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Gluten-Free Pineapple Fried Rice (Allergy-Free, Vegan)

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Super easy gluten-free, soy-free, allergy-free, vegan fried rice at home! Pineapple Fried Rice that’s made on the stove in a cast iron skillet in just a few minutes! A great healthy recipe for lunch, dinner, and some fantastic leftovers!

Gluten-Free Pineapple Fried Rice (Allergy-Free, Vegan) | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 Super easy gluten-free, soy-free, allergy-free, vegan fried rice at home! Pineapple Fried Rice that's made on the stove in a cast iron skillet in just a few minutes! A great healthy recipe for lunch, dinner, and some fantastic leftovers!

In honor of my mom’s birthday this coming weekend, I thought I’d finally share her favorite recipe with all you! The secrets of the best gluten-free, soy-free fried rice are out! Out of all of my recipes (besides slow cooker salsa or bbq chicken or the greatest grilled chicken), this is the recipe I make the most at home for my family. My mom (and my brother) can’t get enough and literally fight over the leftovers. They beg me to make this all the time, yet little do they know…it takes literally 5 minutes!

Gluten-Free Pineapple Fried Rice (Allergy-Free, Vegan) | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 Super easy gluten-free, soy-free, allergy-free, vegan fried rice at home! Pineapple Fried Rice that's made on the stove in a cast iron skillet in just a few minutes! A great healthy recipe for lunch, dinner, and some fantastic leftovers!

The secret to really good, authentic tasting fried rice is by using “pre-cooked” rice. Making a fresh pot of rice and dumping it right into a skillet will not do. You will be sad, disappointed, completely despondent with the soggy tasteless results. By using pre-cooked or day-old rice, you won’t get soggy mush, but perfectly textured, chewy, rice in each bite. It holding up to the “frying” and holds more flavor too.

Gluten-Free Pineapple Fried Rice (Allergy-Free, Vegan) | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 Super easy gluten-free, soy-free, allergy-free, vegan fried rice at home! Pineapple Fried Rice that's made on the stove in a cast iron skillet in just a few minutes! A great healthy recipe for lunch, dinner, and some fantastic leftovers!

The other trick is making it in a cast iron skillet. What!? An Asian cooking sin! But that’s right, you don’t need a fancy wok to make a great fried rice recipe. The additional seasoning of a well-used cast iron skillet adds that “magic” I always talk about. Something you can’t really place, but guarantees an amazing dish every time. Then the final touch to make a stand out fried rice is a little something unexpected. Pineapple! Pineapple fried rice for a slight tang to the savory and umami!

Gluten-Free Pineapple Fried Rice (Allergy-Free, Vegan) | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 Super easy gluten-free, soy-free, allergy-free, vegan fried rice at home! Pineapple Fried Rice that's made on the stove in a cast iron skillet in just a few minutes! A great healthy recipe for lunch, dinner, and some fantastic leftovers!

With those three elements you will become the fried rice (or pineapple fried rice) master! At least…if you ask my family. To quell anything fighting over these bangin’ leftovers, I’ll have to make just a special batch for my mom to enjoy on her birthday. With a few hacks, it may not be the “traditional” way to cook it, but it sure tastes authentic and delicious!

Pineapple Fried Rice

Gluten-Free Pineapple Fried Rice (Allergy-Free, Vegan) | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 Super easy gluten-free, soy-free, allergy-free, vegan fried rice at home! Pineapple Fried Rice that's made on the stove in a cast iron skillet in just a few minutes! A great healthy recipe for lunch, dinner, and some fantastic leftovers!

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Gluten-Free Pineapple Fried Rice (Allergy-Free, Vegan)

Super easy gluten-free, soy-free, allergy-free, vegan fried rice at home! Pineapple Fried Rice that’s made on the stove in a cast iron skillet in just a few minutes! A great healthy recipe for lunch, dinner, and some fantastic leftovers!

  • Author: Rebecca Pytell
  • Cook Time: 8 mins
  • Total Time: 8 mins
  • Yield: 4 1x
  • Category: Side
  • Cuisine: Asian
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  1. Chop all the veggies and throw them in a pre-heated large greased cast iron skillet to saute for about 3 minutes over medium-high heat, until slightly soft.
  2. Now add the packages of rice, liquids, and sesame seeds. Mix together over high heat until rice is soft and everything is incorporated, about 5 minutes.
  3. Serve with additional sesame seeds and chopped scallion, if desired.
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Β Gluten-Free Pineapple Fried Rice (Allergy-Free, Vegan) | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 Super easy gluten-free, soy-free, allergy-free, vegan fried rice at home! Pineapple Fried Rice that's made on the stove in a cast iron skillet in just a few minutes! A great healthy recipe for lunch, dinner, and some fantastic leftovers!

That’s it! So super easy with a few simple hacks that save time and yield delicious fried rice results every time! Funny thing to note. After making this recipe so many times over the past year, I still don’t know it my heart! I always have to glance at the written recipe to jog my memory πŸ˜› I end up not always measuring things though, and that’s the other beauty of fried rice. Toss in more veggies if you want (I use heaping cup amounts), more sesame oil, whatever! Play around and have fun! It only takes a few minutes and everyone will be pleased and tummy-happy!

So tell me:

+ Is there a certain recipe your family demands all the time that only you can make? (Or are you the one demanding it if you aren’t the cook?)

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  13. Mel says

    What a gorgeous side dish! I love the fact it looks just like egg fried rice, but is allergy-friendly. Your recipes always look so flavoursome.

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  20. Johanna Ellen says

    This looks AMAZING! I will definitely be making that this next week. Do you use fresh or canned pineapple? I bet it wouldn’t make that big of a difference though… hmm. I’ll probably use canned just because I already have some πŸ™‚ Thanks for sharing!

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  33. neil@neilshealthymeals.com says

    Your pineapple fried rice looks lovely Rebecca.

    I just wish I could get Lynne to consider eating pineapple in a rice dish.

    She’s fixated with pineapple only being a fruit to be eaten as a fruit and on its own and not in any other dishes! I can think of so many dishes I’d like to add pineapple to but its like a “no” from her. Maybe I should just try and hide the pineapple. What do you think? Lol

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      Don’t tell her! She won’t know! But she always doesn’t know what’s she’s missing!! You should make my slow cooker macadamia pineapple chicken! That is delicious too! Make her a believer or I’ll have to fly out there and cook for her myself πŸ˜›

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  36. Elizabeth says

    I love pineapple fried rice! One of my favourite Thai foods. This looks like an easy enough recipe for a lazy person like myself, can’t wait to try it!

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      Haha, yes! It is soooo easy! Which is great since you’ll just want to keep making it everyday!

      Reply

  41. Dianne says

    I love pineapple in savory foods! This looks so light and refreshing – perfect for hot weather.

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  43. aish das-padihari says

    I have cut down on making rice and slowly switching to quinoa .., but pineapple fried rice is something that I sometimes order at the Thai restaurants. Your recipe looks great

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      Well then I’m sure you have leftovers for the recipe too! The cast iron is great for cooking just about anything πŸ˜‰

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  48. Choclette says

    Having read your tip on using pre-cooked rice, I now realise why my fried rice is always so disappointing. I will try to remember this. Thank you.

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