Hot Dog Fried Rice

Name: Hot Dog Fried Rice
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 2 hot dogs; 1 medium carrot, peeled; 2 tablespoons vegetable or canola oil; 2 cups cooked and cooled white rice; 1/2 cup Cascadian Farm™ organic frozen sweet peas; 2 large eggs; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 1 teaspoon sesame oil; Sesame seeds, for garnish; Sliced scallions, for garnish

3 Ratings

3 Comments

Prep 10 min
Total 20 min
Servings 2

A quick and simple meal with big flavors. This budget-friendly recipe is a great use for all the extra rice that comes with Chinese takeout, along with any veggies you have kicking around the fridge. MORE+ LESS-

By Macheesmo

Updated March 23, 2017

Ingredients

hot dogs

medium carrot, peeled

tablespoons vegetable or canola oil

cups cooked and cooled white rice

1/2

cup Cascadian Farm™ organic frozen sweet peas

large eggs

tablespoons soy sauce

teaspoon sesame oil

Sesame seeds, for garnish

Sliced scallions, for garnish

Steps

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1

Cut hot dogs and carrots into a medium-size dice. Add oil to a large nonstick skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Add hot dogs and carrots and cook until carrots are softened and hot dogs are starting to brown, about 3 to 4 minutes.
2

Add cooked and cooled rice to the skillet and toss to combine. Add peas and cook for 1 to 2 minutes.
3

Scramble eggs in a small bowl and add to rice along with soy sauce and sesame oil. Stir together to quickly cook egg and combine ingredients.
4

Divide fried rice between two plates and garnish with sesame seeds and scallions.

Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 610
Calories from Fat: 310

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 35g; 53%
Saturated Fat 9g 47% Trans Fat 1g
Cholesterol: 215mg; 71%
Sodium: 1970mg; 82%
Potassium: 480mg; 14%
Total Carbohydrate: 55g; 18%
Dietary Fiber 3g 12% Sugars 4g
Protein: 19g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 120%; 120%
Vitamin C: 4%; 4%
Calcium: 8%; 8%
Iron: 20%; 20%

Exchanges:

2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 4 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choice

3 1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

More About This Recipe

I’m always impressed with (and a little confused by) the huge amount of white rice that comes with Chinese takeout. It’s always more than you need to eat with your entrée, almost like they’re determined for you to have leftover rice. And that’s perfect, assuming you know what to do with it! This fried rice dish is the answer to all your leftover rice questions. Inspired by Spam™ fried rice, it combines really simple ingredients (hot dogs!) plus a dash or two of flavorful soy sauce and sesame oil. The whole thing comes together in a few minutes and is really tasty. You could make rice to use in this dish, but it’s really made for the leftover stuff. It’s really important that the rice is cold and dry or it will stick to the pan and get gummy. If you want to make it from scratch, one trick is to cook the rice and then rinse it under cold water to remove excess starch. Once you’ve rinsed your rice, you can spread it out on a few paper towels it’ll get dry enough to use. That’s a lot of work just for fried rice, though. So, the next time you make rice to go with a meal (or order takeout), plan to have a few extra cups so you can make this delicious hot dog fried rice happen!