Easy Vegan Fried Rice

Wow, this was great! The peanut sauce was especially delicious– I’ll definitely be making more in the future! Thanks :)

Loved this! I didn’t have tofu but subbed mushrooms and added spinach. It was soooo good and simple! This will definitely be a staple.

This fried rice is amazing! We have been WFPB for 4 months and I’ve made this recipe 4 times in the last few months. It feels like comfort food. It’s great!

I don’t write recipe reviews mostly because I just don’t think of it. But this fried rice has become my go-to comfort food. I’m gluten-free and pescatarian, and my husband is vegetarian. We do not miss the pork, egg or gluten that’s in usual fried rice at all!! I usually add asparagus, increase the rice by 50%, and double the sauce. It’s absolutely delicious!

Very flavorful. I cut my tofu into strips and used the freezing method (freeze overnight then let thaw out during the day) before following the rest of the instructions, and it turned out amazing. The sauce really gives it a lot of flavor! I also added edamame because it is my fav.

i thought this rice was so good, i had it for dinner and lunch.

Great recipe, very flavorful. Also works well with quinoa. Will definitely make again!

Full of flavor and great comfort food! I substituted diced celery for the peas and also added in 1/2 cup diced baby bella mushrooms. I really loved the celery and mushroom flavor. I found 1 1/2 tablespoons of brown sugar to be enough to offset the saltiness of the soy sauce.

My daughter has requested this every week for the last five weeks! Everyone in the family loves it! I have to double the recipe so that there are leftovers for my lunch.
I’ve made it so often now that I just use the veggies I have on hand. Sometimes I add frozen corn and edamame, too!

So good! I added some other veggies I had on hand; cabbage, frozen green beans and mushrooms. The best fried rice recipe I’ve made!

Firstly, how THE HELL have I been doing tofu so wrong all this time….?! This baked tofu bizo is life.changing.

Secondly, I have to admit I scoffed a tiny bit because I thought this recipe was going to take so much longer than it did. I had leftover rice from yesterday so I didn’t need to do that bit, and I found myself standing around while this dish came together in just over 40min. I made a deeeeply underwhelming fried rice a few weeks ago and was hunting for a way to make it better and hey presto, there you were!

I didn’t make much by way of changes, except for using cold rice (I’ve heard it helps absorb flavour and fries better or smth?) and used a wok so it all cooked evenly and fast. But I love that I didn’t have to do anything fancy; it would have worked regardless.

I think that is my favourite thing about what you do: nearly every recipe I’ve tried here has been accessible and reasonably uncomplicated, which makes it so much easier to resist UberEatsing fries.

Thanks again!

I made this recipe and it came out great! I added some ginger and some celery. I also bought pre-baked tofu to lessen the cooking time. The sauce is really great! My family really enjoyed this meal.

Wow! This is a keeper! My 12-year-old daughter is gluten free and egg-free and is teaching herself to cook. Minimalist Baker has been a life saver, and this meal is a fantastic one for her to cook independently. She is not a fan of peas so she subs in broccoli florets with the carrots and onion and it is fantastic. A hit with all of the family! Thank you!

Made this yesterday for our Meatless Monday dinner and my SUPER picky eater and opinionated 9 year old baby said it was really good! I super modified it using what I have on hand:
–frozen vegetable mix from Costco that has carrots, peas, green beans and something else
–powdered onion
Gardeins copycat chicken pieces instead of tofu
I have made this recipe for what feels like a million times and this is definitely my go-to recipe for fried rice! Thanks again for sharing your genius, Dana! ❤️

Hello.

Cooked the fried rice today (second time)! and it is so delicious. I use whatever veggies I have on hand. I was hoping to have leftovers for lunch tomorrow at work but no- my husband and I ate the whole thing! Absolutely delicious, as are all your recipes I have tried. Thank you!

I was looking for ideas for a vegan Asian Dinner and when I found this I laughed because mixing up cooked rice with stir fried veggies is my most overused, boring daily meal. :-)
BUT – the baked tofu with the sauce turned this into a masterpiece.
I didn’t make this the first time because the long instructions made me think it would take too long to prepare – but everything is done simultaneously, so it’s fast and makes a great dish.
I added some salt to the rice while it steamed and used the veggies I had at home (Onion, carrots, fresh corn and some chopped spinach)
Tasty, elegant and everything is ready while the rice cooks. Thanks.

Delicious and so easy to make!

I’m low FODMAP so I left out the garlic and it was still very delicious!

Great recipe! And so easy to make. I actually made a big portion, enough to last a few days but sadly it was gone in 2 days. Thank you!!

Hi, I included this recipe in my roundup of 10 Easy Vegan Dinner Recipes.
Thank you so much for sharing your recipe!
Freya

What a yummy and easy to recipe to follow! I made this for my family and we all enjoyed it :) For the veg- I used purple cabbage, carrots, yellow squash, onion, as well as some leftover green and red bell peppers. Topped the finished product with hemp and pumpkin seeds. Delicious! Thank you, I will definitely be making this in the future!

This is delicious and great for using leftover rice. I added a quarter cup of edamame along with the (frozen) veg, and scrambled an egg on one half of the pan prior to adding the marinated tofu and rice. It came together fairly quickly with pantry/fridge staples, great recipe.

This was amazing, and the best thing I’ve eaten since switching to a vegan way of life 2 weeks ago. And also the first time I’ve ever eaten Tofu (and, now, not the last!). I added a little apple cider vinegar to the sauce as I felt it needed some acid. It turned out amazing.

I loved it. At first, I was spectacle about the sauce because I’m fairly new to cooking, but the flavourous just blended fantastically. Thank you so much

Love this and am going to make it again. For some reason I’d never baked tofu before but the texture is great

Oh my goodness! Best fried rice recipe I’ve made! The sauce is so flavorful and tastes delicious. I added yellow peppers and celery to the recipe. It is definitely a staple in my house now! Thank you!

This was really good! The first time I made it I goofed and used white rice because it was all I had (don’t do that). The second time it came out so much better. My husband, who doesn’t normally like tofu, thought it was great! I’d love to make this with a vegan pink sauce.

This was great – I used leftover rice and lentils from a middle eastern restaurant, and only had canned peas and carrots (and no green onions). It still came together well! I can’t wait to make it again with the actual ingredients. The sauce is great, and the tofu turned out perfect. Thank you!

I love to try new recipes! I am transitioning to WFPB, this dish is so good even my son likes it! I added broccoli and didn’t use the sesame oil. Thank you for sharing

This is the staple fried rice recipe at home! My husband and I are obsessed with it and have to fight the urge to finish it off in one sitting whenever we make it.
In addition to the veggies you add, I also add canned bean sprouts and water chestnuts. Then I grate some fresh ginger into the veggies as they sauté. Soooo good! We either eat it with edamame or I cook up some vegan mandarin chicken (Trader Joe’s or Gardein) to go with it. We could eat this every day! Thank you for another hit :)

This was absolutely delicious! I was craving some fried rice and this was soooo good. Thank you! I used more peas as my carrots looked sad and I used an onion and mushrooms but the flavor from the sauce was what makes the dish. I will make this again, and soon.

This was so delicious! Simple, and helpfully made with mainly pantry staples. I doubled the sauce ingredients as I found it got a little dry. Thanks!

Hi, there! My mom and I are going to make this dish tonight, we are SO EXCITED! It’s so nice to do something as lovely as this, especially during such hard times in the world right now, everybody out there, please stay as safe as you can, and PLEASE were a mask when entering the stores! So many people that my mom and I see in the stores, do not PROTECT themselves! These people are taking such risks to become infected, its not funny at all. God Bless All Of You! Amen!!!

Amazing, absolutely lovely. I used it to make tofu sandwiches with a little coleslaw of sorts….. It was amazing. I also tried the fried rice and this sauce is just exceptional! Thank you!!!

Delicious! My boyfriend and I devoured the whole plate.
Instead of baking the tofu I just marinaded some pre-seasoned tofu filets with the sauce, let it sit for a short while and then stir fried it until crispy. I also added some frozen cauliflower to the vegetable mix. Will definitely make again!

One of the best fried rice recipes I’ve found, it’s simple yet delicious! The sauce definitely makes it for me!

I DEVOURED this in less than 10 minutes, it was that good! I used a frozen veggie mix because that’s what i had on hand (and let’s be honest, I was a lil lazy today). I doubled up on the peanut butter for the sauce because I’m a nut butter fanatic, and it was perfect! I added more chili garlic sauce for additional spice as well. Definitely will make this again! Probably tomorrow ! :)

Great recipe, tried it today and loved it! Thanks for posting it!

Made this last night – big hit with the 11 month old AND the adults in the house. I added mushrooms and bok choy that we happened to have in the fridge and doubled the sauce to have extra for serving drizzled over top (thinned this portion with a little lime juice and tamari) and with leftovers. Next time I think I’ll just put the tofu on top when serving to keep some of the glazed marinade intact. But otherwise – a great addition to our weeknight meal options!

I’ve made this twice now and it’s such a hit with my family! Great to store and reheat for lunches too. I use frozen vegetables that I happen to have in the freezer and it works well that way too. Thanks for the recipe!

Made this tonight, so good! I had already marinated my tofu prior to searching for a recipe, as I was trying out my new air fryer. So just put sauce in with vegies and rice, but still so tasty. Have made lots of your recipes over the years but have never taken the time write anything. So thanks for making my life easier with your recipes. Keep up the great work 😊

I bought silken tofu by mistake, but am giving it a try in the oven. The marinade/sauce is delicious and will make the tofu taste great – as long as it comes out of the oven with a little crisp!

This was so flavorful and delicious! I subbed out tahini for the peanut butter.

I found this recipe searching for a fried rice recipe featuring tofu. This was amazing and my husband, who hates tofu (and brown rice and vegetables), loved it! The method for the tofu worked well, and the sauce was so delicious! I quadrupled the recipe and sub’d red pepper, sugar snap peas, mushrooms, shallots and pineapple for the veggies. It really worked, as many veggies would. And I probably doubled the proportion of veggies to rice. Kudos to the Minimalist Baker!!!

Really good! I added a little leftover chicken for my husband and son to satisfy their tastes . We love all types of Asian style dishes and will add this to our list! Thank you.

This is my very favorite recipe!! Made it again this morning so I’d have leftovers for the work week. Doubled the recipe to use up some tofu nearing it’s ‘besy by’ date. I used red onion since I didn’t have green available. I also was super lazy, and substituted a bag of pre-washed & cut “super blend” greens (brussel sprouts, cabbage, kohlrabi, broccoli, carrots, and kale), instead of the peas & carrots. Delicious and totally satisfying, without too much guilt. Thanks!!

Made this recipe last night and WOW. I was craving ‘chinese takout’ so I made this rice and a sesame califlower to go with it. The sauce was perfection!! Everything really hit the spot. My only complaint is the carrots are still mostly raw after 2-3 minutes. I suggest adding them to the pan first and then introduce the green onions and peas after the carrots have cooked for approx 2 minutes.

I love this recipe!! Added more vegetables but otherwise love it exactly as is. It is so delicious and satisfying! Thank you for this and for all that you do. I appreciate your recipes so much.

This was delicious! I have a recipe for fried rice that was passed down from my grandma, and I love it. Today I made the Chinese Chicken Salad and did not use the chicken, so I made this to go along with the salad. The combination of flavors is wonderful. Best part of this websites are the suggestions along the way. Being quarantined we have to use the groceries we have on hand. I had leftover rice, subbed sugar snap peas and used a combination of green and white onions. DELICIOUS!

Made this for my family and they all absolutely loved it! The tofu came out so crispy with this method – not soft and chewy which can sometimes happen! Also brown rice was cooked perfectly.

Will try next time with extra veg!

DELISIOOOSSSOOO!! Es la segunda vez q lo hago, y nos encanta a toda la Familia, es una comida completa Vegetariana y la crema de cacahuate le da un toque de “Comfort food”. Solo cambio la manera de hacer el arroz, lo remojo x 30 min, y esta listo en 20min, lo dejo tapado otros 10 “wholegrain brown” rice, y por cada taza de arroz uso 1 1/2 de agua, lo condimento con “Better Than Bouillon”.

Oh my–what a fabulous recipe! I spread my rice on a sheet pan and put in the fridge to chill before adding to the wok. I also shredded my carrots so they cooked more quickly. Only change I would make is to double the tofu recipe to use for another dish! My whole family loved every bite!

This fried rice was a sensation in my house. We are fasting ‘vegan’ for Lent and I wanted something a little bit creative. The sauce, although unconventional, works a treat!! The addition of peanut butter plays a wicked trick on people… it makes you think that there is meat in the rice! I didn’t add tofu this time but we added mushrooms, and they were spectacular. Thank you.

Super easy recipe to follow and one of the best vegan recipes I have made! The sauce is unbelievable and easy to change ingredients to modify to your preference. I added broccoli and used Chile powder instead of a Chile sauce then added a little more soy sauce. I have never cooked brown rice with this method and the result is amazing it is so fluffy and tastes fresh even when reheated!

No matter what I do, tofu is gross. I’ll do this with shrimp next time I think.

Love this recipe! I swapped Tempeh out for tofu and skipped the oven portion (just marinated and sauteed). Super tasty and my non vegan boyfriend was happy with it too!

I made this recipe today! I was worried that it might need more seasoning than the recipe calls for but it was excellent! I subbed rice for quinoa and subbed the veggies for a store bought frozen “asian stir fry” vegetable medley and it tasted great. I made a huge batch to have for lunch at work this week – i’ll be looking forward to lunch even more now!

Loved this recipe. I used maple syrup no chilli sauce. A bag of mixed carrot, corn and peas and added in broccoli too. It was so good to have this as a hearty meal.
Will definitely make this again.

really great recipe!! tastes just like thai express fried rice! :)

I have tried lots of different fried rice recipes and this one is absolutely the best! Love it!

I made the tofu to be part of a stir fry, and wound up using the sauce in the stir fry itself! The peanut butter adds an incredible depth of flavor! I’m never buying teriyaki sauce again! My 17 month old daughter gobbled it right up!

Love this recipe! It’s simple and I learned two new techniques:
1. Cooking the brown rice by boiling and draining vs. the usual method that requires an exact amount of water.
2. Baking the tofu before adding any marinade / sauce. Typically I have marinated the tofu in a sauce prior to baking.
Thank you!

This was a home run for my Asian food craving! I was even more delighted that my 6 year old enjoyed it and asked for seconds. I made some slight modifications: didn’t put as much of the sweet stuff (because my husband prefers it that way), added some mushrooms to the veggies (because I had some that needed to be used up), added lemon juice and ginger paste to the sauce, and vegan butter to the sautéed veggies. I think it was a close to one my favorite hibachi style restaurant’s fried rice as it could get. Truly scrumptious… can’t wait to eat the leftovers for lunch today! Thanks for a fantastic recipe!

Amazing! Even my pickiest eater gobbled it up. Twice as delicious as traditional fried rice!

Hi. I made this last night. This is so good! Great taste, beautiful colors! I added broccoli to the veggie mix. I will add more crunchy peanut butter the next time. I will be making this frequently!

Okay so I made this. It wasn’t fantastic. The tofu (asked in the recipe to be cut into 1/4″ cubes) was chewy. Flavour was nice. But it doesn’t taste like traditional fried rice.

Also the recipe says to cook carrot for roughly 3-4 mins on medium-high heat. This wasn’t enough to cook it through and even though I added the rice and the rest of ingredients and cooked for another 5 mins the carrot was still pretty raw.

Also, I didn’t have brown rice so I thought…oh. Medium grain rice would be fine! ….. wrong. Don’t use white medium grain. It was chewy and made the dish an odd texture. I would recommend using white basmati or jasmine rice.

This was the best fried rice I’ve ever made! The sauce is delicious and adds a great flavor. I also added broccoli ? Thank you!

This was wonderful! The peanut butter added such an amazing flavor!

Delicious! I’ve made this a bunch of times and I usually add a ton more vegetables than the recipe calls for. To make this even quicker, you can use pre-baked/flavored tofu (Trader Joe’s sells this) And then make the rice and the sauce ahead of time. Then all you have to do is sautee the veggies and mix everything together!

This recipe is delicious! I ave made it several times and it has been consistently wonderful and pretty easy. I like to increase the amount of sauce by about 25% and scramble two eggs before sauteing the veggies and tofu then mix that in with the rice and everything else.

I made this last night and let me tell you, it might be one of the greatest things I have ever made in my entire life! The flavor was incredible and left me speechless. I also added broccoli to this dish. I will definitely be making this again & again!

Left comment below with no star rating! Rectified that. Definitely 5 stars and will be preparing this frequently.

Absolutely loved it!!! I could totally eat the whole batch. Only downfall is I should’ve doubled the recipe ?

Dana,
Thank you for all of your wonderful recipes! This was easy ( I used leftover rice) and quick. Also added pineapple. Sauce was delish.

Loved this recipe! I cheated a bit in that I crumbled and pan fried the tofu in a little of the marinade instead of cubing and baking it. I added one extra teaspoon of the sesame oil just because I’m a fiend for that stuff. And I used leftover cooked rice because I had it. The recipe was dead easy and really yummy! Thank you for this- it’s definitely going into the dinner rotation.

Delicious and easy to make. The sauce was yummy. I used long grain white basmatic rice that had been previously cooked and it turned out perfect. I added cut up mini sweet peppers and they added to the taste. I omitted the green onions since I didn’t have any on hand. A very flavorful dish that I will be making ago. Thanks for this recipe.

I love your recipe. I did alter the cooking direction to remove oil (except sesame oil) and substituted maple syrup for the sugar. I half cooked the tofu in an air fryer and then tossed the tofu in the sauce. Then I finished the cooking in the air fryer. This is a lot quicker than the oven. I realize not everyone has an air fryer, but if you love tofu you should! I cooked the other veggies in broth. When they were done I combined leftover rice and tofu and sauce. This easily won over my picky husband. I also got the cooking down to about 25 mins. Perfect for a weeknight dinner. Especially since I work until 9pm. I need quick and fast. Thank you!

When it comes to cooking it is just my husband and I. I am vegan, he is not. I often do not take the time to make food for myself as I resort to simple variations of a staple salad. I decided to give this recipe a try and I am so glad I did! It will definitely be a regular rotation for me.
I used edamame instead of tofu and it was just perfect!

For my rice I cooked it according to the recipe with the 12 cups of water. After it was done I put it in the fridge to come back and make the rest at a later time in the day.
The rice turned out perfectly, it was not mushy or anything like that.

After having it I think I could happily double the carrots/peas/edamame and have it without the rice. That sauce is to die for!

Thank you so much!

Came out so awesome! We recently went plant based and because of your recipes I don’t think we’ll go back.

I found this recipe after I had done my shopping. I had no tofu or sugar. Still tastes brilliant. Plus I added red capsicum, halving the green onion. I try to eat as much of the rainbow, as I can. We’re all looking forward to tofu version next. Yum!

The tofu turned out crispy and the sauce smelled good, but it had way too much garlic for me to even eat it. If you are sensitive to garlic, I’d really cut back on the cloves!

I can’t find my review that I just wrote but I wanted to add that I used coconut sugar instead of the brown sugar because the coconut sugar was right in front of me and cooked Jasmine rice in the rice cooker! I can’t wait to eat it as a meal ?

Oh my goodness! This is another recipe of yours to keep! Thanks so much for another wonderful recipe! Made it for our Meatless Monday dinner which we haven’t had but I tried it to see how it is and it’s so good! I took a lot of shortcuts and omitted the tofu since we’re eating this Gardein Mandarin orange chick’n with it. Also used Costco’s frozen peas and carrots that comes in a huge bag. I made the sauce last night to save time. I am wheelchair-bound so I take shortcuts and make things ahead to make things easier. I am thinking of making a huge batch of this and freezing for quick meals. Any advice?

I love this recipe and I make it quite often! It is wonderfully versatile and pleases everyone. I use whatever veggies I have on hand, I sometimes sauté the tofu at the beginning, instead of baking it, and if I am out of peanut butter, I use tahini. I am going to try it with tempeh one of these days too.

Absolutely delicious!! I added a few more veggies – bok choy, onion and mushrooms, and used medium firm tofu (my fave) and put some fresh ginger in the sauce. 5 stars!!!

Only modified by using white rice. This is now a family favorite!! Requested often!

This recipe was absolutely amazing and most importantly…easy peasy! That sauce was definitely what made the dish come together. My husband said it was okay, he didn’t like the aftertaste and I am assuming he was referring to the sesame oil, it is one of those oils that has a very distinct taste and you either love it or hate it. Fortunately for me, I love it and the dish was for me so this dish was a win! Oh, almost forgot, I know I am rambling. LOL! That sauce…Baybay, I swear, I could’ve eaten the sauce by itself. This will definitely be a staple dish in my household. Thanks so much for sharing and I will definitely be checking out some more of your vegan recipes! :)

SIgned, Happy Camper! :)

Absolutely delicious! I didn’t have tofu, so I didn’t use it, but this is a great add to my vegan recipes. I used to make chicken fried rice before we made the switch and without the chicken, I just couldn’t get the great flavor. This recipe definitely wins the title. I always have these ingredients on hand so I will definitely be making this a lot!

Loved this! The sauce was excellent!

I love this recipe & in fact every recipe I have tried from minimalist baker has been awesome! I sometimes sub prebaked tofu when I don’t have the time to make my own. Perfect every time! Thanks for the amazing recipes even my meat loving husband will enjoy!

Absolutely loved this recipe!!! My kids acted like I was trying to poison them (as per usual) but still ate it which is a huge win in my house!

So good!!! Easy to make and delicious!

This recipe is really flippin good! I made it (but with white rice prepared by my boyfriend the way his Korean roommates taught him to) and it was a hit for both of us. I’m always happy when something turns out well because I’m vegan and my boyfriend isn’t yet (but he eats entirely vegan around me) and I want to impress him with tasty dishes. Thank you!

I made this for dinner. It was amazing. I tripled the recipe because we are a family of 7. I tripled the rice and cooked it in 12 cups of water. It came out perfectly!! I am so excited to find a new way to make brown rice.

I made this tonight and it was the best tofu recipe I’ve ever made! Thank you so much for this recipe! It was delicious!

This was delicious. I cheated on the rice because I was short on time- but will try this way next time. Excellent flavor and “chew”. Thank you!

I cooked my rice with TWELVE CUPS OF WATER ON HIGH FOR 30 MINUTES and, naturally, it turned into MUSH. I wasted a cup of tofu and rice and used so so many pots and pans and yet the result was inedible mush. Ended up throwing it out and taking out the trash. Tragic.

I made this for dinner tonight and had to come say how amazing this recipe is!!

First of all, definitely use all the water called for, as long as you follow the directions, it makes PERFECT rice! I will do this with all my brown rice from now on. I had no issues with the usual method, but this is just so easy and fast. I did double the recipe, two cups of rice with the 12 cups of water still worked perfectly. I didn’t have time to press the tofu, I just squeezed as much water out as possible and baked it that way, I had to cook it for a few extra minutes, but it still was chewy and delicious! I used two whole packages of tofu, 2 cups each of frozen peas and frozen carrots, added an onion and a couple of handfuls of mung bean sprouts. The rest of the ingredients were just doubled, so I had more veggies and tofu than rice, which is perfect for me. For the sauce, my store was out of chili garlic sauce, so I bought sambal oelek, which worked well! I don’t know how spicy it would be with the chili garlic sauce, but 2 tsp of the sambal was the perfect amount of spice to keep the warmth in your mouth as you eat and keep you coming back for more! I was skeptical about using peanut butter in fried rice, but the sauce was so good, I had to stop myself from eating it with a spoon! I will definitely make the sauce again for stir fries and to use as a dipping sauce. Thanks for another great recipe, this is going to be in the rotation of favorite recipes, for sure!!

Absolutely delicious!!!!

This was easy and so good! I made this with leftover Jasmine rice and I was out of tofu so I just added a bit more rice. I garnished withh chopped peanuts. It was heaven! Thak you!

I’ve made this recipe about 20 times, so it’s time for a review. Obviously it’s a favorite. Easy, healthy, and can be customized with your favorite veggies. Usually I make it as written, but sometimes I add broccoli. The broccoli takes on a lot of the flavorful sauce, so make a little extra sauce if using broccoli. Crushed peanuts on top add a crunch factor if you’re looking for that. This is the dish that started my kids eating tofu!

Really enjoyed it! I’m usually useless in the kitchen but I managed to make this dish and it turned out great, don’t like green onions and added mushrooms but super good!

My family loves this recipe! The sauce is amazing. The only thing I do differently is air fry my tofu cubes and cook my rice in the pressure cooker. Thanks for an awesome recipe!

I love this recipe!! The only thing I do different is cook rice in my rice cooker and add a bit of ginger paste to the sauce. It turns out so good every time. This is my go to vegan fried rice recipe! So yummy!!

I was skeptical about the instructions for cooking the rice, but followed them anyway (thinking that maybe this is a whole new way of cooking rice that I’ve never experienced before!). I should have just steamed the rice as I normally would do. Turned out completely mushy and unappetizing. So disappointing after investing all the time and ingredients.

I had to do the rice a second time with other instructions because the first result was a total mush disaster but the final product is a deliiiiiight. Really simple and cheap. I recommend and add this recipe to my files!

Great recipe! A little prep work required but I did it the night before. Fried rice is better with day-old rice anyway. I made the brown rice as written in the recipe, and it turned out great. I will make brown rice this way from now on!

For veggies I used the green onion, carrot, peas, and added a small diced zucchini because I had it on hand. I used double the tofu and so I doubled the sauce because of the added ingredients. Definitely a flexible recipe. I meal prep for myself and my omni boyfriend and he loved it as well.

Would go great with a crunchy cabbage salad or something. Look forward to making this one again :)

Wowzas. This was delightful. We were out of fresh garlic and greenonions, , and had no chili sauce so I (ghasp) used garlic powder, red onion and siracha (as suggested earlier). Also had no toasted sesame oil but it was still awesome. (Will have to try next time).) I roasted some broccoli with thr tofu and added it with the rice and sauce near the end. So awesome!

This recipe immediately caught my eye when I saw it on IG. When we had no idea what to eat for dinner, I made a quick executive decision to give this a try! I had everything on hand except for the garlic chili sauce. The brown rice was cooked to perfection and I’ll be using that technique from now on. I was also a little wary about the sauce but it came out great! I ended up doubling it since I decided to use the whole pack of tofu. I used coconut aminos instead soy or tamari sauce and used maple syrup and left out the oil and it was so delicious. My hubby said it was the best thing I’ve made all year! Lol! So it will definitely be added to the dinner rotation. Thanks for another great recipe!

My husband and I both liked this. You could totally change up added veggies. I made recipe as written but added mushrooms. (Used maple syrup, full 2 tsp of chili garlic sauce, and sesame oil.) thanks for a New dinner option!

This was delicious and happily going into “the stack” of reliable, weeknight recipes! I end up looking for recipes based on specialized, leftover ingredients from other recipes, and happened to have the exact chili garlic sauce linked here in my fridge. The balance of flavors (so beautifully explained for adjusting purposes) was tremendous. I used the soy and brown sugar choices, and left out the green onions and carrots as my son doesn’t prefer them – though I will include them next time as I realized just how much they add, as well. The non-vegan in me thinks that shrimp would be an excellent protein that would do well with this recipe. Just a fantastic dish!

WOW! It was delicious! So I changed the recipe a little bit, like I put white rice instead of brown, 3 garlic instead of 4 and onion instead of green one and it was delicious!!!!! I think the best part of this recipe is the sauce! When I tried it before putting it into the rice I went to heaven ahaha!
Really great recipe thank you for sharing it!

Love love love this rice! Super easy, flavourful & satisfying. It’s loaded with vegetables and tofu – as a side or all on its own. This will most certainly be added to the weekly roster.

So delicious! You can tweak it if you want to make it your own and it’s still amazing. My husband and teenage son loved it!

Made this tonight with my kids (college ages) and we all loved it!! We cooked the carrots before adding to the rest of the mix and it was great. Looking forward to making it again & it will definitely be a regular meal in our house.

Thanks for this recipe. It came out great. I cooked the rice ahead of time and then used the air fryer to cook up the tofu (tamari + nooch – about 10 min at 400, smaller pieces) and also the broccoli (5 min at 400) and in addition to those two items, added in all kinds of things (onion, garlic, carrots, green onions, frozen peas, frozen pineapple, zucchini, mushrooms) and topped with sesame seeds.

Absolutely delicious! I don’t like peanut butter but used it after reading the comments and I couldn’t taste it at all. Also hadn’t cooked with tofu before and my first time was a success. This will be a regular in our house from now on.
Thanks!

I only made the sauce with maple syrup option. No tofu on hand and needed quick dinner. Mixed with brown rice and frozen mixed veggies. Delish! I will make this again for sure!

I was initially a little skeptical of this recipe because I am not a huge fan of peanut butter. However the picture looked so delicious I had to give it a try. I am so very glad I did. This dish is beyond delicious. I have made it several times and each time I have truly enjoyed it. I would highly recommend it to anyone looking to try something different from your normal weekday or weekend meal.

This has become my go-to potluck dish, and people (both veggies and omnis) always ask for the recipe! I add extra garlic chili sauce and a Thai chili for extra heat when cooking it at home, and stick to the recipe when making it for others. Great with braised bok choy or any other veg you have on hand.

ABSOLUTELY AH—MAZING!!!!
Made it exactly as written. I think I may double the veggies next time perhaps, so there is more to go around! Frozen carrots and peas made it especially easy. Thank you so much for this. I am new at being a vegetarian and especially new at tofu. Even my husband liked the tofu and he thinks he hates it. Ha! Now, please remember, those of you who are new to this, the tofu won’t taste good right out of the oven. BUT, after it marinates and sizzles in the pan , and especially combined with everything else it was SO good! I will be making this again and again!

This recipe is amazing! I made a double batch and added one diced red bell pepper. I also used the tofu and edamame for extra protein. I almost didn’t use the peanut butter because I didn’t want the fried rice to taste like spicy peanut noodles. I decided to try it anyway and am so glad I did. Even my non-vegan boyfriend liked this recipe. It will be added into my rotation for sure. Thank you so much!

Easy to prepare and so yummy, my hubby’s favorite dish right now.

This recipe is delicious! I used peas, corn, broccoli, and red pepper for the vegetables. Used pre-cooked tofu. Looking forward to leftovers.

I have made this recipe for years. I have made it with and without the tofu. With white, brown and cauliflower rice. I have added meat and ate it by itself. Seriously, this is the BEST fried rice recipe out there. I typically use Bragg’s Liquid Aminos for soy sauce and sometimes substitute honey to sweeten. Thank you for this recipe!

This came out amazing! Definitely the best way I’ve found to cook tofu so it’s actually crispy. The sauce was also the perfect amount of spice!

18-month-old LOVES it… we all do. Thank you for the recipe.

I’ve made this EVERY week for the last 4 months for my 2 toddlers and I – WE LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow this is amazing! So simple, easy, perfect for lunch prep and that sauce is unreal. One of the best fried rice dishes I’ve ever tasted :)

Thank you for this awesome recipe!!! My boyfriend always complains about healthier recipes apparently not tasting so good. But when I made this, he totally loved it! I’m not vegan so sometimes, I substitute the tofu with chicken breast. But overall, this recipe is amazing! Giving it 5 stars.

I’m new to the vegan world and this was my first recipe using tofu..and I am in LOVE!! I’m also new to cooking and I was still able to follow along and everything turned out perfectly. So happy with this recipe and will definitely be adding it to the rotation! Thank you!!

This is my go-to when I have a bunch of random veggies that I need to use up. Today I threw the bottom of my broccoli into the blender on pulse to make some riced broccoli and threw it in. Great way to pack extra veggies! For the non vegan eaters (like me) we add a fried egg on top! I only had coconut aminos and almond butter on hand but it came out delicious! Thanks for your recipes!

This turned out really well, but didn’t really hit the spot for me. I think the peanut butter threw me off.

Just tried this and wow this is so good! I’ve always had trouble cooking tofu right but this turned out perfectly. I adjusted the sauce recipe by changing to coconut sugar instead of brown and added a little maple syrup as well, also added ginger puree and ohmygosh I had a mouth orgasm. For the veg I added mushrooms and changed the spring/green/salad onion to red onion as I had no spring left. Literally typing this as I am eating it, can’t get enough! Thank you so much for this recipe!

I’ve recently become a vegan and looking for recipes that make me say wow. This is one of them. I doubled the recipe for the family and everyone loved it. Since doubling the recipe I used 1 c carrots, 1/2 c peas and 1/2 c edamane. I didn’t have chili garlic sauce so I added approx 1 tsp Sriracha sauce. The flavours were incredible. The next time I will make sure I spray the pan that the tofu was baking in as a lot of it stuck to the bottom. This recipe I will be definitely making again.

This vegan fried was is a real winner! I was just diagnosed with inflammatory arthritis condition and am unable to eat most prepared meals. I have always been a healthy cook though. Now I must think gluten, wheat, white rice and sugar free! Quite a challenge but this recipe fits the bill. I used honey and pure maple syrup and edamame instead of peas!

I made this tonight for my husband, daughter and twin grandchildren..ages 7. I doubled the sauce..and used rice instructions according to package directions for long grain brown rice. I too, thought that 12 cups of water was an error…in either case, the rice was fine as per package instructions..2:1 ratio.
The dinner was delicious. Even though it was saucy, the flavors were so good that everyone wanted more…except the 7 year old twin. It was too peanut buttery for him, so I quickly put his in a sieve and ran warm water over it. He then ate it all! I have to double this recipe and keep the proportions of sauce to rice mixture as in recipe. No need to double the sauce since the flavors are very good. I also couldn’t find the chili garlic sauce, so I used the brand Homemade chili sauce. I might be brave and try the rice as written in the recipe. Thanks for sharing your food creations. Great for this vegan family.

OMG this was AMAZING!! Followed the recipe to a T but double for left overs and barely even had left overs. Everyone in my family loved it. Even the non-vegans! WIN WIN!

I went searching for vegan recipes to make for my nephew and his vegan girlfriend who were coming in to town. I doubled the ingredients because my husband wanted chicken in his, rather than the tofu, and that was easy to do. I added extra chili sauce for more of a kick and it was a HUGE hit!!! I pinned it and will be making it again very soon! Delicious! Thank you.

This is one of the best “fried” rice recipes I have ever made. The oil is unnecessary if you are oil free but adds a nice Asian flavor. I batch cook rice in my Instant Pot pressure cooker, so I am able to eliminate this step in the process. I also purchase precooked and marinated organic tofu, so I can eliminate that process too, but I did not do that for this recipe. The marinade for this recipe is right on the money.
The only change I made was that I added steamed broccoli to my veggies. BIG YUM!! I just love your book and I love your blog. THANK YOU!

Obsessed !!!! This recipe is fantastic !!! It’s easy although it is time consuming. Now I cook the rice over the weekend in advance and do the tofu the night before. That makes it much quicker after work when you have 2 hungry toddlers! My 2 kids can’t get enough of this fried rice and ask for it evert week! We like to add pineapple – yum yum

I’ve just made this as I’m returning to veggie-ism and it looked nice. I was wary of a vegan recipe after my attempt at it years back when everything I made was revolting. And I’ve never tried tofu before.
(Turns out it’s tasteless rubber out of the oven. Worried.)
Oh wow.
I’ve already eaten my tea, and am quite full, I was making it for my food at work tomorrow. Even so, it was so nice I had to stop myself from eating it all right now.
I just gave my mrs a taste, she is determined to hate all vegan on principle, she loves it. Hahahaha.
Well, played MB, I’ll be working my way through your recipes.
Thanks,
Buck.

I have made this twice with changes in vegetables but its the sauce that makes this recipe awesome!! I especially like the idea of putting the tofu in the oven and letting it firm up on its own. Previously I have used a pan to do it and it requires constant attention. Thanks so much for the recipe.