Chicken fried rice

Fried rice is something that I almost never get with Chinese take-out.  I always make sure I'm getting white or brown rice with my meal.  But for some reason the idea of homemade chicken fried rice really appealed to me.  This recipe makes a LOT of food - so it is great for a crowd or you might want to halve it.  I ended up eating it for lunch three days in a row and I never got sick of it - so that in itself is a testament of how good it was.

Ingredients

• 1 tsp. sesame oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 1.5 lbs cooked, cubed chicken breasts
• 2 carrots, diced
• 2 stalks celery, diced
• 1 large red pepper, diced
• 1/2 lb. snow peas
• 6 cups cooked rice (note: make this a day ahead of time for the best results)
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/3 cup plus 2 tbsp. soy sauce
• 3 green onions, sliced

Directions

1. Heat sesame oil in a large wok or skillet.  Add onion, carrots, celery and pepper.  Cook until softened 5 - 6 minutes.

2. Add in chicken and 2 tbsp. soy sauce.   Stir to combine.  Then add in snow peas, continuing to stir. 

3.  Add in rice and stir throughly to combine and heat the rice.

4.  Add in 1/3 cup soy sauce and eggs.  Cook until eggs are cooked and rice is golden brown. Garnish with green onions.  

Source: adapted from Allrecipes

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