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
Aldi UKBest choiceyou pay £8.53 · 67% spare
£2.83
no items missing
Tescoyou pay £10.54 · 71% spare
£3.07
no items missing · £0.24 more
Asdayou pay £10.77 · 65% spare
£3.80
no items missing · £0.97 more
Sainsbury'syou pay £14.72 · 65% spare
£5.16
no items missing · £2.33 more
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
Morrisonsyou pay £11.60 · 68% spare
£3.74
missing 2 items
£0.71a serve
£0.71 a serve, cheapest at Aldi UK
About £2.83 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
£8.81 across 2 shops · all 8 items priced · £0.28 more for bigger packs, 68% spare for later
Aldi UKBest choice£2.83
no items missing
you'll pay £8.53 · 67% of it spare
Tesco£3.07
no items missing · £0.24 more
you'll pay £10.54 · 71% of it spare
Asda£3.80
no items missing · £0.97 more
you'll pay £10.77 · 65% of it spare
Sainsbury's£5.16
no items missing · £2.33 more
you'll pay £14.72 · 65% of it spare
Morrisons£3.74
missing 2 items
you'll pay £11.60 · 68% of it spare
Buy at Aldi UK£5.54
Long grain rice
£0.52/kg
need 300 gEveryday Essentials Long Grain White Rice 1kg£0.52closest match
Aldi UK£0.52/kg£0.52·Tesco£0.52/kg£0.52·Sainsbury's£1.26/kg£0.63·Morrisons£1.00·Asda£1.25/kg£1.25·
OcadoN/A
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
Frozen mixed vegetables
£0.99/kg
need 300 gFour Seasons Mixed Vegetables 1kg£0.99closest match
Aldi UK£0.99/kg£0.99·Tesco£0.99/kg£0.99·Sainsbury's£0.99/kg£0.99·Asda£1.50/kg£1.50·Morrisons£1.50·OcadoN/A
Spring onions
£6.50/kg
need 60 gNature's Pick Spring Onions 0.1kg£0.65closest match
Aldi UK£6.50/kg£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£0.39
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
Soy sauce
£3.67/L
need 45 mlAsia Specialities Dark Soy Sauce 0.15L£0.55closest match
Aldi UK£3.67/L£0.55·Tesco£3.67/L£0.55·Asda£3.80/L£0.57·Morrisons£0.90·Sainsbury's£13.75/L£1.65·OcadoN/A
Vegetable oil
£1.45/L
need 30 mlSolesta Vegetable Oil 100ml£1.45closest match
Aldi UK£1.45/L£1.45·Tesco£1.45/L£1.45·Sainsbury's£1.45/L£1.45·Asda£1.45/L£1.45·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Asda£3.27
Chicken thigh fillets
£2.97/kg
need 400 gAsda Scottish Chicken Thighs 1.1kg£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