5 from 375 votes
Chicken Fried Rice
Chicken Fried Rice is a stir-fry of cooked white rice, shredded chicken, and diced vegetables sautéed in sesame oil with scrambled eggs and soy sauce. The mixture yields a savory, tender rice dish with vegetable texture contrasts. Butter added at the end gives richness and softness. It's a practical dish for using leftover rice and cooked chicken in a quick skillet meal.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings:
4
servings
Calories:
612 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil or vegetable oil
- ½ cup onion diced
- ½ cup carrot diced
- ½ cup peas no need to thaw, frozen
- 2 egg
- 3 cups white rice cooked
- 2 cups chicken shredded, cooked
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp butter
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat a large frying pan or wok over medium heat. Add the sesame oil, onions, and carrots; sauté until the carrots and onions are starting to become tender.
- Add the peas to the pan and stir well.
- In a small bowl, beat the eggs with a fork. Push the vegetable mixture to one side of the pan, then pour the eggs onto the other side of the pan. Use a spatula to scramble the eggs. Once the eggs are fully cooked, stir into the vegetables.
- Add the rice and chicken; mix well.
- Add the soy sauce then stir into the fried rice.
- Add the butter and stir the rice until the butter is melted.
- Season the fried rice with salt and pepper if desired.
- Serve the right hot with “yum-yum sauce.”
Cup of Yum
Nutrition Information
Calories
612kcal
(31%)
Carbohydrates
57g
(19%)
Protein
28g
(56%)
Fat
30g
(46%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Cholesterol
143mg
(48%)
Sodium
2596mg
(108%)
Potassium
483mg
(10%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
15g
(30%)
Vitamin A
3324IU
(66%)
Vitamin C
10mg
(11%)
Calcium
56mg
(6%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 612
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 612kcal | 31% |
| Carbohydrates | 57g | 19% |
| Protein | 28g | 56% |
| Fat | 30g | 46% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 143mg | 48% |
| Sodium | 2596mg | 108% |
| Potassium | 483mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 15g | 30% |
| Vitamin A | 3324IU | 66% |
| Vitamin C | 10mg | 11% |
| Calcium | 56mg | 6% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.