Best Chicken Fried Rice Recipe | Delicious Mongolian Fried Rice | Healthy Tasty Lunchbox Recipe

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil provides healthier fats while canola oil is more budget-friendly.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

💰Cheaper: tamari

Low-sodium soy sauce reduces sodium intake, while tamari is often less expensive.

meat (beef, chicken, or pork)

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Tofu is a plant-based protein, while chicken thighs are often cheaper than other meats.

egg

🥗Healthier: aquafaba

💰Cheaper: flaxseed meal

Aquafaba is a vegan substitute, and flaxseed meal can be a cost-effective binding agent.

Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering.

Add chopped onion and garlic; sauté until fragrant, about 1-2 minutes.

Stir in diced carrots and bell pepper; cook until softened, about 3-4 minutes.

Add cooked rice, breaking up any clumps; stir-fry for 2-3 minutes until heated through.

Push rice to one side of the skillet; crack an egg into the empty space and scramble until cooked.

Mix the scrambled egg into the rice.

Add peas, soy sauce, and sesame oil; stir to combine and heat for another 2 minutes.

Season with ginger, salt, and black pepper to taste.

Fold in chopped green onions just before serving.

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