If you love Asian food but don’t want to eat take-out with hidden unwanted ingredients like MSG, sugar, and canola oil, you will love this Healthy Quinoa Fried Rice! This dish is gluten-free, plant-based, and oh so delicious! Not to mention it is packed with plant-based protein. If you prefer rice, you can make my Easy Vegan Fried Rice. Serve this with a side of my Crispy Tofu Nuggets and Crispy Air-Fryer Wontons. Another healthy easy meal is my One Pan Dumplings or Easy Peanut Udon Noodles.
Why I Love This Recipe
- Healthy Twist on a Classic: Fried rice is typically laden with sugar, MSG, low quality oils, and other junk. This is a much healthier version!
- High Protein: Quinoa is a higher-protein alternative to rice, making this dish higher in protein than traditional fried rice.
- Veggie-Packed: This recipe is packed with veggies and you can easily add in more to use what you have on hand.
- Gluten-Free: Naturally gluten-free with the use of coconut aminos as a low-sodium alternative to soy sauce.
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Notes on Ingredients
- Quinoa: I used white quinoa but red or tri-color would work fine too. You will need 2 cups of cooked quinoa in total.
- Edamame: To save time, buy frozen, pre-shelled edamame!
- Broccoli rice: If your grocery store doesn’t have riced broccoli (in the frozen vegetable section), you can use riced cauliflower or you can make your own by processing broccoli in a food processor.
- Coconut aminos: A great gluten-free low sodium alternative to soy sauce, but you can use soy sauce if you prefer.
Please take note that this is important information about the ingredients used in this recipe and the FULL recipe with measurements and details can be found DOWN BELOW (scroll to it) in the recipe card.
How do you make Healthy Quinoa Fried Rice?
- Cook the quinoa and set aside.
- Sauté onion in pan until soft.
- Add broccoli rice, peas, carrots, and edamame to the pan.
- Sauté veggies until soft and cooked then add in quinoa.
- Add coconut aminos, ginger, garlic, rice vinegar, and toasted sesame oil and sauté for a few more minutes.
- Stir and combine! Enjoy!
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Commonly Asked Questions
I recommend using a stir-fry pan or large frying pan. If the pan is not non-stick, be sure to use 1-2 tablespoons of a neutral oil (avocado, olive, or coconut).
Cook the quinoa according to package instructions. The most common way is to boil it on the stove, similar to pasta.
Sure, go for it! You could crumble in tofu or add in other veggies like mushrooms, bell pepper, spinach, cabbage, green onion, etc.
“This fried rice recipe was absolutely delicious and so easy to make.”
– Elaine
Extra Helpful Tips
- Feel free to add more veggies to this dish if you want, like mushrooms, bell peppers, cabbage, etc.
- Add more ginger, garlic, or coconut aminos if needed to taste.
- If you can’t find coconut aminos, use soy sauce or gluten-free soy sauce.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Reheat in a pan on the stove or in the microwave for a couple minutes until warmed through.
If you tried this Healthy Quinoa Fried Rice or any other recipe on my blog, please leave a 5-star rating and let me know how it went in the comments below. Thanks for visiting!
Healthy Quinoa Fried Rice (gluten-free!)
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups quinoa cooked
- ½ cup edamame shelled
- ¾ cup carrots diced finely
- 1 cup riced broccoli
- ½ cup green peas
- ¼ cup yellow onion diced finely
- red pepper flakes optional for spice
- 3 tablespoon coconut aminos sub soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon ginger powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook the quinoa according to package instructions and set aside.
- Sauté diced onion in pan with oil until soft.
- Add broccoli rice, peas, carrots, and edamame into the pan.
- Sauté veggies until soft and cooked then add quinoa into the pan.
- Add coconut aminos, ginger, garlic, rice vinegar, and toasted sesame oil and sauté for a few more minutes.
- Stir and combine! Enjoy!
Elaine Kempski says
This fried rice recipe was absolutely delicious and so easy to make. I’m so grateful to you for all the wonderful healthy recipes you share with us. Since I found your website a few weeks ago, you’ve made my switch from vegetarian to vegan so much easier!!! Blessings & Namaste
Teri Hart says
Hi Danielle. All your recipes look delicious and healthy! You truly understand plant based! And sadly most people confuse vegan with plant based recipes. I am so glad I found you and your healthy recipes. I have already printed out several from your website. I am not seeing an option to print the Healthy Quinoa Fried Rice recipe. Hopefully I have not overlooked it. Any assistance with printing it will be helpful. If you ever publish a hard copy cookbook, I will purchase it. 🙂
Thank you and God bless you for you work of love!
Teri
Taylor From HealthyGirl Kitchen says
Hi! My book is out! 🙂
Jordan Stacy says
This is such a fun twist on regular fried rice with quinoa instead of rice and so many veggies. I love fried rice as a way to get in lots of veggies. So yum!