This blog post is sponsored by VeeTee Rice however all thoughts and opinions are my own!
If you like chicken fried rice, then you’ll love this easy and healthier chicken fried rice! It takes just 30 minutes to make and is honestly better than takeout.
You’ll never want to eat fried rice out of a flimsy white takeout box again after making your own! To make this recipe even easier, you can use a microwave rice like VeeTee Thai Jasmine Rice. I love VeeTee Rice because it can be whipped up in just 2 minutes and makes dinner time a breeze!
There are so many glorious flavors in this dish. Between the perfectly cooked chicken, green onions, sesame oil and soy sauce, every bite is an explosion of flavor! I also love the addition of the scrambled egg. It adds texture, flavor and protein.
This dish is perfect for an easy mid-week dinner when you don’t have a lot of time or meal prep this dish for lunches! Like traditional takeout, I think it’s better the next day.
Ingredients for Healthier Chicken Fried Rice:
Onion
Garlic
Chicken
Butter
Peas and Carrots
Sesame Oil
Soy Sauce
Eggs
VeeTee Rice
Green Onion
One thing I love about this healthier chicken fried rice recipe is that it doesn’t take a lot of ingredients and most of them I usually always have in my house anyways.
I always keep chicken in my freezer and canned vegetables in my pantry. Additionally, I usually ALWAYS have eggs but if I didn’t, they could be omitted. I always keep onions and garlic on my counter, soy sauce and butter in my fridge and a variety of oils in my pantry including sesame oil. Sesame oil has such a different flavor and a little goes a long way! When I want to switch things up, I use sesame oil. Lastly, I always always always keep rice in the house, in a few different forms! I keep frozen, microwavable rice in the freezer. Microwavable rice in the pantry as well as good ole fashion white and brown rice in the pantry. Obviously I rather use the rice that takes 3 minutes to make but just in case I run out of that, I have the OG there in the pantry too.
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Healthier Chicken Fried Rice
- Total Time: 40 Minutes
- Yield: 4 Servings 1x
Description
This Healthier Chicken Fried Rice is tasty, healthier than takeout and kind of better if I do say so myself!
Ingredients
1/2 Yellow Onion
3 Gloves Garlic
1lb Chicken Tenderloin
2 Tbsp Butter
Peas and Carrots – I used a can of mixed peas and carrots but you can also use frozen
1 Tbsp Sesame Oil
3 Tbsp Soy Sauce
2 Eggs
VeeTee Rice Thai Jasmine Rice
Green Onion
Salt and Pepper
Instructions
- Heat a skillet with 1 Tbsp of butter and add your chicken tenders. Sprinkle with some salt and pepper. Do not flip them until they have a crispy golden crust. Total time to cook should be about 6-7 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Add 1 Tbsp of butter to the same pan along with your chopped onion and sliced garlic. Sauté until translucent.
- Add your veggies and sauté for a couple minutes (about 3) and then add your chicken back in and mix to combine.
- Move the mixture to one side of the pan and crack the 2 eggs into the pan. Scramble and mix into the rest of the mixture.
- Add your rice & mix.
- Add your sesame oil and soy sauce and mix.
- Top with your sliced green onion.
- Serve and enjoy or separate into lunches and enjoy throughout the week!
- Prep Time: 10 Minutes
- Cook Time: 30 Minutes
Keywords: Asian, Dinner, Rice, Easy, Healthy
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