Dinner for 4
Chicken Fried Rice
Chicken, eggs, vegetables, and jasmine rice stir-fry with ginger, five-spice, soy sauce, and sesame oil.
Typical price
$9.21for 4 servings
$2.30 per serving$9.21 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Photo: TheMealDB
- 55 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 4servings as written
- $$typical cost tier
ChineseDairy-freeKid-friendlyBudgetFamilyDinners
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken thighs, bone-in or boneless$2.29/lb typical | 1 lb | $2.29Typical price |
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 3 | $0.90Typical price |
| Onions$1.29/lb typical | 0.2 lb | $0.27Typical price |
| Garlic$0.75 each typical | 0.25 | $0.15Typical price |
| Carrots$1.09/lb typical | 0.2 lb | $0.21Typical price |
| Frozen vegetables$0.10/oz typical | 3.25 oz | $0.33Typical price |
| Wild, basmati, jasmine, arborio rice$0.15/oz typical | 26 oz | $3.90Typical price |
| Green onions$1.19 each typical | 0.25 | $0.34Typical price |
| Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical | a little | $0.07Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $9.21 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Olive and cooking oilDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSoy sauce
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 1 lb chicken thighs
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp canola oil
- 3 large egg
- 2/3 cup onion
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 large carrots
- 2/3 cup peas
- 4 cups jasmine rice
- 2 sliced scallions
- 1/2 tsp chinese five spice powder
- 2 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp sesame seed oil
Steps
- Cook the jasmine rice in water until tender, about 15 minutes, then spread it on a plate to cool for 5 minutes.
- Heat 1 tablespoon canola oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and cook the beaten eggs until firm, about 3 minutes.
- Remove the eggs, add the remaining oil, and stir-fry the chicken with salt for 8 minutes until it reaches 165 F.
- Add the onion, garlic, ginger, and carrot, then stir-fry for 5 minutes.
- Add the peas, rice, five-spice powder, and soy sauce, then stir-fry for 5 minutes.
- Stir in the eggs, scallions, and sesame oil, then cook for 2 minutes.
Swaps
- Chicken thighs, bone-in or boneless for Chicken breast, bonelessabout $1.20/lb more at typical prices
- Carrots for Sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
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