This incredible Chicken Fried Rice is delicious and can be made in less than 30 minutes! Moist tender chicken, fluffy rice, veggies, eggs, and the perfect amount of sriracha in every bite. Once you taste it, you won’t want fast food fried rice again.
I have always been a fan of Asian food. I always assumed that making chicken fried rice was something that took a while and was easy to mess up. Thankfully, that couldn’t be further from the truth. It’s actually super simple, and the flavor is insanely good.
It’s amazing that you can whip up a batch of chicken fried rice even on those busy nights, and it comes together in a snap. You can add it alongside all of your favorite Asian dishes or eat it by itself. Clean-up is a breeze too, so you will see it’s a win all around.
Most of the time, I usually happen to have all the ingredients for the chicken fried rice around the house. I try to keep them handy because this dish has become such a staple in our world. Most likely, you have everything you need as well.
WHAT YOU NEED TO MAKE CHICKEN FRIED RICE
- Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts: The chicken breasts are perfect for giving you a delicious and moist meal.
- Oil: You can easily use peanut, sesame, vegetable, or canola oil depending on your preference.
- White Onion: They give you tons of flavor, and texture. You can use green onions if desired.
- Frozen Peas and Diced Carrots Blend: Adding the veggies gives you some extra nutrients and gives you the authentic fried rice we all love.
- Garlic: Mince the garlic up fine; it makes the dish fragrant and tasty too. We love lots of garlic, and if you do too, you can always add more.
- Large eggs: Lightly beat the eggs and scramble them, so they resemble typical fried rice.
- Cooked Rice: You will need to have the rice cooked before you begin. White long-grain rice is best.
- Low-sodium Soy Sauce: I love the tangy flavors that soy sauce gives to rice! It’s so good.
- Salt and Pepper: Just sprinkle on to taste.
- Siracha: Adding a little sriracha will give you a little bit of spice and heat. You can skip it if you want, but it’s so good.
HOW TO MAKE CHICKEN FRIED RICE
Making chicken fried rice is simple, as you will soon see. I can’t wait for you to try it at home, so you fall in love! Because it comes together so quickly, you can easily make it on the evenings when you are busy too.
Begin by heating the chicken and oil in a skillet for 4-5 minutes. Then remove the chicken and add in the peas, carrots, and onions and sautee. After a couple of minutes, add in the garlic and cook for an additional minute.
Move the peas and carrots off to the side of the pan then scramble the eggs. Add back in the chicken. Mix in the rice and sauce and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add seasonings and sriracha if desired.
DO I HAVE TO PUT EGGS IN CHICKEN FRIED RICE?
Typical fried rice recipes almost always shave eggs in them. However, if you aren’t a fan of eggs or have a food allergy you can leave them out. It’s completely up to you.
More Asian Inspired Dishes
Quick 10 Minute Shrimp Teriyaki Stir-Fry
Healthier 20 Minute Sesame Chicken
Easy Honey Garlic Shrimp and Broccoli
Quick 15 Minute Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry
Baked Sweet Chili Chicken & Veggies
Chicken Fried Rice {One Pan 30 Minute Recipe!}
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, diced into 1/2 inch pieces
- 2 tablespoons oil, peanut, sesame, vegetable, or canola
- 1/2 cup white onion, finely chopped
- 1 cup frozen peas and dice carrots blend
- 2 cloves garlic, finely minced
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 3 cups white long grain rice, cooked
- 3-4 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
- salt, to taste
- pepper, optional, to taste
- 1-2 tablespoons sriracha, optional, to taste
Instructions
- Heat a large non-stick wok or skillet to medium-high heat. Add the cut chicken and oils; sautee for 4-5 minutes. Remove chicken from the skillet and add the carrots, peas, and onions to the same skillet. Sautee another 2-3 minutes then add the garlic and cook another minute.
- Push the veggies to one side of the skillet and add the eggs to the other side and scramble.
- Return chicken to the skillet along with the rice and soy sauce. Stir-fry another 2-3 minutes.
- Taste and adjust seasoning if needed. We like to add 1-2 tablespoons sriracha to add a spicy kick. Serve hot; Garnish with green onion if desired.
- To store: In an airtight container for up to 4 days or freezer for up to 4 months.
Equipment
Notes
- To store: In an airtight container for up to 4 days or freezer for up to 4 months.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This came out great
Thx🥰
2 questions though..
Can we use jasmine rice here & how many cups raw jasmine rice would make 3 cups cooked?
Thx❤️
Thanks for the feedback! One cup raw makes 3 cups cooked.
What makes the calories in this so high? There are only two tablespoons of oil in it. Is there a mistake in the calculations? Thank you!
I will definitely try this 😊😋
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Just a question … the instructions say add the green onions with the vegetables but there are no green onions in the ingredient list. Did you mean add the white onion?
thank you! I want to make this for dinner tonight! Looks delicious …
It actually white onion but green onion can be used if desired. We like white or yellow onion better because of the crunch!