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Weeknight Chicken Fried Rice

Weeknight Chicken Fried Rice recipe using chicken breast, egg whites, sesame oil, peas, brown rice, and soy sauce.
Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Keyword recipe for chicken fried rice
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 334kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 cups water
  • 1 cup extra long grain brown rice or use leftover cooked rice
  • 3 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon Thai style chili sauce or Sriracha
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1/2 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into 1/2 inch pieces
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped green onion
  • 3/4 cup frozen peas thawed
  • 1 cup liquid egg whites

Instructions

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Add red bell pepper and green onion. Cook, stirring constantly, for 3 to 4 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
  • Add cooked rice and thawed peas. Continue to cook, stirring constantly, for 3 minutes. Reduce heat to low. Stir in soy sauce mixture.
  • With wooden spoon, push rice mixture to sides of skillet, making large hole in center of skillet for preparing egg. Pour AllWhites egg whites into center of skillet. As egg starts to set use wooden spoon or spatula to slowly stir egg until eggs are set. Stir rice mixture into egg. Serve immediately.

Nutrition

Calories: 334kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 595mg | Potassium: 458mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1362IU | Vitamin C: 37mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 3mg