I asked the hubs what he wanted for dinner the other night and he said, “I’ll make dinner!” Sweet music to my ears. Love that guy. It started out as terriyaki chicken, but then he decided to switch and make chicken fried rice. Cade is a great cook, but as many of you out there know, it can be a little hard to just turn over the kitchen to someone especially when they are just winging it. So, I kept peeking back into the kitchen and asking what I could do to help. Finally Cade was like, “Carrian, I got this. I want you to be able to rest for once!” Oh, ok. I guess I could try and do that. Well, I’m glad I left him alone because this actually turned out way yummy and totally hit the spot that night.
Is Rice Gluten Free?
Rice is naturally gluten free.
All rice including brown rice, white rice and wild rice are gluten free.
Does Rice Have Any Nutrients?
White rice is mostly carbohydrate.
But, rice does also contain protein and 2 percent fat.
White rice is a good source of magnesium, phosphorus, manganese, selenium, iron, folic acid, thiamine and niacin.
What Is A Healthy Alternative To Rice?
Cauliflower rice is an excellent alternative to rice.
It is very low in carbs.
Quinoa is also a good substitute for rice.
Chicken Fried Rice
Chicken Fried Rice
Description
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Brown Rice, Cooked
- 2 Carrots, peeled and chopped (he did circles, but I think he should have cubed 'em)
- 1 Cup Peas
- 3 Slices Bacon, Turkey
- 2 Chicken Breasts, cubed
- 1 teaspoon Ginger, Ground
- 3/4 Cup Soy Sauce
- 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
- 2 Eggs
Instructions
- Cook the bacon over medium heat.
- Remove to paper towels to cool.
- Break up into chunks.
- Place chicken in the same skillet with the turkey fat and cook through.
- Remove chicken and set aside.
- In a small bowl whisk together soy, ginger and brown sugar. Do a taste test and depending on the strength of the soy sauce add additional ginger, brown sugar etc. This should be a little thick.
- Dump carrots into pan and saute until tender.
- Add brown rice and peas; toss together.
- Scoot aside some of the rice in the pan so that you have a little pan exposed.
- Crack in both eggs, poking the yolks, and let them begin to cook. As soon as the eggs have started to cook through scramble them up with a spatula and toss with all of the rice.
- Add bacon and chicken to the rice and drizzle over about half to 3/4 of the soy mixture.
- Toss rice and let cook, stirring occasionally for another 5 min.
- Serve with remaining sauce for those who want it.
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Joyce
Love your Chinese recipes. They seem quick. Much better than the store bought kind. The Baked sesame Chicken is wonderful. My brother- in-law eats with us most of the time and there is plenty for the three or us.
Sweet Basil
Thank you for the feedback Joyce! So glad you enjoy these recipes!
Holly M.
I made this for my husband for lunch a few days ago. He loved it! I followed the recipe as written. It is just the two of us, and it made plenty of left overs. Will be our fried rice recipe.
Holly M.
I forgot, we did use pork bacon because that’s all we had. But I like the balance between the bacon and the brown sugar in the sauce. Was very nice.
Sweet Basil
I bet you definitely had leftovers but with fried rice that’s not a bad thing. Thanks!
Diann
how many servings does this make? Thanks.
Sweet Basil
Hi Diann, we got 4-6 servings out of it, but we do have small children so it could be a little more like 4 servings.
Shari
This sounds good. I like the addition of brown sugar! Looks beautiful too!
julie
Yum! I love fried rice. We just made up some pork fried rice last night. I can almost taste yours just reading it. Thanks for sharing!