Chicken Fried Rice

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 chicken breasts

  cubed
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt

  to taste
• 1 teaspoon black pepper

  to taste
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil

  divided
• 1 white onion

  diced
• 2 carrots

  diced
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger

  grated
• 3 cloves garlic

  minced
• 1 cup rice

  cooked
• 3 eggs
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 3 green onions

  chopped
• 2 teaspoons fresh cilantro

  optional

Instructions

• 1 Add oil to a large pan or wok over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the chicken
  and sautee for 3-5 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste, then cook for 3-5
  minutes until the chicken is browned on all sides. Remove chicken and set aside.
• 2 Add sesame oil to the hot pan, reserving half for later. Add onion and carrot.
  Sautee until soft and aromatic.
• 3 Add ginger and garlic, stir to incorporate, and cook until aromatic.
• 4 Gently mix in rice and cook until heated through.
• 5 Clear some space on the bottom of your pan, add eggs, and carefully scramble
  them, taking care to avoid mixing the eggs with the rest of the rice mixture.
• 6 Once the eggs have been thoroughly cooked, carefully mix to incorporate.
• 7 Add the chicken back into the pan with soy sauce, green onion, and the remaining
  sesame oil. Stir to combine.
• 8 Top with fresh cilantro, serve, and enjoy 🙂

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