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30-Minute Chicken Fried Rice
It doesn't get any easier than this 30-Minute Chicken Fried Rice recipe for a healthy, flavorful weeknight dinner! Savory pan-cooked chicken, flavorful sautéed veggies, scrambled eggs, and brown rice tossed in a tamari or coconut aminos based sauce. All made in one pan and in under 30 minutes!
Course Lunch, Dinner, Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine American, Chinese
Diet Gluten Free
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes minutes
Total Time 25 minutes minutes
Servings 4 Servings
Calories 528 kcal
4 teaspoons toasted sesame oil divided 2 Tablespoons cooking oil vegetable, refined avocado, etc. 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast cut into cubes 1/3 cup green onion, diced plus extra for topping 1 Tablespoon minced garlic 2 cups broccoli finely chopped 1 medium red bell pepper diced 2 cups frozen peas, carrots, & corn total, not each 3 large eggs lightly beaten 3 cups cooked brown rice 1 teaspoon brown sugar 4 Tablespoons tamari or coconut aminos or low-sodium soy sauce, divided 1 Tablespoon freshly grated ginger
Add 2 teaspoons of the toasted sesame oil and 2 tablespoons of the plain oil to a large pan over medium heat.
Once hot, add in the chicken pieces with a pinch of salt and pepper and sauté until completely cooked through, about 6 minutes.
Set the chicken on a plate to the side.
Add in the remaining sesame oil.
Sauté the chopped green onion, garlic, broccoli, bell pepper and frozen veggies for about 5 minutes or until the broccoli is fork tender.
Push the veggies to the side and add in the beaten eggs and scramble.
Add back in the chicken, rice, brown sugar, soy sauce/tamari, and ginger, then sauté for a couple of minutes to let the flavors blend.
Taste and adjust flavors as desired, adding more salt as desired or red pepper flakes for spice.
Garnish with extra diced green onion and enjoy!
Serving: 2 Cups | Calories: 528 kcal | Carbohydrates: 51 g | Protein: 38 g | Fat: 19 g | Saturated Fat: 3 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9 g | Trans Fat: 0.1 g | Cholesterol: 212 mg | Sodium: 1265 mg | Potassium: 1009 mg | Fiber: 7 g | Sugar: 4 g | Vitamin A: 8173 IU | Vitamin C: 89 mg | Calcium: 100 mg | Iron: 4 mg