Chicken and Vegetable Fried Rice

Published on 18th August 2019

This quick and easy recipe serves 3-4 people.

Ingredients:

250g cooked rice (boiled or microwaved is fine)
2 eggs
1 large onion
1-2 cloves of garlic
2 handfuls of frozen peas
2 handfuls of frozen spinach
2 handfuls of frozen mixed vegetables
2 handfuls of mixed nuts
2 chicken fillets or 250g of vegetarian-style chicken pieces
1 tbsp of vegetable oil
2 tbsp reduced salt soya sauce

Instructions:

Heat the oil in a wok or sauce pan
Chop the onion and crush the garlic – then add this to the heated oil and sauté for 1-2 minutes until the onion softens
Add the chicken (or vegetarian chicken alternative) and stir-fry this until it is fully cooked
Add all of the frozen vegetables and cook for 3-4 minutes
Then add the rice, nuts and soy sauce and stir-fry for another 3-4 minutes
Crack the 2 eggs onto this and cook this for another 1-2 minutes

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