Chicken Fried Rice

Name: Chicken Fried Rice
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1 tablespoon sesame oil; 2 large eggs, beaten; 3 cups cooked short-grain brown rice, preferably a day or two old; 1½ cups cooked chicken chunks; 1½ cups frozen peas and carrots, thawed; 3 green onions, thinly sliced; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes; ¼ cup low-sodium soy sauce, plus more for serving; 1 pound cooked green beans

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Chicken fried rice is a great option for quick to-go meals, particularly for work lunches. This recipe adds green beans for extra vegetable content to a traditional stir-fried rice with chicken. Making your favorite fried rice recipe is a great trick when you need to use up leftover rice. It actually works best when the rice is cold from the refrigerator a day or two after it's made! This quick and easy recipe is ready to go in just about 20 minutes.

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Mealthy Tip

Love spice? Feel free to add a little more red pepper flakes or even add a drizzle of sriracha for added heat!

For more fried rice recipes, you might enjoy:

Vegetable Fried Rice

Kimchi Fried Rice with Pork Belly

Mushroom and Edamame Fried Rice

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving: 476 calories; 20g fat; 52.0g carbohydrates; 25g protein; 156mg cholesterol; 691mg sodium.

Full nutrition

Amount Per Serving
Calories 476		Calories from Fat181
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20g		31%
	Saturated Fat7g	35%
	Trans Fat0.0g
	Polyunsaturated Fat4.3g
	Monounsaturated Fat7.1g
Cholesterol 156mg		52%
Sodium 691mg		29%
Total Carbohydrate 52.0g		17%
	Dietary Fiber9g	35%
	Sugars7.2g
Protein 25g

Vitamin A145%		Vitamin C31%
Calcium9%		Iron21%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs:

		Calories:	2,000	2,500
Total Fat		Less than	65g	80g
	Saturated Fat	Less than	20g	25g
Cholesterol		Less than	300mg	300 mg
Sodium		Less than	2,400mg	2,400mg
Total Carbohydrate			300g	375g
	Dietary Fiber		25g	30g

Calories per gram:

Fat 9 • Carbohydrate 4 • Protein 4

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Tiana D. says:

I was able to make this recipe completely out of my freezer and pantry, which is a total plus for a working mom. This recipe made enough leftovers for our family to eat it all week. I used a bag of frozen veggies and carrots I needed to use up. Quick and easy!

Sam Dalton says:

Perfect fried rice recipe and great for my weekly meal prep. Next time I will try it with another protein like shrimp or steak.

Laura Griffin says:

I'm obsessed with chicken fried rice, it's one of my favorite things to order for take-out. I decided to go out on a whim and make it myself. It was so yummy! Using two day old rice was perfect, I don't know why I had not thought of that before. The rice wasn't mushy at all, like the previous failed attempts at making fried rice. This recipe is fantastic.

Cara Larson says:

Yum! I had to make with freshly cooked rice but it was still a big hit with the kids. We fried up some chicken nuggets (judge me if you want) and it turned out great.

Melissa Hunter says:

I made this twice, and I can say hands down the day old rice was incredibly better.. The first time I made it, my "fried" rice turned out mushy because I cooked it that same night. This was better than takeout! Use day old rice!

McKenzie C says:

I always end up adding extra eggs to my fried rice, it never seems like enough. For this recipe I did three. Also, I didn't use any chicken for this recipe and I subbed garlic powder for minced garlic. Overall this was super yummy, and the kids love it too.

Kenzie DeNardis says:

Super easy! I used a rotisserie chicken and subbed broccoli for the green beans. Delicious!