
Chicken and sweetcorn fried rice
A 20-minute fakeaway that uses up whatever veg is in the freezer.
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Ingredients
- Chicken breast fillets400 g
- Basmati rice300 g
- Frozen peas200 g
- Sweetcorn (tin)1 tin
- Free-range eggs3 eggs
- Soy sauce45 ml
- Brown onions100 g
Also uses from the cupboard: vegetable oil, table salt, ground black pepper. Missing any? You can add them to your shop on the shopping list.
Usually contains: Egg, Soya, Gluten.
Always check the label. Products vary by shop and brand, so check what you actually buy for allergens and anything else you avoid.
Estimated from typical ingredient values, including a teaspoon of oil. Children's portions are smaller.
Method
- Cook the rice following the pack instructions, then spread it out on a plate to cool and dry for 10 minutes. Leftover cold rice works even better.300 g basmati rice
- Dice the chicken and chop the onion. Heat a tablespoon of oil in a wok or large frying pan over a medium-high heat and fry them for 6 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through.400 g chicken breast fillets100 g brown onions
- Add the frozen peas and the drained sweetcorn and cook for 2 minutes. Push everything to one side, crack the eggs into the space and stir until scrambled.200 g frozen peas1 tin sweetcorn3 eggs
- Turn the heat to high, add the rice and the soy sauce and toss everything for 3 minutes, until the rice is piping hot.45 ml soy sauce
Use rice cooked the day before, or spread fresh rice on a tray to cool and dry for 20 minutes.
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