Better than the takeout version, my chicken fried brown rice recipe features lots of shortcuts to make this a healthy, quick, and easy weeknight dinner the whole family will love.
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time15 minutesmins
Total Time35 minutesmins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chicken, rice
Servings: 4
Calories: 273kcal
Ingredients
1cupinstant brown riceor two cups cooked brown rice
5teaspoonsvegetable oildivided
4large eggslightly beaten
2 chicken breastsboneless skinless, cut into 1-inch pieces
1teaspoongarlic saltdivided
1tablespoon sesame oildark
1/2cupgreen peasfrozen
1/2cupcarrotshredded
1/4cupgreen onionsliced
3tablespoonssoy sauce
To serve: sesame oilsoy sauce, hot sauce, and garlic salt (optional)
Instructions
Cook the rice according to package directions and set aside.
1 cup instant brown rice
In a large nonstick skillet, heat 2 teaspoons of oil over medium heat. Cook the eggs, stirring until scrambled. Remove the eggs from the pan and give it a wipe.
4 large eggs, 5 teaspoons vegetable oil
In a medium bowl, toss together the remaining 3 teaspoons of oil, chicken, and 1/2 teaspoon of garlic salt. Heat the skillet over medium-high heat. Cook chicken, stirring frequently, until chicken is no longer pink in the center, approximately 4 minutes.
Add the sesame oil, cooked rice, and peas to the skillet. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently until heated through, about to 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
1 tablespoon sesame oil, 1/2 cup green peas, 1 cup instant brown rice
Gently stir in the scrambled eggs, carrots, green onion, soy sauce, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon of garlic salt. Adjust seasonings to taste. Serve with sesame oil, soy sauce, hot sauce, and garlic salt if desired (we just serve it as is).
4 large eggs, 1 teaspoon garlic salt, 1/2 cup carrot, 1/4 cup green onion, 3 tablespoons soy sauce, To serve: sesame oil
Serve hot and enjoy!
This makes just enough for 4 people but I've found that it doesn't really cost me more to double the recipe so I usually do!
Notes
To decrease the amount of carbs/sugar, substitute cauliflower rice instead of brown rice is a good option as well.