Chicken fried rice recipe

This chicken fried rice recipe is very easy to make and tastes better than takeout! It's basically cooked chicken, rice, soy sauce, and shredded egg stir-fried together. For best results, use leftover cooked rice.

Ingredients
1 large egg

1 tablespoon water

1 tablespoon butter

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1 medium onion, chopped

2 cups cooked white rice, cold

1 cup cooked, chopped chicken meat

2 tablespoons soy sauce

1 teaspoon ground black pepper or to taste


Step 1

Gather all ingredients.

Step 2

Beat egg and water together in small bowl. Melt butter in a large skillet or wok over medium-low heat; add egg and cook without stirring, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove egg from skillet and cut into shreds; set aside.

Step 3

Heat oil in the same skillet. Add onion; cook and stir until soft, about 3 minutes. Stir in rice, chicken, soy sauce, and pepper. Cook and stir for about 5 minutes; stir in shredded egg. Serve hot.