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Chicken Fried Rice (packed with veg)

Chicken fried rice loaded with veggies like zucchini and cauliflower rice

Chicken Fried Rice (packed with veg)

Ingredients

  • 1-2 cups of uncooked white rice or 3-4 cups of cooked day old rice
  • 1/2 a white onion, diced finely
  • 2-3 whole carrots, peeled and diced finely
  • 3-4 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 1 inch knob of grated ginger or ground ginger
  • 3 chicken breasts, diced
  • 1/2 a zucchini, diced finely
  • 1 cup frozen cauliflower rice
  • 2 eggs scrambled
  • 1 egg fried (optional)
  • 1/4 cup - 1/3 cup low sodium soy sauce or coconut aminos
  • 3-4 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp butter (optional)
  • scallions
  • chili crisp oil
  • sesame seeds
  • optional salt & pepper

Preparation

  1. 1

    Fried rice is best with day old rice but unfortunately, we do not always have that on hand so we made rice fresh - prep that (follow instructions on the package or according to your rice cooker). _If making fresh - be sure to wash your rice until the water runs clear.

  2. 2

    Start by dicing chicken breast into 1 inch cubes and preheat 1 tbsp of sesame oil in a wok and sear off chicken until golden - you can add some of the soy sauce, butter, garlic, and ginger to season

  3. 3

    The bulk of this recipe takes time cutting all the veggies so while the chicken cooks…chop your onions, carrots, zucchini, garlic, & ginger

  4. 4

    Pull the chicken out once cooked (about 8 minutes), add onions and carrots (sweat down 5 minutes), add zucchini, garlic & ginger - use 1 more tbsp of the sesame oil

  5. 5

    Now scramble your eggs in a bowl or move veggies aside and crack eggs in the wok to scramble

  6. 6

    Add cauliflower rice, the finished white rice, and chicken (with the juices) back in

  7. 7

    Now slowly add more sesame oil and your soy sauce - tasting along the way to get the desired level of soy sauce. _If you are using a full sodium soy sauce you likely won’t need salt but if using low sodium you can salt and pepper to taste_.

  8. 8

    Let this almost caramelize in the pan and if you like a richer “hibachi-like” fried rice, add the tbsp of butter

  9. 9

    To plate, pack a good amount of the fried rice into a small bowl and flip onto a plate

  10. 10

    Top with a fried egg, scallions, sesame seeds, and chili crisp oil