Categories 30 Minutes or Less, Dinner Recipes, Easy Recipes

30-minute Chicken Fried Rice

by Annmarie

Chicken Fried Rice is a take-out classic that’s easy and maybe even better made at home. Fried Rice is perfect for meal prep and a genius way to use leftovers if you have a Roast Chicken or Rotisserie Chicken. It’s one of our go-to EASY 30-minute meals.

This recipe is for chicken fried rice, but you could really use the technique for making fried rice with almost any protein, like shrimp, pork, or tofu.

30-minute Chicken Fried Rice

30-minute Chicken Fried Rice

30-minute Chicken Fried Rice

Chicken Fried Rice is a take-out classic that's easy and maybe even better made at home. Fried Rice is perfect for meal prep and a genius way to use leftovers if you have a Roast Chicken or Rotisserie Chicken. It's one of our go-to EASY 30-minute meals.

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 lb chicken thighs, boneless, skinless and trimmed
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 3 Tbsp extra light olive oil, or high heat cooking oil
  • 4 large eggs
  • 5 cups cooked white rice, chilled*
  • 2 Tbsp soy sauce, (or GF Tamari) or added to taste*
  • 1 1/2 tsp sesame oil, or to taste
  • 12 oz frozen peas and carrots, fully thawed
  • 1/4 cup green onion, chopped

Instructions

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Notes

*1 1/2 cups of raw rice will make about 5 cups of cooked white rice. If you are making rice for this recipe, be sure to rinse the rice before cooking to remove extra starch so your fried rice doesn’t end up sticky.

**For Gluten Free, make sure to use Tamari soy sauce or a soy sauce specifically labeled “gluten-free”.

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