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Bowl of fried rice with sausage, vegetables, eggs and green onions.

Easy Rice Cooker Fried Rice with Egg

Kaylie
Learn how to cook “fried rice” in your rice cooker with all your favorite ingredients like eggs, Chinese sausage and veggies! You’ll love this easy rice cooker method, with the press of a button, you’ll have delicious and healthier fried rice!
5 from 96 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course dinner, lunch, Main Course
Cuisine Asian
Servings 4 cups
Calories 367 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Jasmine rice use US measuring (dry) cup
  • 1 ¼ cup chicken broth
  • ¾ cup frozen vegetables
  • ¾ cups Chinese sausage, cut into ½" thick rounds, then halved 2 links
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • ¼ cup onion, chopped
  • 1 egg, lightly whisked
  • ½ tablespoon butter
  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon fish sauce
  • ¼ teaspoon sugar
  • green onions garnish

Instructions
 

  • Rinse rice in a mesh strainer. Make sure to shake out excess water well.
  • Add the rice, broth, garlic, onion, fish sauce, soy sauce, sugar and butter. Then give it a swirl to mix together.
  • Add the vegetables, sausage, and a beaten egg on top of the water.
  • Set rice cooker to cook or start (depending on the cooker functions).
  • When done, fluff with a fork and top with green onion and serve.

Notes

*Nutritional facts provided are only an estimate, accuracy is not guaranteed.
  • Measuring cup used is the standard US measuring cup, not the cup that came with the rice cooker.
  • Make sure to drain the water well, give it a few hard shakes in the strainer to take out as much water as possible. Too much residual water may make the dish mushy.
  • Feel free to use ham or your meat of choice. Leftover rotisserie chicken would be great as well.
  • Some sides that go great with rice cooker fried rice are: seaweed, avocados, cucumbers and carrot sticks. 
  • Serve with Sriracha for some spice.
  • Store leftover in an airtight container for up to 3 days in the refrigerator.
  • Freeze in the freezer in an airtight container for up to a month.

Nutrition

Serving: 4cupsCalories: 367kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 13gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 74mgSodium: 807mgPotassium: 293mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 1890IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 41mgIron: 2mg
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