Chicken Fried Rice Recipe
A delicious fried rice recipe that is better than a restaurant! So easy to make you'll be coming back time and again for more of this super yummy fried rice. Change to shrimp, pork or beef fried rice easily too!
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 757kcal
Ingredients
For the White Rice
- 2 cups Basmati Rice
- 3 cups Water
- 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
- 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
- 2 tablespoon Butter
For the Fried Rice Recipe
- 2 large Eggs beaten
- 3 tablespoon Sesame Oil optional
- 2 tablespoon Olive Oil
- 2 large Carrots peeled & diced
- 1 Onion peeled & diced
- 2 Chicken Breasts boneless & diced
- 4 cups White Rice cooked & cooled
- 3 tablespoon Soy Sauce
- 1 Scallion sliced
- 1 tablespoon Sesame Seeds
- 2 tablespoon Butter
- 1 tablespoon Sriracha Sauce Optional
Instructions
For the White Rice
- Add all the ingredients for the white rice into a pot with a lid. Bring to a boil then reduce the heat to low. Stir well to pull any rice off the bottom of the pan. Cover and cook for 15-18 minutes. Remove the rice from the pot to a large platter to cool.
For the Fried Rice Recipe
- In a large skillet or a wok, heat the pan over high heat. Spray the pan with cooking spray. Add the eggs and cook in a thin layer. Roll the eggs as you are removing them from the pan with a spatula. Set aside on a cutting board to slice for later in the recipe.
- Add in the sesame oil and olive oil into the pan over high heat. Add in the carrots, onions and a pinch of salt. Stir and cook for 4-5 minutes.
- Add in the cubed chicken, a pinch of salt and pepper. If necessary, add in another tablespoon of sesame or olive oil. Cook for 4-5 minutes until nicely browned.
- Add the rice in batches, breaking up any clumps that may have formed. Add in the soy sauce. Taste and adjust the soy sauce. When it tastes good, add in the butter and mix well.
- Reduce the heat. Add in the green onion, sesame seeds and sliced eggs. Taste and adjust the seasonings. Serve hot (or really hot with some Sriracha sauce) and enjoy!
Notes
You can add in a number of other ingredients if you want. Lots of people love peas in their fried rice recipe. We're not huge fans, so I don't add them. If you use canned peas, add them in the last step of the recipe. For frozen peas, add them in after the chicken has browned.
You can also slice some Napa cabbage thinly and add to the carrots and onions for some extra flavor. It's really tasty.
If you want more layered heat than just the Sriracha sauce at the end, add in ¼ teaspoon (or more) of red pepper flakes with the chicken. The heat will be another added layer of flavor.
You can omit the butter at the end, but I promise that it will give the fried rice an incredibly rounded flavor that you just can't get without it.
Nutrition
Calories: 757kcal