Teriyaki Chicken Fried Rice

Your favorite take-out made at home? Yes! Easy Chicken Fried Rice Recipe that is simple to make and SO tasty! Super easy, quick and delicious you'll be making this again and again!

Why you'll love this recipe

✔️ It tastes as good as your favorite restaurant!

✔️ It's easy to make.

✔️ AND you can utilize leftovers like cooked rice and teriyaki chicken, love that!

Ingredients

You'll only need a handful of simple ingredients for this recipe.

• Day old cooked rice - you can use white rice or brown rice.
• cooked chicken 
• carrots, peas, garlic, ginger, green onions
• eggs
• soy sauce
• sesame oil
• canola oil
• teriyaki sauce, homemade or store-bought

Instructions

1. Shredding or dice the chicken. Put it in a small mixing bowl, pour the teriyaki sauce over it; refrigerate.
2. Peel the carrots and dice them. Mince the garlic and ginger.
3. Using a wok or a large skillet over high heat, start by sautéing the carrots using the canola oil.
4. Add the minced garlic and ginger and continue to sauté - do not stop stirring.
5. Next add the rice almost immediately after adding the garlic and stir fry, mixing well.
6. Make a "well" in the middle of the rice and pour the beaten eggs into the middle - keep moving them around as with the high heat it won't take long.
7. Pour the soy sauce and sesame oil around the rice. When the eggs are nearly soft scrambled, add the frozen peas (they will heat thru and be perfect) and mix everything together.
8. Add the chicken mixed with the teriyaki sauce. Mix everything together really well and you're done!

FAQ's

Variations

• Today I'm using leftover chicken, but you can just as easily use tofu, beef, shrimp, ground chicken, or all of the above! Mix it up and make your favorite. That's what makes things extra delicious!
• Use this homemade teriyaki sauce. Hands down the best!
• Pork tenderloin would be delicious served with this rice or if you want to keep it even easier, top the rice off with a fried egg.
• Use mixed frozen vegetables if you don't want to spend time peeling and chopping.

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Tips

• You'll first want to gather your ingredients and get everything prepped and ready to go.
• For best results, get your wok or skillet screaming hot before you start.

Storage

Refrigerate - Allow to cool completely and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to three days.

Freezer - I do not recommend freezing fried rice, it gets super dry.

Reheat on the stovetop or in the microwave. Adding a few tablespoons of chicken broth will keep it from drying out.

Serve with

• Egg Roll in a Bowl - only minutes to make this tasty dish.
• Easy Walnut Shrimp Recipe - just like Panda Express!
• Homemade Tuna Poke - you won't believe how good this tastes!
• Easy Teriyaki Chicken Bowl - my favorite grilled chicken recipe.
• Slow Cooker Honey Sriracha Chicken - why not let the crockpot do the work for you? This sweet spicy dish is always a hit!

5 from 8 votes

Chicken Fried Rice

Chicken Fried Rice is easy to make at home and 100 times better than take out! Why not make it yourself? You'll enjoy it that much more!!

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Prep Time15 minutes mins

Cook Time10 minutes mins

Total Time25 minutes mins

Course: Vegetables and Side Dishes

Cuisine: Asian

Servings: 6

Calories: 395kcal

Author: Deb Clark

Ingredients

• ▢ 5 cups cooked long grain rice - preferably day old*
• ▢ 1 cup cooked chicken shredded or diced into small pieces
• ▢ 2 carrots peeled and diced
• ▢ 1 cup frozen peas
• ▢ 1 clove garlic minced
• ▢ 1 tablespoon ginger minced
• ▢ 2-3 green onions diced
• ▢ 3 eggs roughly beaten
• ▢ 4 tablespoons soy sauce
• ▢ 3 tablespoons sesame oil
• ▢ 1-2 tablespoons canola oil
• ▢ ¼ cup teriyaki sauce homemade or store bought

Instructions

• The key to cooking fried rice (or any food that's cooked quickly over high heat) is to have all of the ingredients already prepped before you begin cooking.
• Shred or dice the chicken. Put it in a bowl and pour the teriyaki sauce over it. Return it to the refrigerator and allow it to marinate while you finish prepping the ingredients.
• Peel the carrots and dice them, about the same size as the frozen peas. Mince the garlic and ginger.
• Using a large wok over high heat, start by sautéing the carrots using the canola oil. It won't take long - 2-3 minutes. Keep stirring continuously as your wok will be very hot.
• Add the minced garlic and ginger and continue to sauté - do not stop stirring. Add the rice almost immediately after adding the garlic and stir fry, mixing well.
• Make a "well" in the middle of the rice and pour the beaten eggs into the middle - keep moving them around as with the high heat, it won't take long.
• Pour the soy sauce and sesame oil around the rice. When the eggs are nearly soft scrambled, add the frozen peas (they will heat thru and be perfect) and mix everything together.
• Add the chicken mixed with the teriyaki sauce. Mix everything together really well, and you're done!

Notes

This dish is best served immediately; however, it's hard to get everything done simultaneously when you're stir-frying. After completing this dish, put the teriyaki fried rice in an oven-proof dish and cover it with foil. Place in the oven to keep it warm. This gives time to make a second stir-fry dish.

If you'd prefer, use this homemade teriyaki marinade, it's made with soy sauce, green onion, garlic, brown sugar, etc. It's excellent! 

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Nutrition

Calories: 395kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 99mg | Sodium: 1202mg | Potassium: 336mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 3760IU | Vitamin C: 11.8mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 2.3mg