This fried rice uses leftover vegetables and meat--a great way to use leftovers for a dish that can be ready in about 30 minutes. It tastes so good that my son and husband fought over the last helping!
Ingredients
- vegetable oil: 3 Tbsp (divided)
- eggs: 3 piece (beaten)
- cold, cooked white rice: 3 cups
- cooked chicken: 2 cups (chopped)
- celery: 0.5 cup (sliced)
- carrot: 0.5 cup (shredded)
- frozen green peas: 1 cup (thawed)
- green onions: 2 piece (sliced)
- soy sauce: 3 Tbsp
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat. Pour in the eggs; cook and stir until scrambled and firm. Remove from wok, and set aside.
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Put remaining 2 tablespoons of oil in the wok and turn heat up to high. Stir in rice until each grain is coated with oil. Stir in chicken, celery, carrot, peas and green onions. Reduce heat to medium, cover and allow to steam for 5 minutes. Stir in scrambled eggs and soy sauce, and cook until eggs are heated through.