Prepare Kimchi Fried Rice for Dinner

When I was a kid, my go-to afternoon snack was a quesadilla or a pot of instant mac-n-cheese. I still love those two things; theyll always have a special place in my heart. But now that Im a grown-up, I try and make my snacks and quick meals a bit healthier. This bowl of kimchi fried rice goodness is in heavy rotation. It utilizes ingredients I always seem to have on hand. Kimchi has become a fridge staple in the last year and I love to add it to lots of things, or even eat it all on its own.

Fried rice always works best with rice thats a day old and sort of dried out. I like to make a big pot of rice and eat it throughout the week, adding it to different dishes. This also is a great thing to make if you have leftover rice from takeout. I worked with brown rice but feel free to use white. Either will work just fine. The Korean chili paste gochujang can be found pretty easily at any Asian market and it can even be found online.

This bowl is flexible, add chicken or pork or shrimp to it. I did what I always seem to do: put an egg on top.

Adrianna Adarme is a food blogger and author living in Los Angeles, California. She writes the blog A Cozy Kitchen, where she shares comforting, everyday recipes from her kitchen. She recently authored her first cookbook, PANCAKES: 72 Sweet and Savory Recipes for the Perfect Stack. She's a lover of breakfast, pie (and sometimes even pie for breakfast), corgis and cute things. You can find her on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook.