu
Meal:
Lunch & Dinner
CACFP Credit:
Grain
Meat & Meat Alternate
Record on your menu as:
Scrambled Eggs (Meat and Meat Alternate Food List # 100)
Fried Rice (Bread and Bread Alternate Food List # 84)
Peas and Carrots (Vegetable Food List # 216)
Source:
From DCR Calendar, March 2026; From Adrienne, DCR Dietitian