Description
Restaurant-Style Chicken Fried Rice is your ticket to a delicious hibachi experience right in your own kitchen. This quick and easy dish combines tender chicken, vibrant vegetables, and perfectly cooked rice, all brought together with savory soy sauce and a hint of lemon.
Ingredients
Scale
- ¾ pound chicken breasts
- 4 cups cooked rice
- 5 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
- ½ cup diced white onion
- 1 cup frozen mixed vegetables (peas, carrots)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ½ teaspoons sesame oil
- 4 teaspoons neutral oil (like avocado or canola; 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon, divided)
- 4 tablespoons butter (divided)
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- salt (to taste)
- pepper (to taste)
- sesame seeds (optional, for garnish)
Instructions
- Gather and prepare all ingredients: cut chicken, dice onion, and measure oils and sauces.
- Heat sesame oil and neutral oil in a wok over medium-high heat until shimmering.
- Stir-fry the chicken pieces for about 5-7 minutes until fully cooked; remove from the pan.
- Sauté diced onion and mixed vegetables in the same pan for 3-4 minutes until tender.
- Push veggies aside, scramble eggs in the empty space until cooked.
- Return chicken to the pan with cooled rice; add soy sauce, lemon juice, and butter. Mix well until heated through.
- Serve hot with optional sesame seeds for garnish.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Stir-frying
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup (240g)
- Calories: 410
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 52g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 160mg