Healthy Chicken Fried Rice
Ingredients
- 12 oz. chicken breasts
- 1 cup frozen peas and carrots
- 1 ½ cups cooked brown rice
- 2 eggs
- ¼ onion (diced – optional)
- 1 ½ tbsp soy sauce (low sodium)
- 1 tbsp sesame seed oil
- ½ tbsp vegetable oil (or canola oil)
- ⅓ cup green onions (or chives – chopped)
- 4 garlic cloves (minced or pressed)
- salt (to taste)
- pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- Heat non-stick skillet or wok to medium high heat, add 1/2 tbsp sesame oil and chicken. Cook until a light golden brown (or cooked through) – about 6-8 minutes
- Remove chicken from pan and onto a plate/bowl, return pan to heat and add 1/2 tbsp sesame + vegetable oil, peas and carrots, minced garlic, and diced onion – saute for about 3-4 minutes, stirring often. After 3-4 minutes add green onion, and saute for another 1-2 minutes.
- Then add cooked brown rice, chicken, soy sauce, and salt and pepper (to taste) – fry for about 5 minutes
- Serve hot with yum yum sauce, sriracha, or teriyaki sauce!
Notes
Protein sub: this recipe is also amazing with shrimp! Prepare the same way, but cook the shrimp with a tad bit of butter and garlic for even more flavor. —- I haven’t tried this recipe with tofu, but I think it would be great too.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 portion | Balanced: 1 | Cal: 385 kcal | Carb: 32 g | Protein: 33 g | Fat: 14 g
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When do I add the eggs?
when you add the chicken back into the pan, add the egg on one side of the pan to scramble. once the eggs are cooked you add the soy sauce and mix it all together.
Delicious and very easy to prepare.
When do you put the eggs in?