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April's Chicken Fried Rice

Name: April's Chicken Fried Rice
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Ingredients: 2 cups uncooked white rice; 1 tablespoon butter; 2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cubed; salt to taste; 2 eggs, beaten; ¾ cup sliced mushrooms; 2 green onions, chopped; 1 tablespoon soy sauce, or to taste

Rating: 4.14 stars

263 Ratings
181 Reviews
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A simple way to make fried rice that is better than in some Chinese restaurants! Boneless chicken breasts are stir fried with white rice, scrambled eggs, mushrooms, green onions and soy sauce.

By APRIL42578

Recipe Summary

prep:

15 mins

cook:

45 mins

total:

1 hr

Servings:

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 6 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

2 cups uncooked white rice
1 tablespoon butter
2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cubed
salt to taste
2 eggs, beaten
¾ cup sliced mushrooms
2 green onions, chopped
1 tablespoon soy sauce, or to taste

Directions

Step 1

In a saucepan bring 4 cups water to a boil. Add rice and stir. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.

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Step 2

Heat butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Brown chicken in butter and season with salt to taste. Set chicken aside.
Step 3

Transfer cooked rice to the skillet in which the chicken was cooked, stirring to brown.
Step 4

In a separate skillet, scramble eggs.
Step 5

To the rice add chicken, mushrooms, green onions, eggs and soy sauce to taste.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

373 calories; 5.1 g total fat; 113 mg cholesterol; 241 mg sodium. 53.2 g carbohydrates; 25.7 g protein; Full Nutrition

Reviews (181)

Most helpful positive review

Bruce

01/25/2004

As with others I used basmati rice and added the peas. One hint for getting the rice to brown: after cooking it (I use a steamer) allow the rice to cool completely before frying it. I found this technique in another fried rice recipe and it really makes a difference. Read More

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Most helpful critical review

Angela F.

05/30/2006

One of the best things about fried rice is there is no wrong way of making it. You can pretty much put whatever you want in it. I always use Peas carrots and onions for my veggies. And whatever meat i have on hand.. Diced ham is always good or shrimp. chicken Or whatever meat you have left over and eggs of course. It always turns out best if the rice is @ room temp. when cooking.Prevents it from getting mooshy on you. Even letting the rice set overnight.I always use a lil bit of soy sauce and salt as well.I have experimented with diff. grains of rice. I find that the short sticky rice set at room temp. works the best. Unless you like the "fall apart" type of fried rice then use long grain. The choice is yours:)Have fun Read More

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(77)

263 Ratings

5 star values: 120
4 star values: 94
3 star values: 27
2 star values: 10
1 star values: 12

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Bruce

01/25/2004

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Bruce

01/25/2004

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Angela F.

05/30/2006

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TRACYCOOK

01/23/2006

This fried rice was awesome! I served it with General Tsaos Chicken so I ommited the chicken and mushrooms. The frying of the rice is an exercise in PATIENCE. It takes quite a while and you may have to add more butter. Using white rice that has been refridgerated for 24 hours is key! Also we used 4 eggs 'cause we like them. I mixed them up in a bowl and poured them directly over the rice during the end of cooking/frying. Perfect! My brother is from NYC and said it was just as good as any take out in the city!!!!! Read More

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MOLSON7

01/25/2004

This was bland.It needs a lot of help.Too much rice and not enough of other ingredients.I will not make this again. Read More

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EVERYWHERE

12/15/2005

A perfectly pleasant fried rice dish. I marinated my chicken for about a hour in a soy sauce mixture (with some other Asian flavorings added in: garlic ginger sesame oil etc.) which gave the chicken a nice flavor. Oh and like other reviewers I needed substantially more than a tablespoon of soy sauce at the end. Read More

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DOREENBUCH

01/25/2004

Try making the rice ahead and refrigerating it - it gets to soft if it isnt chilled first. Read More

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(21)

MAGGIE MCGUIRE

01/25/2004

After adding real bacon bits peas a little freshly grated ginger a little more soy sauce and eliminating the mushrooms this rice was pretty good. Thanks April. Read More

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SARAH FROM IOWA

01/25/2004

This is a great base recipe. I've made it a few times now and always add something different. I've tried water chestnuts peas salad shrimp even bacon bits. I haven't come up with the perfect fried rice recipe yet but when I do this recipe will be my base. Read More

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LITTLEFORD

01/25/2004

Too much rice not enough other stuff. Reduce the rice by half and add more veggies. Read More

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Nutritional Information

April's Chicken Fried Rice

Servings Per Recipe: 6
Calories: 373

% Daily Value *

total fat: 8 %

saturated fat:

cholesterol: 38 %

sodium: 10 %

potassium: 9 %

carbohydrates: 17 %

fiber: 4 %

sugar:

protein: 51 %

exchange other carbs:

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*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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Bruce

01/25/2004

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01/25/2004

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Angela F.

05/30/2006

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TRACYCOOK

01/23/2006

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MOLSON7

01/25/2004

This was bland.It needs a lot of help.Too much rice and not enough of other ingredients.I will not make this again.

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EVERYWHERE

12/15/2005

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DOREENBUCH

01/25/2004

Try making the rice ahead and refrigerating it - it gets to soft if it isnt chilled first.

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(21)

MAGGIE MCGUIRE

01/25/2004

After adding real bacon bits peas a little freshly grated ginger a little more soy sauce and eliminating the mushrooms this rice was pretty good. Thanks April.

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(17)

SARAH FROM IOWA