What Did I Do with the Chinese Food Leftovers?
By Kareng
@kareng (65104)
United States
August 11, 2019 1:20pm CST
Remember the large take out order of Chinese food my hubby brought home Thursday night? We ended up with a full quart or more of roast pork fried rice. Everyone was tired of fried rice because we had another order of it with the beef peppered steak order.
I decided to warm it up in a skillet and then crack an egg and stir it into the rice. The egg cooked immediately and it made for a nice dish. My hubby enjoyed it. My mom said it was okay and that she would eat it, but it was not her favorite. I ended up fixing mom a bowl of soup to eat.
I still have enough fried rice to do this one more time and I think it may be a nice late breakfast for hubby to bring to work tomorrow and warm up in the microwave. I'm not sure how well it will nuke though.
Do you have any ideas of what else I could do with the leftover fried rice?
Photo: Pixaby, public domain
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
11 Aug 19
Toss the rice in some chili.
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@kareng (65104)
• United States
11 Aug 19
I like that idea and I know hubby would like it too. Thanks, @JohnRoberts.
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@kareng (65104)
• United States
11 Aug 19
Chicken is frozen but I think I can whip up some homemade chili this afternoon. Going to try @JohnRoberts idea.
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@youless (112672)
• Guangzhou, China
12 Aug 19
In fact it is totally alright for you to prepare for the leftovers like that. I would do the same. Usually I will fry the leftover rice at first, then I will add the stirred egg. Sometimes I will add the soy sauce. After that, adding a little green onion will be perfect.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
12 Aug 19
since i'm runnin' way late, i scanned through other folks comments'n saw ya found a suitable solution :) which's good, coz i'd not a clue, 'tis been many years since i could eat rice, i've fergotten what all such can be used fer.
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@birjudanak (14320)
• India
12 Aug 19
we generally not eat it in the morning if left fried rice in yesterday dinner and thus we give it to someone else who need food and we have here some home who has no food to eat and we give them. we use onion, garlic in friend rice and it may make food taste change on next day and that is why we give that food to those who need as it atleast worth for someone else and feeding someone is the best to work of god too.
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@andriaperry (117859)
• Anniston, Alabama
11 Aug 19
In a skillet heat up a dash of olive oil and add veggies like mushrooms, onion, bell pepper and garlic cloves. In another skillet cook a thin steak cut into strips in a little water and a few dashes of worchestershire sauce, when the meat is done, keep the liquid, dump the fried rice in first and stir, add the veggies and top with Swiss cheese.
Yes I could be on chopped! 
Or make red beans and rice.
Or make red beans and rice.1 person likes this
@kareng (65104)
• United States
12 Aug 19
That is another fantastic idea, but I made chili and took @JohnRoberts idea because it was very easy to do.
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@Spontaneo (14700)
• United States
14 Aug 19
Instead of having cereal for breakfast have some fried rice.
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@kareng (65104)
• United States
16 Aug 19
@Spontaneo Yes indeed. We all got more than our fill of Chinese food that week.
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