Description
Skip the delivery wait and make this Easy Better-Than-Takeout Chicken Fried Rice right at home in under 40 minutes. This quick dinner is packed with juicy chicken, fluffy rice, colorful vegetables, scrambled eggs, and savory Asian-inspired flavors that taste even better than restaurant takeout. Perfect for busy weeknights, easy meal prep, family dinners, and satisfying comfort food cravings, this homemade fried rice recipe is simple, budget-friendly, and loaded with flavor in every bite.
Ingredients
4 cups cooked chilled long-grain white rice
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into bite-sized cubes
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon sesame oil
2 large eggs lightly beaten
1 cup frozen peas and carrots
1/2 cup corn kernels
3 green onions sliced
3 garlic cloves minced
1 small onion finely diced
3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
1 teaspoon rice vinegar
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
1. Break apart the chilled rice with a fork or your hands so there are no large clumps.
2. Season the diced chicken lightly with salt and black pepper.
3. Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat.
4. Add the chicken and cook for 5 to 7 minutes until fully cooked and lightly golden. Remove and set aside.
5. Add the beaten eggs to the skillet and scramble until fully cooked. Remove and set aside with the chicken.
6. Add the remaining vegetable oil to the skillet.
7. Cook the onion for 2 minutes until softened, then stir in the garlic.
8. Add the peas, carrots, and corn. Stir-fry for 2 to 3 minutes.
9. Increase the heat to high and add the chilled rice.
10. Stir-fry the rice for 4 to 5 minutes until heated through and lightly crisped.
11. Pour in the soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil, and rice vinegar. Mix thoroughly.
12. Return the cooked chicken and scrambled eggs to the skillet.
13. Stir in the sliced green onions and cook for 1 additional minute.
14. Serve hot with optional sesame seeds or extra green onions.
Notes
Cold day-old rice creates the best fried rice texture and prevents mushy results.
Cook over high heat for authentic restaurant-style flavor and lightly crisp rice.
Prepare all ingredients before cooking because fried rice cooks very quickly once the heat is on.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stir-Fry
- Cuisine: Asian-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 760mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 39g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 120mg
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