Healthier Chicken Fried Rice

Name: Healthier Chicken Fried Rice
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 pieces Egg (2 eggs); 1 tbsp Water (1 tbsp water); 2 tbsp Butter (2 tbsp butter I use pastured butter (Kerrygold is one of my favorites)); 1 cup Mushroom (1 cup mushrooms chopped); 2 cup Brown Rice (2 cups cooked brown rice cold); 16 oz Chicken Breast (16 oz cooked boneless chicken breast chopped into bite-size pieces); 2 pieces Scallion (2 scallions white parts included, finely chopped); 1 tbsp Olive Oil (1 tbsp olive oil); 2 tbsp Coconut Aminos (2 tbsp coconut aminos or soy sauce (I prefer the flavor of the coconut aminos)); ½ tsp Table Salt (1/2 tsp salt); ¼ tsp Black Pepper (1/4 tsp black pepper); 0.13 tsp Cayenne Pepper (1/8 tsp cayenne pepper); 0 pieces Sesame Seeds (toasted sesame seeds optional, for garnish) — optional

Healthier Chicken Fried Rice - Main Course (Chinese)

15 minChinese

Servings4

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1In a small bowl, beat egg and water and set aside.
2Melt butter in large wok or sauté pan over medium heat and add mushrooms.
3Sauté mushrooms for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4Add the rice, chopped chicken, and green onion.
5Cook, stirring often, for 6 minutes.
6Push the rice mixture to the side of the wok or skillet and add the olive oil.
7Add the eggs and scramble until thickened.
8Stir the rice mixture and the scrambled egg together until combined.
9Add coconut aminos or soy sauce, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper and stir until mixed thoroughly.
10Garnish with sesame seeds and additional chopped green onions, if desired.