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Brittney Romero

Easy Chicken Fried Rice

A simple air fryer chicken fried rice that gives you Chinese takeout vibes without the price.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Servings: 5 servings

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

• 1.5 lbs* chicken breasts cut into bite-sized pieces
• 1 tablespoon* vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon* chicken Mrs. Dash seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon* black pepper
• 1 teaspoon* 5 salt and pepper seasoning blend
• 2 cups* instant rice prepared according to package instructions
• 1 bag* steamable peas and carrots microwaved
• 6 eggs scrambled
• 2 tablespoons* soy sauce low sodium recommended, taste as you go

Method

 

1. Cut up chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces and spread evenly on the bottom of your air fryer, using a liner for easier cleanup.
2. Mix the chicken with vegetable oil and season with chicken Mrs. Dash, black pepper, and a 5 salt and pepper seasoning blend (or seasonings of your choice).
3. Air fry the chicken at 400 degrees for 15 minutes, flipping halfway through.
4. While the chicken cooks, prepare instant rice according to package instructions and microwave a steamable bag of peas and carrots.
5. Scramble six eggs and, once done, scoot them to the side of the pan.
6. Pour the steamed veggies into one corner of the pan and the rice into the other corner, then mix everything together.
7. Add soy sauce, tasting as you go since it’s high in sodium even in low sodium brands.
8. Add the cooked chicken and stir it all together.

Notes

Amounts marked * are estimates based on the video.

Servings and times are estimates based on the video.

Soy sauce does have a high sodium content even if you go with a low sodium brand, so taste it as you go.

Air Frying The Chicken

First, you’re going to cut up some chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces and spread those evenly on the bottom of your air fryer. I always like to use a liner to make cleanup easier.

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And then you will mix those with some vegetable oil and I seasoned with a chicken Mrs. Dash, black pepper, and a sea salt and pepper seasoning blend. But you can play around with seasonings as you see fit.

You will air fry those at 400 degrees for 15 minutes, flipping halfway through.

Preparing The Rice And Veggies

I then prepared some instant rice according to the package instructions, and I had a steamable bag of peas and carrots that you can pop in the microwave.

While your veggies are cooking and your chicken is finishing up, you’re going to scramble some eggs. I went with six eggs here for a family of five, and then when those are done, you will scoot your eggs to the side and start to mix everything together.

Mixing It All Together

Pour your steamed veggies into one corner of the pan, your rice in the other corner, and then mix that together. You will then add soy sauce.

You will stir it all together, and this meal is good to go.