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Poor Mans Fried Rice

9/28/17

Easy fried rice made with ground beef, bacon, frozen mixed vegetables, rice, then seasoned to perfection!

This poor man's fried rice is a catch-all of ingredients for a delicious and budget-friendly dinner.

My husband loves poor man dishes. I guess you can say he’s one of those easy to please fellas. One of his favorite poor man dishes that I made is my ground beef, bacon, & vegetable fried rice. I swear he can’t get enough of this stuff. He would eat it every day if I allowed him to!

Bacon, carrots, corn, and green beans are just a few of the delicious ingredients in this poor man's fried rice.

I love making this poor mans fried rice because it’s super quick to and easy to whip up. Plus, it’s budget friendly.

This poor man's fried rice is perfect to use as leftovers in plenty of other recipes.

How to Make Poor Man’s Fried Rice: A Catch-All of Ingredients!

For this delicious ground beef, bacon, & vegetable fried rice I use frozen mixed vegetables. You know the kind with peas, carrots, green beans, corn, and etc? I guess that’s my way of sneaking vegetables in!

Poor Man's Fried Rice is quick, tasty and budget friendly!

This meal is perfect for those busy weeknights. You can make store bought egg rolls, and call it a meal!

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Poor Man's Fried Rice with Ground Beef and Bacon

Poor man dishes can be just about anything! This poor man's fried rice has ground beef, bacon, and veggies. It's great as a side dish and can be used as leftovers in so many other recipes!
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Chinese
Keyword Poor Man's Fried Rice
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Author I Heart Recipes

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups cooked rice white or brown
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1/2 lb bacon diced
  • 1 1/2 cup frozen mixed vegetables
  • 1 medium bell pepper diced
  • 1 medium yellow onion diced
  • 2 medium sized eggs lightly beaten
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp ground black pepper
  • 2 tsp sesame oil
  • green onions for garnishing

Instructions

  • Brown the ground beef over medium heat, then remove the meat from the pan, and drain the fat.
  • Next cook the bacon in the pan, and do not drain the fat!
  • Once it's crisp, toss in all the vegetables.
  • Next, the ground beef back into the pan.
  • Now add in the rice, and fold the ingredients until well combined.
  • Sprinkle in the salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
  • Fold the ingredients, pour the eggs over the rice.
  • Fold the eggs in, until cooked.
  • Drizzle in the sesame oil, and fold in.
  • Remove the pan from the heat.
  • Garnish with green onions.
  • Serve & enjoy!

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Comments

  1. Cynthia Kopf says

    September 28, 2017 at 11:06 am

    Hello, I have to say first off I enjoy your blog and especially the recipes, they are so good and easy for the nonprofessional cook. I have a question about The Poor Man Rice I have all of the ingredients except sesame oil, can a substitute like EVOO or vegetable oil? I hate to buy things for a specific recipe that I will barely use? Keep the recipes coming
    Thanks, Cynthia

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      September 28, 2017 at 11:17 am

      Hi Cynthia! The sesame seed oil, adds flavor. If you’re not crazy, or don’t think you need it, you can leave it out completely. XOXO

      Reply
  2. Barbara says

    September 28, 2017 at 11:39 am

    Rosie, I love your recipes! In this one I can’t find the garlic powder in the list of ingredients. Don’t know how much to use.

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      September 28, 2017 at 12:22 pm

      Hi Barbara! I am so sorry about that. It’s 1 tsp of garlic powder 🙂

      Reply
      • Barbara says

        September 29, 2017 at 3:48 am

        Thank you, Rosie! You rock!

        Reply
  3. Angela says

    September 28, 2017 at 4:15 pm

    Do you have recipes for vegan folks or alternative meals without meat ?

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      September 29, 2017 at 9:57 am

      Hi Angela! I do have a couple of Vegan recipes listed. Are you looking for anything in particular?

      Reply
  4. Kelley says

    September 30, 2017 at 7:11 pm

    4 stars
    Thank you for sharing this recipe. I am working mother of 4 boys and truly appreciate all the help you have given to me in the kitchen. I never learned how to cook growing up, i always told my mom id have a maid & cook! Ive learned on my own and thanks to you a have gotten pretty skilled in the kitchen.
    ***** trying to do 5 stars but the computer is messing up if you can possibly fix it I really wanted to give you 5 stars on this.

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      September 30, 2017 at 11:04 pm

      Hi Kelley!! Thanks so much for trying my recipes!! XOXO

      Reply
  5. Elizabeth Morrow says

    October 11, 2017 at 9:53 am

    I have been printing out some of your recipes, I am going to try.

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      October 11, 2017 at 11:08 am

      Thanks! enjoy!

      Reply

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