Easy Chicken Fried Rice Recipe
This quick and delicious recipe for homemade chicken fried rice is ready in under 30 minutes. Adapt the recipe to fit what you have in your pantry and enjoy this delicious weeknight dinner. Get it in your rotation!
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Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 597kcal
Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- pepper to taste
- 1/3 cup sesame oil divided
- 1 1/2 pounds chicken cut into bite size pieces
- 1 onion diced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 4 cups cooked white rice cold
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2/3 cup frozen corn
- 3/4 cup frozen peas
- 1 carrot peeled and grated
- 1/2 cup edamame
- 2 green onions sliced
Instructions
- Heat large nonstick pan on just less than medium heat. Add 1 tablespoon sesame oil. In a bowl, whisk together eggs and pepper to taste. Add egg to pan and cook omelet, flipping after a couple minutes and removing from the pan once fully cooked.3 eggs, pepper, 1/3 cup sesame oil
- While egg is cooking, dice onion, mince garlic, and cut chicken into bite size pieces.
- Add another 1 tablespoon sesame oil to pan with the chicken and onion. Cook 2 minutes, stirring periodically, then add garlic. Cook until chicken is fully cooked through, 5-7 minutes. Continue stirring periodically.1 1/2 pounds chicken, 1 onion, 3 cloves garlic
- When chicken is fully cooked, add cold rice, remaining sesame oil, and soy sauce. Stir to distribute ingredients. Add veggies and stir.4 cups cooked white rice, 1/4 cup soy sauce, 2/3 cup frozen corn, 3/4 cup frozen peas, 1 carrot, 1/2 cup edamame, 2 green onions
- While veggies are coming to temperature, chop the egg omelet. Add egg to rice once all other ingredients are heated through. Stir again to distribute.
- Taste for seasoning and add additional soy or sesame oil as needed, then serve immediately.
Notes
- Feel free to adjust the veggies to what you have on hand and your taste preferences - carrots, snap peas, mushrooms, etc. Add or subtract, but include a total of 2-3 cups veggies for your recipe.
- Start with this level soy and sesame oil, but add more to taste. The less you use, the healthier it is!
- For more tips and tricks, be sure to read the full article above.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 597kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 21g | Cholesterol: 200mg | Sodium: 723mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g
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