Chicken & courgette fried rice
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 4
Ingredients
- 300g uncooked long grain rice
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 350g chicken breasts, diced
- 1 onion
- 1 courgette, diced into 2cm cubes
- 2 garlic cloves, finely grated
- 1 tbsp ginger, finely grated
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 spring onions, chopped into 2cm pieces
Method
- STEP 1
Cook the rice following pack instructions, drain and leave to cool.
- STEP 2
Meanwhile, heat half the oil in a large frying pan or wok over a medium heat. Stir in the chicken and cook for 8-10 mins until golden brown and cooked through. Remove the cooked chicken and set aside.
- STEP 3
In the same pan, cook the onion, courgette, garlic and ginger in the remaining oil for 3-4 mins until they start to soften. Push the vegetables to one side of the pan, add the cooked rice and stir everything together to combine.
- STEP 4
Pour the soy sauce over the mixture and continue to stir-fry over a high heat for 2 mins until the rice is heated through. Season to taste.
- STEP 5
Add the cooked chicken back to the pan along with the spring onions and stir-fry for another minute or so until thoroughly heated through.
