Chicken Fried Rice
Best made with rice cooked the day before and left in the fridge.
Ingredients
- Chicken thigh fillets400 g
- Long grain rice300 g
- Free range eggs3 ea
- Frozen mixed vegetables300 g
- Spring onions60 g
- Garlic10 g
- Soy sauce45 ml
- Vegetable oil30 ml
Method
- Cook the rice and spread it on a tray to cool, or use cold cooked rice from the fridge.
- Dice the chicken. Heat half the oil in a wok over high heat and cook the chicken until golden. Set aside.
- Beat the eggs, pour into the wok, and scramble quickly. Set aside with the chicken.
- Add the remaining oil, stir-fry the garlic and frozen vegetables for 3 minutes, then add the rice and toss to heat through.
- Return the chicken and egg, add the soy sauce and spring onion, and toss for 2 minutes.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Pescatarian
Prawn Fried Rice
- 400 g Peeled raw prawns instead of Chicken thigh fillets
Stir-fry the prawns for 2–3 minutes until just pink instead of cooking the chicken, then set aside as before.
Vegetarian
Tofu Fried Rice
- 440 g Firm tofu instead of Chicken thigh fillets
Press and cube the tofu and fry it for 6–8 minutes until golden instead of cooking the chicken, then set aside as before.
Vegan
Tofu Fried Rice
- 440 g Firm tofu instead of Chicken thigh fillets
- Leave out the Free range eggs
Press and cube the tofu and fry it for 6–8 minutes until golden instead of the chicken, and skip the scrambled-egg step.
Gluten-free
- 45 ml Tamari instead of Soy sauce
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Has every item
TescoBest choiceno items missing · £3.07 of food
£10.54
71% spare
Asdano items missing · £3.58 of food · £0.51 more
£10.04
64% spare
Sainsbury'sno items missing · £5.16 of food · £2.09 more
£14.72
65% spare
Aldi UKno items missing · £5.53 of food · £2.46 more
£9.26
40% spare
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
Morrisons· £3.52 of food
£11.85
70% spare
No price at Morrisons for:
- Spring onions
- Vegetable oil
£0.77a serve
£0.77 a serve, cheapest at Tesco
About £3.07 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
£8.83 across 3 shops · all 8 items priced · £0.30 more for bigger packs, 68% spare for later
TescoBest choice£3.07
no items missing
you'll pay £10.54 · 71% of it spare
Asda£3.58
no items missing · £0.51 more
you'll pay £10.04 · 64% of it spare
Sainsbury's£5.16
no items missing · £2.09 more
you'll pay £14.72 · 65% of it spare
Aldi UK£5.53
no items missing · £2.46 more
you'll pay £9.26 · 40% of it spare
Morrisons£3.52
missing 2 items
you'll pay £11.85 · 70% of it spare
Buy at Asda£5.81
Chicken thigh fillets
£2.97/kg
need 400 gAsda British Chicken Thighs 1.1 kg£3.27closest match
Asda£2.97/kg£3.27·Aldi UK£2.99/kg£2.99·Tesco£2.99/kg£2.99·Morrisons£3.40·Sainsbury's£6.95/kg£6.95·
OcadoN/A
Long grain rice
£0.52/kg
need 300 gJUST ESSENTIALS By ASDA Just Essentials Long Grain Rice 1 kg£0.52closest match
Asda£0.52/kg£0.52·Tesco£0.52/kg£0.52·Sainsbury's£1.26/kg£0.63·Aldi UK£1.25/kg£1.25·Morrisons£1.25·OcadoN/A
Soy sauce
£3.80/L
need 45 mlAsda Dark Soy Sauce 150 ml£0.57closest match
Asda£3.80/L£0.57·Aldi UK£0.55·Tesco£3.67/L£0.55·Morrisons£0.90·Sainsbury's£13.75/L£1.65·OcadoN/A
Vegetable oil
£1.45/L
need 30 mlAsda lt 1 L£1.45closest match
Asda£1.45/L£1.45·Aldi UK£1.45·Tesco£1.45/L£1.45·Sainsbury's£1.45/L£1.45·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Aldi UK£2.03
Free range eggs
£0.17/ea
need 3 itemsMerevale Free Range Eggs 6 Pack 6 each£0.99
Aldi UK£0.17/ea£0.99·Asda£0.37/ea£1.48·Sainsbury's£0.19/ea£1.90·Tesco£0.24/ea£2.85·Morrisons£3.30·OcadoN/A
Spring onions
£0.65
need 60 gNature's Pick Spring Onions 100 gclosest match
Aldi UK£0.65·Sainsbury's£0.65/ea£0.65·Tesco£6.90/kg£0.69·Asda£6.56/kg£0.82·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
Garlic
~£6.50/kg
need 10 gNature's Pick Loose Garlic 1 each 60 g£0.39closest match
Aldi UK~£6.50/kg£0.39·Asda~£7.17/kg£0.43·Tesco~£8.33/kg£0.50·Sainsbury's~£8.33/kg£0.50·Morrisons£1.50·OcadoN/A
Buy at Sainsbury's£0.99
Frozen mixed vegetables
£0.99/kg
need 300 gStamford Street Co. Stamford Street Mixed Vegetables 1 kg£0.99closest match
Sainsbury's£0.99/kg£0.99·Aldi UK£0.99·Tesco£0.99/kg£0.99·Asda£1.50/kg£1.50·Morrisons£1.50·OcadoN/A