Easy chicken fried rice

Easy chicken fried rice

By Amelia Diaz
20’ Prep time
20’ Cook time
40’ Total time
529 Calories
4 Serving

Summary

This easy chicken fried rice recipe makes takeout a breeze in your own kitchen. in this post, we’ll teach you how to make chicken fried rice and share some alternate variations as well.
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Step by Step

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Step 1

First, begin by preparing fried rice sauce. Mix all ingredients together and set aside.
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Step 2

Next, cook chicken. Add 2 tablespoons olive oil to a large frying pan and heat over medium/high heat. When the olive oil is fragrant add chicken breast and season with garlic powder. Then, add 1 teaspoon soy sauce. Saute over medium/high heat for around 5 minutes until the chicken is fully cooked. Then, remove chicken from the pan, keeping the excess oil and liquid in the pan.
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Step 3

Next, add another tablespoon of olive oil to the pan, and then add only the white parts of the green onion and minced carrot. Saute over medium/high heat for 2-3 minutes. Then, add white rice and saute for another 2-3 minutes. Add red pepper and frozen peas and saute for another 2-3 minutes. Finally, add fried rice sauce and cooked chicken and continue to cook for 3-4 minutes.
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Step 4

Turn heat down to medium and then create a large well in the center of your pan. Crack in 3 large eggs and scramble. Then, add 1 teaspoon soy sauce to the scrambled eggs and mix. Let eggs cook in the pan, folding them onto themselves while maintaining larger chunks of scrambled eggs. Once the eggs are fully cooked, mix everything together co combine.
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Step 5

Serve chicken fried rice with the green parts of the green onion.

Tips and Warnings

Rice: this recipe works best with chilled rice. We suggest making your rice ahead of time and chilling in the fridge overnight. This helps remove moisture from the rice before frying. 

Ingredient

  • Large eggs
    Large eggs
    3
  • Rice vinegar
    Rice vinegar
    9.86 ml
  • Maple syrup
    Maple syrup
    4.93 ml
  • Fish sauce
    Fish sauce
    1.23 ml
  • Soy sauce
    Soy sauce
    9.86 ml
  • Olive oil
    Olive oil
    44.36 ml
  • Garlic powder
    Garlic powder
    9.86 ml
  • Green onions
    Green onions
    8
  • Boneless
    Boneless
    0.45 kg
  • Frozen peas
    Frozen peas
    236.59 ml
  • Large red pepper
    Large red pepper
    1
  • Minced garlic
    Minced garlic
    4.93 ml
  • Cooked chilled white rice
    Cooked chilled white rice
    946.35 ml
  • Small carrots
    Small carrots
    3

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