Description
Chinese-inspired chicken and bacon fried rice combines savory proteins with aromatic jasmine rice for a quick weeknight meal. Crispy bacon bits and tender chicken pieces elevate this classic dish to new flavor heights you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups chicken, cooked and cut into ½-inch pieces
- 1 cup bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 5 cups rice, cold and cooked
- ¼ cup peas, frozen
- 3 green onions, thinly sliced
- ¼ cup soy sauce, low-sodium
- 2 tbsps bacon grease (or oil)
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- ¼ tsp black pepper, freshly ground
Instructions
- Egg Preparation: Heat skillet over medium temperature, melt bacon drippings or oil. Pour whisked eggs, let settle briefly, then scramble until fully cooked. Remove eggs to a separate dish.
- Rice Transformation: In the same skillet, add bacon fat or oil, increase heat to medium-high. Introduce refrigerated rice, break apart clusters, coat evenly with fat and reheat thoroughly.
- Flavor Infusion: Drizzle soy sauce and sesame oil over rice, stir consistently to blend flavors and distribute heat evenly for 4-5 minutes.
- Protein and Vegetable Integration: Fold diced chicken, crumbled bacon, and frozen green peas into the sizzling mixture, ensuring complete incorporation and uniform heating.
- Final Blend: Gently mix in previously scrambled eggs and thinly sliced green onions, maintaining ingredient structure and even distribution.
- Finishing Touch: Sprinkle freshly ground black pepper across the surface to taste, then serve immediately while piping hot.
Notes
- Bacon Drippings Magic: Using bacon fat instead of plain oil dramatically enhances the dish’s depth and richness, creating a more complex flavor profile.
- Rice Temperature Trick: Day-old refrigerated rice works best for fried rice, preventing soggy texture and ensuring perfect crispy grains that separate beautifully.
- Heat Management Crucial: Maintaining medium-high heat prevents burning while achieving that signature wok-like sear and caramelization on ingredients.
- Seasoning Balance: Soy sauce and sesame oil are key flavor boosters, but add gradually to control saltiness and prevent overwhelming the delicate ingredient harmony.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: Fusion
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 550
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 60g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 150mg