I made this Easy Chicken Fried Rice Recipe as easy dinner recipe, but it's also a great easy side dish for a family dinner!
This is my attempt to recreate the Benihana Chicken Fried Rice Recipe that I've always loved so much! Our easy Chicken Fried Rice is full of yummy stuff like chicken breast, whole grain rice, veggies and a flavorful sauce that's light but still lends a great flavor profile.
Let's Make Easy Chicken Fried Rice!
This Easy Chicken Fried Rice Recipe really is a great dish to make ahead and is pretty easy to store!
I immediately put some of this easy Chicken Fried Rice into freezer ziplock bags and threw them into the freezer. That is my top tip if you have a small family and aren't the kind of person who will eat leftovers until they're done.
Are you looking for more easy side dish recipes like our Easy Chicken Fried Rice?
We make all kinds of side dish and casserole recipes, like these tasty Buttery Dill Potatoes!
How to make Chicken Fried Rice
Ingredients
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup extra long grain brown rice
- 3 Tbsp. reduced sodium lite soy sauce
- ¼ tsp. Thai Style Chili Sauce
- 1 Tbsp. sesame oil
- ½ lb. boneless skinless chicken breast halves, cut into ½-inch pieces
- ½ cup finely chopped red bell pepper
- ¼ cup finely chopped green onion
- ¾ cup frozen peas, thawed
- 1 cup egg whites
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Instructions
First rinse your rice! Then bring water and rice to a boil in 2-quart saucepan. Reduce heat to low. Cover saucepan with a tight fitting lid. Cook rice over low heat for 35 minutes, or until rice is tender.
OR you can use a rice cooker and cook according to directions.
Meanwhile, in small bowl stir together soy sauce and chili sauce; set aside.
Heat oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken. Cook chicken, stirring occasionally, until chicken is no longer pink. This SHOULD take about 5-7 minutes, as we cut the chicken into ½ inch pieces.
Add red bell pepper and green onion. Cook, stirring constantly, for 3 to 4 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.
Now you are going to add into the pan your cooked rice and the thawed peas. Continue to cook, stirring constantly, for about 3 minutes.
Now reduce the heat to low and stir in your soy sauce mixture. With a spoon, push the rice mixture to the sides of skillet, making a well for the egg whites.
Pour egg whites into this well in the the center of your skillet.
As the egg starts to set, use a spatula to slowly stir the egg whites until eggs are set.
One the eggs are set, stir the entire mixture around so that the eggs blend evenly with the rice, chicken and veggies.
Variations and Substitutions
- Shrimp and chicken fried rice - You can very easily make this a shrimp and chicken fried rice recipe by adding ½ cup of cooked shrimp!
- Quick cooking rice - Using leftover cooked brown or white rice cuts your cooking time down quite a bit. We've given the instructions for cooking long grain brown rice, but if you are using a different kind, just follow the directions on the package!
- Chili sauce - You can use a chili sauce, like a Thai-style chili sauce or something else, maybe a chili Garlic sauce! It will give it a little extra zing!
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Easy Chicken Fried Rice Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup long grain brown rice
- 3 Tbsp. lite soy sauce reduced sodium, lite soy sauce
- ¼ tsp. chili sauce I used Kikkoman Thai Style Chili Sauce
- 1 Tbsp. sesame oil
- ½ lb. chicken boneless skinless chicken breast halves, cut into ½-inch pieces
- ½ cup red bell pepper finely chopped
- ¼ cup green onion finely chopped
- ¾ cup peas frozen, thawed
- 1 cup egg whites I used 8 oz. AllWhites® egg whites
Instructions
- First rinse your rice! Then bring water and rice to a boil in 2-quart saucepan. Reduce heat to low. Cover saucepan with a tight fitting lid. Cook rice over low heat for 35 minutes, or until rice is tender.
- OR you can use a rice cooker and cook according to directions.
- Meanwhile, in small bowl stir together soy sauce and chili sauce and set it aside.
- Heat oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken. Cook chicken, stirring occasionally, until chicken is no longer pink. This SHOULD take about 5-7 minutes, as we cut the chicken into ½ inch pieces.
- Add red bell pepper and green onion. Cook, stirring constantly, for 3 to 4 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.
- Now you are going to add into the pan your cooked rice and the thawed peas. Continue to cook, stirring constantly, for about 3 minutes.
- Now reduce the heat to low and stir in your soy sauce mixture. With a spoon, push the rice mixture to the sides of skillet, making a well for the egg whites.
- Pour egg whites into this well in the the center of your skillet.
- As the egg starts to set, use a spatula to slowly stir the egg whites until eggs are set.
- One the eggs are set, stir the entire mixture around so that the eggs blend evenly with the rice, chicken and veggies.
Nutrition
Please note that I originally wrote this recipe post in 2015, as part of a sponsored campaign for AllWhites egg whites.
Over the years, I have made it again and changed the ingredients a little, and the current post you see is updated as of the recipe I have been making as of 2023.
Lesley says
That looks like something out of a nice restaurant. Very well-presented. I'm always looking for a healthier spin on old favorites. I use egg whites a lot instead of the whole egg. I'm also a fan of brown rice instead of using white rice - its much healthier for you that way. This is fantastic. I would definitely make this for my family.
toughcookiemommy says
I love fried rice and would really like to make it here at home. This dish looks so flavorful and delicious.
Heather @ GirlGoneMom.com says
I love fried rice. It is just as good made at home - yours looks good!
Fariha (CanadianMomEh.com) says
This looks like a great recipe. I love cooking with egg whites.
Mama to 5 BLessings says
That looks like a nice healthy dish. I bet my family would enjoy this!
coolchillmom says
WE love fried rice but stopped because we needed to be healthier. Your recipe just made our dinner menu tonight!
aimee fauci says
I have never made chicken fried rice but I love it. Yours looks amazing and super simple
Pam says
We love fried rice at our house. It's economical and the kids like it too! Total win-win.
Anne | HealthySouthernMama.com says
This looks so yummy! It has been a long time since we had fried rice and I'm not sure we've made chicken friend rice at home yet ... need to!
Liz Mays says
Delicious! I'll have to save this for when my kids visit. They'd love this!
Catherine S says
This looks really yummy. I will have to make this for my son he loves fried rice.
Jeanine says
Yum! This looks so good. We love chicken fried rice. I'll admit I've never made it myself but this makes me want to! Looks so tasty!
Lois Alter Mark says
I love chicken fried rice but have never tried to make it myself. Using AllWhites Egg Whites seems like a healthy way to do it.
Lisa Ladrido says
We cook with brown rice all the time. This sounds like a great recipe to add to our collection. Thank you for sharing, I can't wait to try it!
Maureen says
I'm making this, really I am. It looks fantastic
Tina says
I love fried rice. and this one looks so delicious. Can't wait to try it. Thanks.. 🙂
celebbabylaundry says
Chicken fried rice is by far one of my favorite dishes, I love it with a passion; love this take on it a lot!
Annie M says
That sounds so easy & yummy as well. I've never had fried rice without yellow eggs haha.
Rosey says
It's nice and colorful and hearty looking. Just the way a dish should be. 🙂
Tess says
I love adding rice to my healthy meals. This looks really good!
Ourfamilyworld says
What a delicious recipe. I love fried rice. I like that you can make it ahead of time and store in fridge
Ann Bacciaglia says
I love Chicken fried rice. We make it at least once a week. I will have to try this recipe. It looks delicious.
April G says
Fried rice is my favorite part of Chinese food. I make it occasionally, but I'm excited to try it will only egg whites.