Chicken Fried Rice
If you’re looking for an easy, cheap way to use up leftover chicken or rice, this is the perfect meal idea. Making fried rice is so fast -- if your chicken and rice are already cooked, this entire meal can be on the table in less than 15 minutes!
Ingredients
- 5 cups cooked rice Aldi – $1.99 for 7 1/2 cups uncooked -- $0.40 (refrigerated, leftover rice works best for this!)
- 2-3 cups cooked diced chicken (Aldi – $2.49/lb) -- $2.49
- 1 onion Aldi – $2.86 for 4 lbs -- $0.30
- 4 green onions Aldi - $0.95 per bag -- $0.20
- 3 cloves garlic Aldi - $1.75 for 3-ct pkg -- $0.20
- 1 Tablespoon fresh ginger Aldi - $2.09 for a large bag of ginger root -- $0.20
- 3 Tablespoons canola oil Aldi – $2.89 for 96 Tablespoons -- $0.09
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 bag frozen mixed vegetables Aldi -- $0.95
- 5 Tablespoons soy sauce Walmart – $1.58 for 30 Tablespoons -- $0.25
- 1 Tablespoon sesame oil Aldi – $7.49 for 33 Tablespoons -- $0.23
- 4 eggs Walmart – $2.34 for 12 -- $0.78
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 Pineapple Aldi -- $2.15
Instructions
- Finely dice the onion, ginger, garlic and green onions, setting the green onions’ dark green tops aside.
- In a small bowl, whisk the eggs.
- Heat 3 Tablespoons of canola oil in a large wok or frying pan.
- Sauté the finely diced onions, green onions, ginger and garlic until tender.
- Stir in the frozen mixed vegetables and 1 teaspoon salt, and fry until heated through.
- Add the cooked rice, chicken, soy sauce and sesame oil, and continue to fry until well-combined and the rice is starting to caramelize.
- Make a well in the center of the pan by pushing the rice and veggies up the edges. Pour the beaten eggs into the center. Cook the eggs gently until they start to set, and then stir them until they scramble. Mix them into the rice.
- Chop the remaining tops of the green onions and sprinkle them onto the fried rice.
- Serve with fresh pineapple.
Notes
This is a great recipe to throw in extra veggies for some bonus nutrition and added volume. Cabbage, zucchini, asparagus, cauliflower, broccoli, green beans, bell peppers, and mushrooms would all work well with these flavors.
Nutrition
Calories: 500kcal | Carbohydrates: 67g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 149mg | Sodium: 1329mg | Potassium: 562mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 2731IU | Vitamin C: 80mg | Calcium: 84mg | Iron: 3mg
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