Chicken Fried Rice

Best made with rice cooked the day before and left in the fridge.

Serves 4 25 min 32g proteinKid-friendly
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Ingredients

  • Chicken thigh fillets400 g
  • Long grain rice300 g
  • Free range eggs3 ea
  • Frozen mixed vegetables300 g
  • Spring onions60 g
  • Garlic10 g
  • Soy sauce45 ml
  • Vegetable oil30 ml

Method

  1. Cook the rice and spread it on a tray to cool, or use cold cooked rice from the fridge.
  2. Dice the chicken. Heat half the oil in a wok over high heat and cook the chicken until golden. Set aside.
  3. Beat the eggs, pour into the wok, and scramble quickly. Set aside with the chicken.
  4. Add the remaining oil, stir-fry the garlic and frozen vegetables for 3 minutes, then add the rice and toss to heat through.
  5. Return the chicken and egg, add the soy sauce and spring onion, and toss for 2 minutes.

What it costs, and where to buy it

Shops to compare

Each item at whichever of your shops sells it cheapest.

  • WoolworthsBest choice$19.43 for all 8 items

$4.86a serve

$4.86 a serve, cheapest at Woolworths

About $19.43 of ingredients used for 4 serves.

$39.74 across 3 shops · all 8 items priced · $10.78 more for bigger packs, 57% spare for later

WoolworthsBest choice

$19.43

8 of 8 ingredients

you'll pay $30.78 · $11.35 of it spare

Coles

$19.50

8 of 8 ingredients · $0.07 more

you'll pay $41.00 · $21.50 of it spare

Aldi

$30.30

8 of 8 ingredients · $10.87 more

you'll pay $41.32 · $11.02 of it spare

Buy at Aldi$13.56

Buy at Coles$24.30

Buy at Woolworths$1.88