This Easy 30-Minute Chicken Fried Rice recipe is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Minute® Ready to Serve Family Bowls. It’s delicious, easy to make, and perfect for a quick weeknight dinner!
You guys know how I’m ALL about the easiest way to make something. Especially when life gets crazy busy (ahem…ALWAYS)! After a full day of work and errands, Cody and I typically head to the gym to get our workout in. By the time we get back from the gym, it’s already late evening. There definitely isn’t time for a complicated recipe!
Sometimes (often) our dinner results in frozen pizza or chicken tacos (with pre-cooked chicken). I’ve also been known to make my famous “everything’s going bad in the fridge let’s throw it in a casserole dish and bake it” casserole. Yep. But there can only be so much of that before a new recipe needs to make an appearance in our lives!
This Easy 30-Minute Chicken Fried Rice is perfect for a new, quick weeknight dinner!
It also helps that Cody and I are pretty obsessed with fried rice! I think that I could truly eat this every single day. No joke!
I know, I know. RICE. It takes a while to cook and all…but in this case, I used Minute Ready to Serve Family Bowls to get the job done! YOU GUYS. It took a whopping total of 2 minutes to make in the microwave. Such a win!
And to be honest, I’m pretty obsessed with how fluffy and wholesome it tastes. Perfect for this Easy 30-Minute Chicken Fried Rice recipe! I absolutely love how quick and easy these Minute Ready to Serve Family Bowls are. Family Bowls are gluten free and contain no preservatives. They are available in 100% Whole Grain Brown and White Rice. They’re definitely a new go-to for me!
Here’s how to make this Easy 30-Minute Chicken Fried Rice recipe:
30-Minute Chicken Fried Rice
Ingredients
- 2 medium chicken breasts (cubed)
- 1 Tbsp avocado oil
- 2 cups frozen peas & carrots
- 2 eggs
- 1 Minute Ready to Serve Family Bowl
- 2 Tbsp Tamari (gluten-free soy sauce)
Instructions
- Cut the chicken breasts into cubes.
- Using half of the oil, cook the chicken breasts over medium heat (until fully cooked and browned).
- Set the cooked chicken aside.
- In the same pan, scramble the eggs.
- While the eggs are cooking, make the Minute Ready to Serve Family Bowl in the microwave according to directions.
- Combine the rice and the eggs.
- Add in the peas and carrots, then stir.
- Add in the gluten-free soy sauce (Tamari).
- Lastly, stir in the cooked chicken.
- Serve hot and enjoy!
Thomas says:
Love the recipe and definitely going to give it a shot, but had one question: you say to use the first half of the oil for the chicken to brown it, but I’m not sure which step the second half of the oil gets factored in. Any help here would be appreciated, and really enjoy all your recipes in general!
Christine McMichael replied:
Thanks, Thomas! Oops, so sorry for leaving that out. The remaining oil would be used to cook the eggs in the next step! I hope you enjoy the recipe!
Rachel says:
This is sooooo yummy!
I added some edamame (cooked it in the micro and then shelled and put it in the pan at the end) and just a little bit of sesame oil.
Thank you so much for these recipes. They are easy, healthy, yummy, and delicious!
Christine McMichael replied:
So glad you enjoyed the recipe, Rachel! YUM. Edamame sounds amazing with this dish!
Swathi says:
Looks delicious love this chicken fried rice. best part is the it requires only 30 minutes to makes. I need this kind of dish as school is going to reopen soon.
Christine McMichael replied:
Thanks, Swathi! Enjoy!
Molly Kumar says:
This looks so delicious and I love 30 minutes recipes – they are such a savior on weeknights!! We do have a couple of minute rice packets at home and I’ll give this recipe a try soon.
Christine McMichael replied:
Thanks, Molly! Enjoy!
Adriana Lopez Martn says:
Super lovely meal, comfy and delicious. Nothing like having an easy recipe that everyone will enjoy I must do this tomorrow.
Christine McMichael replied:
Thank you, Adriana! 🙂
Whitney @WhittyPaleo says:
Oh I absolutely love quick chicken recipes like this! Especially when it’s as delicious as chicken fried rice! Thanks for the recipe!
Christine McMichael replied:
Me too! It’s so easy to make!
karyn says:
This is perfect for a mid-week dinner. We love fried rice in our house. It’s the one meal that no one complains about eating.. Your Chicken and Fried Rice would go down well with my kids and best of all only 30mins to make
Christine McMichael replied:
So perfect! Enjoy!
Veena Azmanov says:
Wow.. Ready to serve in one minute – that is cool. I must look for that next timer at the super. The chicken looks so good. Love the color.
Christine McMichael replied:
For sure! It’s so good!
Joanna @ Everyday Made Fresh says:
We love Asian dishes, and I love chicken fried rice! Oh, I haven’t seen the family sized bowls of rice like that. I have to find it. We use a lot of rice, and I buy the pouches from another brand right now, but I do love Minute rice!
Christine McMichael replied:
We do too, Joanna! 🙂
Kylee from Kylee Cooks says:
Oooh, what a great weeknight dinner! I love a good shortcut or two, and this looks perfect for the whole family.
Christine McMichael replied:
Thanks, Kylee! Enjoy the recipe!
Gloria @ Homemade & Yummy says:
No need for takeout when you can make this at home, and just as quick (or faster) than delivery. Great for busy weeknights, or on a weekend when you just want a break in the kitchen. Leftovers would be great too.
Christine McMichael replied:
Definitely! Enjoy!
Karyl | Karyl's Kulinary Krusade says:
I learned how to make fried rice about a year ago, and absolutely love making it at home. Never thought about using minute rice to do it. What a great tip
Christine McMichael replied:
Love fried rice! So delicious!
Emma @ Supper in the Suburbs says:
I had always presumed that microwave rice was packed.full of nasties but only recently discovered its actually just rice! Whodve thought! This looks like a fantastic shortcut to a tasty meal!
Christine McMichael replied:
Haha I know, I always kind of felt the same until I actually read the ingredients. Life changing! 🙂