At least once a week I make my family’s take out favorites including beef lettuce wraps, cream cheese wontons, Chinese lemon chicken and this hearty and delicious chicken fried rice dish. Fried rice is a take out classic, but it’s actually super simple to make at home. My version of this dish is full of tender chicken and colorful veggies, and it’s always a hit with both kids and adults alike. Serve it alongside Buddha’s delight for a memorable meal.
Chicken Fried Rice Ingredients
To make this dish, you will need vegetable oil, chicken, carrots, peas, onion, garlic, rice, soy sauce, eggs, salt, black pepper, green onions and sesame oil.
How Do You Make Chicken Fried Rice?
First, cut up boneless skinless chicken breasts into bite sized pieces, then brown them in a skillet. Remove the chicken from the pan, then cook the veggies and scramble the eggs. The next step is to add everything back to the skillet along with cooked white rice, toasted sesame oil and soy sauce. Cook until everything is coated in sauce, add a sprinkling of sliced green onions, then serve and enjoy.
Tips For Chicken Fried Rice
I recommend using long grain white rice for this dish. You can use a regular white rice or a fragrant variety such as jasmine rice. Cooked brown rice will also work! I typically make this dish with chicken breast, but diced chicken thighs will also work. You can also use pre-cooked chicken such as rotisserie chicken or chicken leftovers. Frozen peas work perfectly in this fried rice, no need to seek out fresh peas at the grocery store. I don’t recommend using canned peas as they don’t have as nice of a texture as the frozen variety. This dish is a great choice if you’re looking to meal prep. You can keep your fried rice in meal prep containers in the fridge for up to 4 days. Just reheat in the microwave when it’s time to eat!
Chicken Fried Rice Variations
There are so many different ingredients you can add to your fried rice to customize it to your family’s tastes.
Protein: You can add other types of protein to make shrimp fried rice, spam fried rice, pork fried rice or beef fried rice. Or skip the meat and do a veggie fried rice. Looking to reduce your carb intake? Cauliflower fried rice is also a great choice. Or for a unique and unusual twist, try pineapple fried rice. Vegetables: I like to add other vegetables such as broccoli, cabbage, red bell pepper, mushrooms, asparagus or green beans. Seasonings: You can add other seasonings for extra flavor such as toasted sesame seeds, hot sauce, or freshly grated ginger.
Chicken fried rice is perfect for those busy nights when you need to get dinner on the table quickly.
