I love spicy foods and my Tex-Mex heritage has provided lots of inspiration helping me create dishes like Cowboy Fried Rice.
I love food, and in fact, you could say I eat for a living! And I was one happy camper when I sat down to this plate of deliciousness.
Whether you serve my Cowboy Fried Rice for breakfast, lunch or dinner, I can promise you there will be smiles at your table!
What are the ingredients needed to make Cowboy Fried Rice?
Let’s start by gathering the ingredients we need to make Cowboy Fried Rice. In Chef Speak this is called the Mise en Place which translates into Everything in its Place.
Not only does setting up your ingredients ahead of time speed the cooking process, but it also helps ensure you have everything you need to make the dish.
Do I have to use Brown Rice in this dish?
No you don’t. You can use your favorite type of rice, farro, or grain.
How do I make cowboy fried rice?
After gathering your ingredients the first step is to sauté the bacon and onions with olive oil in a large sauté pan or skillet over medium-heat.
Next add in the garlic and let it cook for a minute before adding in the tomatoes and corn. Season with sea salt and black pepper and continue sautéing for 2-3 minutes.
Now it’s time to add the cooked brown rice and pulled pork. Turn the heat down to medium and continue cooking the mixture.
**Add additional olive oil or a little water if the ingredients start to stick.
Do I have to cook a pork roast to make this dish?
No you don’t. You can get pulled pork from your favorite barbecue restaurant (most sell it to go) or try your local grocer, many of them are now cooking their own pulled pork. Use it in my smoked pork butt recipe!
You can always buy a sauced variety and if you don’t mind the flavor of the barbecue sauce you can use it as is. If not, give it a quick rinse to get most of the sauce off the pork.
I’ve got an easy pulled pork recipe if you’re going to cook your own pork.
Do I have to use pork in my Cowboy Fried rice?
No you don’t, some of my other choices would be:
- Chicken
- Beef Brisket
- Shrimp
- Salmon (blackened would be nice)
Or leave the meat out altogether and serve it as a side dish. This is your dinner, have fun and make it fit your tastes or use what you have on hand.
The final step to making my Cowboy Fried Rice is adding the seasonings. Mix well and continue to heat the mixture for 3-5 minutes.
**If the mixture starts to stick, add in a little water, chicken stock or vegetable stock.
Do I have to use Beans in the Cowboy Fried Rice?
No you don’t. Are you seeing a pattern here? If you’re not a fan of beans, add some of your favorite veggies instead.
- Roasted Cauliflower
- Broccoli Rabe
- Mushrooms
- Roasted Sweet Potatoes or Regular Potatoes
There are so many different ways you can create this dish! Give them a try with my tasty smoked baked beans as well!
Serve up the Cowboy Fried Rice with over easy or sunny-side up eggs and heated corn or flour tortillas. Add in some jalapeño slices, lime wedges, your favorite hot sauce and you’re living!
Do I have to use Fried Eggs?
No you don’t. You can leave out the eggs, or add scrambled eggs right into the fried rice. It’s your choice.
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Cowboy Fried Rice with Pulled Pork & Chili Beans
Ingredients
- 1 cup onion diced
- 3 slices bacon diced
- 2 cloves garlic fine dice
- 1 cup sweet corn fresh, frozen or canned(drained)
- ½ cup tomatoes diced
- 4 cups cooked brown rice or your favorite rice
- 1 cup chili beans drained and rinsed
- 1½ cups pulled pork homemade or store bought
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 2 teaspoon oregano dried
- 2 teaspoon cumin
- 1 tablespoon cilantro chopped
- 8 large eggs
- 8 corn tortillas or flour tortillas
- 2 jalapeño seeded and sliced
- 1 lime cut into wedges
- hot sauce optional
Instructions
- After gathering your ingredients the first step is to saute the bacon and onions with olive oil in a large sauté pan or skillet over medium-heat. Cook for 3-4 minutes or until the bacon starts to crisp up.
- Next add in the garlic and let it cook for a minute.
- Add the tomatoes and corn. Season with sea salt and black pepper and continue sautéing for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the cooked brown rice and the pulled pork. Turn the heat down to medium and continue cooking the mixture.**Add additional olive oil or a little water if the ingredients start to stick.
- The final step in making my Cowboy Fried Rice is adding the chili beans and seasonings. Mix well and continue to heat the mixture for 3-5 minutes over medium heat. When the mixture is hot, cover the pan and remove from the heat until ready to serve.**If the mixture starts to stick, add in a little water, chicken stock or vegetable stock.
- While the mixture is heating, heat the tortillas and fry the eggs for the topping.
- Serve up the Cowboy Fried Rice with over easy or sunny side up eggs and heated corn or flour tortillas. Add in some jalapeño slices, lime wedges and your favorite hot sauce and you’re living!*I like sunny side up eggs so you can see the yolks, but cook them however you like.
Moop Brown
Being from Texas myself, I always love seeing tasty looking Tex-Mex recipes like this! Can’t wait to try making this one
Joyce
Wow this recipe looks super delicious! I love the fun name too!! Huge fan of fried rice so I got to try this one soon!
Stine Mari
I love Tex-Mex and all these ingredients are perfect together! What a fabulous cowboy fried rice, this is a keeper for sure.
veenaazmanov
This is Picture perfect presentation. Kids to relish every bit of it. This platter is a welcome for any meal. I love it.
Amy
This look so delicious! I love being able to try different types of fried rice! I will definitely be adding some additional hot sauce on top as I love spicy food too. Thankfully I don’t suffer from heartburn and I’m sorry that you do!
Leslie
What an impressive, hearty breakfast recipe! Nobody will be left hungry after eating this one! YUM!
Amy Liu Dong
I may say that this recipe look so delicious and tasty plus 2 eggs included makes a great appetizer. This definitely a complete meal that will boost your day ahead.
Jere Cassidy
Lordy, this is just the type of food my hubby loves so I am making this for him. This is so unique with all the ingredients and adding the egg on top is extra tasty.
Alex Ryder
Really loving the look of this dish – and I’d definitely go with fried eggs on top! Great to see you have the heartburn covered too! Being a food blogger can be tough!
Marta
This meal was in my husband’s wheel house. Many Latin American cultures add eggs to their meals, so, he was all over this. The TexMex flavors really make the dish a hit. Thanks for sharing!
Fred N
This is definitely a great comforting dinner on a cold night with the family! I love your creativity in the kitchen makes cooking so much fun. Thanks for sharing Chef!
Amy Liu Dong
I love rice a lot and this one sounds like a perfect meal for me and for my family. YUM!
Emily Woodward
Such a good idea. I loved this recipe
Gloria
Now this is my kind of recipe. I love rice. You can eat this for any meal of the day. Love those runny eggs on top of that rice.
Marie Gizelle
This would definitely be a dish I would cook if I’m not on lowcarb, we loved rice dishes at home. When I had heartburn I started going lowcarb and would drink homemade ginger tea, I don’t get heartburn now. ^_^