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Chicken Fried Rice

By Linda Larsen, About.com Guide

Any fried rice recipe is the perfect choice for a last minute meal. You do need cold cooked rice to make Chicken Fried Rice, however, so if you're on your way home craving fried rice, stop off at a Chinese take-out store. Instead of buying a meal packed with sodium and MSG, just buy the rice, go home, and make yourself this healthy dish in minutes.

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 14 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1 Tbsp. oil
  • 2 cups frozen pepper and onion stir fry mixture
  • 3 cups cold cooked rice
  • 10 oz. can chunk chicken, drained or 2 cups cooked cubed chicken
  • 1 Tbsp. oil
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 3 Tbsp. low sodium soy sauce

Preparation:

Heat wok or 10" heavy skillet over medium heat. Add 1 Tbsp. oil and rotate wok or skillet to coat. Add frozen stir fry mixture. Cook and stir until crisp tender, about 2-4 minutes. Add rice and drained chicken. Stir-fry 5 minutes until hot.

Push cooked mixture to side of wok or skillet. Add 1 Tbsp. oil, then add eggs. Cook and stir over medium heat until eggs are thickened and cooked. Stir mixture together and add soy sauce. 4 servings

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