Chicken Fried Rice
Chicken Fried Rice can be made in no time at all when you use already cooked chicken (I used rotisserie chicken) and leftover cooked rice. This tastes just like it came from the restaurant and is much cheaper than buying it. When I buy a rotisserie chicken I eat the dark meat and freeze each chicken breast half separately to use with recipes like this one. When I make a meal with rice, I double the amount of rice I need and use the leftovers to make meals like this so much quicker. Don’t be afraid of this recipe, it really is simple to make.
Ingredients
In a large frying pan or wok
over medium low heat,
add the oil.
Add the onion and peas with carrots.
Cook the vegetables until the
onion is almost tender.
Add the cooked chicken to the vegetables.
Gently combine the chicken with the
vegetables cooking until the chicken is hot.
Push the chicken and vegetables to one side.
Add the whisked egg and use a spatula to
cook the egg breaking it up into small pieces.
Combine the egg, chicken and vegetables
and push them to the side of the pan or wok.
Add the cooked rice spreading it out to fill
the rest of the pan. Cook the rice just until hot.
Gently combined all of the
ingredients in the pan.
Add the soy sauce and toss to combined.
Chicken Fried Rice
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Ingredients
- 4 cups cooked rice
- 4 – 5 Tbsp. sesame oil
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1/2 cup frozen carrots with peas, thawed
- 4 Tbsp. soy sauce, or to taste
- 2 eggs, slightly beaten with a fork
- 2 cups cooked chicken, I used a rotisserie chicken breast
Directions
- In a large pan or Wok, heat the oil over medium low heat.
- Add the onion and peas with carrots. Cook until the onions are almost tender.
- Add the cooked chicken, cooking until the chicken is hot.
- Push the chicken and veggies to the side of the pan. Add the whisked egg to the empty side of the pan and using a spatula completely cook the egg breaking it up until small cooked pieces form. Combine the egg with the rest of the mixture and push it all to the side.
- Add the cooked rice to the empty spot in the pan, spreading it out. Cook, stirring constantly, just until the rice is hot then toss everything together.
- Add the soy sauce tossing to combine then serve.
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Categories: Chicken, Eggs, Rice, Vegetables/Slaws/Salads
This is one of my go to recipes for my husband to use up the remnants of a chicken.
Can’t go wrong with using up leftovers! No waste here either…lol
Love it just as you said. I also make batter dip chicken and deep fry it then doubles in size. Golden brown set on top of 2 day cooked rice and lightly fry in oil and butter. White wine vinegar malt vinegar and white and dark brown sugar mixed and heated poured over top with splash of soy sauce. Works too but yours is faster.
Oh my I love a sweet and sour taste. What a nice twist to the way I make it! Yum!
My kind of recipe. My wife and I are deeply committed to sound nutrition and both find dedication to broadly flavorful ingredients with easy variations a satisfying way to manage meals. People think it’s boring when I tell them we each make a week’s worth of grain and veggie base for lunches. Over that week, the animal or fish protein added may be seasoned to Italian or Japanese, Mexican or Chinese flavor style in the few minutes of prep. All different, all appealing and satisfying. All healthy.
I’m with you, I love all different cuisines too. My husband gets mad at me because I make something different almost every day. When there is one he goes absolutely crazy about he says “Well I’ll never see this one again!” I keep telling him it’s always on my blog and I need new recipes to post..hahahaha (He doesn’t really get mad and loves all the food I cook)
I think it is very delicious!
Thank you so do we. 😋
Love this recipe.
Thank you it is one of our favorites!
This looks lovely 😊
Thank you so much Honey!
I plan on trying it myself 🥰
Well, this one’s definitely going on my list of things to try! It looks very tasty indeed!
Jo I have made this for years. I never change a thing except I will use pork, shrimp or chicken. Enjoy!
I’m sure I will!
Hey, thanks for sharing this
You are so welcome! I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
I love making this, and I usually add ginger and garlic and chili sauce. So simple and good!
Sounds good!
Yum!! I was just saying the other day that I wanted to make some Chicken fried rice. Thanks, Diane!
You’re welcome Patty!
What a great idea to freeze the cooked chicken breast for meals such as this. I love fried rice, and I love the way you push things to the side as more ingredients are added. I will be sure sing this. Thanks Diane.
Thanks Chris the less dishes I use the better!
Whoops – auto correct has changing ‘using’ to ‘sure sing’ – how does that figure?
Hahaha don’t you just love auto correct! 🤦♀️
A staple for leftover rice in our house!
Glad I’m not alone! Make’s for a simple meal doesn’t it!
The boyfriend and I can totally make this with our leftovers!
That’s what I do too. So easy that way. Enjoy!
I never knew it was so easy! 🙂
It really is and it the taste is just like you bought it!
Delectable.
Thanks so much Matt!
Looks delicious!
Thank you it really is good! Give it a try. ❤
Thank you and have a great week!
Beautiful! Thanks you, Diane
Thank you and have a great week!
The grandkids liked it due to the rice. 🙂
You are very smart!!!!
Hi, I loved the recipe. So the only seasoning is salt and soya sauce?
Yes and the main flavor comes from the sesame oil, it’s so good. Then the combination of all the other ingredients in a single bite is mouth watering. After it is made we all add more soy sauce to our own plate to get our own perfect taste.