Coconut Aminos Fried Rice, Gluten-Free

This Coconut Aminos Fried Rice recipe is a lightened up healthier version of fried rice made without soy sauce. It is tasty, very simple to make, and comes together in less than 30 minutes! Naturally dairy-free and gluten-free.

This Coconut Aminos Fried Rice recipe has been our go-to fried rice takeout replacement.

It’s a lightened up, soy-free, healthier version of fried rice, that is simple to make and tasty!

We posted about it in our stories on Instagram, and so many of you were interested in a fried rice without soy sauce recipe, that we decided to share it here on the blog!

Why we love this recipe:

• It satisfies your Chinese takeout craving, but in a healthier way. Add this Lighter Honey Sesame Chicken and you have a full meal!
• This recipe is soy-free and dairy-free and just right for those with dairy and soy intolerances. Our daughter had a dairy allergy and soy intolerance so we had to cut it out for over a year while breastfeeding her. This recipe saved us during this time.
• This fried rice without soy sauce recipe comes together quickly. It is done in less than 30 minutes!
• All you need are a handful of real food ingredients. This simple recipe is packed with flavor.
• Coconut aminos tastes great! It has a sweeter flavor than soy sauce.

Recipe ingredients:

• Cooked white rice– you can use leftover take out rice, leftover rice, or make rice for this recipe. This Instant Pot Jasmine rice recipe from this Vivacious Life would work great here!
• Sesame oil– sesame oil adds a wonderful taste to the dish. It absorbs into the rest of the ingredients.
• White onion – or shallots. If you can’t eat raw onions, you can use onion powder. We often use 1 teaspoon of onion powder instead of the fresh onions.
• Peas and carrots– fresh or frozen both work, but cooking time varies depending on if they are fresh or frozen.
• Eggs– fresh eggs. This recipe calls for more eggs than usual fried rice recipes, but this protein add helps keep you full and tastes great.
• Coconut aminos– this is the key ingredient to this recipe! We like the Trader Joes brand or the Coconut Secret brand.
• Ground ginger– ground ginger brings a flavor punch, but fresh ginger can also be used.
• Garlic powder– you can also use fresh garlic here as well, but we like how this recipe tastes with the garlic powder.

See recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.

Step by Step Fried Rice Instructions:

Step 1

Step 1- Cook the onion, peas and carrots in sesame oil until tender.

You can use frozen or fresh veggies. The cooking time of the veggies will depend on if they are frozen or fresh.

Step 2

Step 2– Once the veggies are tender, push them to one side of your pan and add your eggs to the free half of the pan.

Mix the eggs until they are scrambled.

Step 3

Step 3– Mix the scrambled eggs and veggies together.

Step 4

Step 4- Add the cooked rice to the pan. Then, add the garlic powder, ground ginger, and coconut aminos on top of the rice and mix.

How to serve:

You could try a make a whole “take-out” meal. We love paring this coconut aminos fried rice with this Paleo Skillet Honey Sesame Chicken. It’s the just right healthier take-out combination.

You could also try this Lighter General Tso’s Chicken recipe from Plated Cravings. It looks divine and is a healthier alternative to the one you get in restaurants!

Recipe FAQs

We have found that you can use them interchangeably at a 1:1 ratio.

Coconut aminos tastes sweeter and less salty than soy sauce. The taste is pleasant and more subtle than soy sauce.

Yes! Coconut aminos is naturally gluten-free, along with the rest of the ingredients in this recipe.