Chicken Fried Rice Recipe

Do you tend to cook more rice than you can finish? Filipinos love this side dish and so sometimes we underestimate how easy it is to fill up with one cup. Of course, you can always store the rice in the refrigerator and reheat it again the next day for your meals. But this is…

Do you tend to cook more rice than you can finish? Filipinos love this side dish and so sometimes we underestimate how easy it is to fill up with one cup. Of course, you can always store the rice in the refrigerator and reheat it again the next day for your meals. But it’s not funny, is it? If I were you, I would use this opportunity to create some delicious chicken fried rice!

This is a delicious, yet surprisingly simple recipe. It has all the great ingredients that make a perfectly savory and meaty dish of fried rice, but it requires a little less preparation. This is partly because we use frozen mixed vegetables, which you can easily buy pre-packaged at the market. The cooking process is even easier as all you have to do is prepare the chicken and mix the ingredients in the pan in the right order.

What does chicken fried rice taste like?

If this has piqued your interest in cooking fried rice, here’s a preview of the end result. Our chicken fried rice is flavorful, seasoned to perfection with soy sauce and sesame oil. You’ll also get plenty of meaty flavor from the chicken breast. But what really gives the rice that satisfying, rich, savory flavor is our mix of chopped onion and garlic.

Given how tasty this fried rice is, you can actually cook it right for your meal. It can definitely stand on its own because it’s filling and deliciously satisfying. However, you can combine it with other tasty dishes, which I will tell you about later.

For now it’s time to get ready with our ingredients. Let’s start cooking our chicken fried rice, really delicious but easy!

How to make chicken fried rice

First on our list of components is 6 ounces of boneless chicken breast. We need the boneless kind since we will need to cut it into small pieces. And you don’t want bones getting in the way while you eat your fried rice. Once you have finished cutting the chicken, place it in a bowl. Then pour in 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, 3 tablespoons of soy sauce and ½ teaspoon of sesame oil. Mix everything well and then set aside.

We take our 3 tablespoons of cooking oil and let it heat in a pan. Once it’s hot, you can put your 2 beaten eggs in it. Fry them until they are completely cooked. Then transfer them to a container of your choice. Just cut them slightly into smaller pieces. We’ll put this aside for now too.

It’s time to take 1 onion and 2 cloves of garlic, both chopped. You will have to put them in a pan, together with the remaining oil from the previous cooking of the eggs. If you need more oil, feel free to add it. Just brown the garlic and onion together.

Remember the chicken we marinated a while ago? Place it in the pan when the onion becomes soft. Just fry everything together for 2 or 3 minutes. You’ll know the chicken is ready when it’s nice and golden.

Place 1 ½ cups of frozen mixed vegetables, which would contain carrots, peas, and corn, in the pan. Continue to fry everything for 2 minutes. Just make sure to let all these veggies cook evenly.

Here is one of our main ingredients! Place 3 cups cooked white rice in the pan. Then put the various components together. Continue like this until the colors blend and everything is well blended. And then cook the fried rice for another 3 minutes.

It probably hasn’t been that long, but we’re almost at the finish line! Simply add salt and ground black pepper as needed. You can be generous with this, but keep in mind that our other ingredients like soy sauce are already quite flavorful.

Once this is done, you can transfer your delicious mix of ingredients onto a serving plate. The best and truly appropriate way to eat fried rice is while it is hot. And so I would recommend eating it immediately after cooking it!

You may also want to look for recipes to try that pair well with chicken fried rice. Say no more because we have an amazing set of plates for that here at Panlasang Pinoy!

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Christmas chicken curry

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I’ve given you a good look at other dishes you can recreate besides this chicken fried rice. But if you’re looking for more cooking tips, feel free to leave a comment below. You can also check out the Panlasang Pinoy website to improve your culinary know-how!