I love fried rice! Obviously it’s not the healthiest thing to eat. That’s why I needed to make something to fill the craving, but without all of the points.
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I made this chicken fried rice in my Instant Pot. It was so easy and tasted great!
The main thing I did to lighten up this chicken fried rice was to drastically reduce the oil.
I only used 1 teaspoon of oil! It’s packed full of so much flavor you won’t even miss it.
Another way I lightened up this recipe was to use chicken breasts instead of chicken thighs.
I do like chicken thighs a lot, but when chicken breast is cooked in the Instant Pot it comes out so tender.
My favorite part of fried rice is the egg. Whenever I got carryout fried rice I would search through it looking for all of the egg first.
That’s another good thing about making my own fried rice. I can add as much egg as I want!
I added 2 eggs to this recipe. It was a good amount.
This chicken fried rice recipe makes four servings. There are 5 points per serving for blue and purple, 9 points per serving for green. If you follow the green plan you can drastically reduce the points by using brown rice.
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Yield: 4 servings (5 points per serving for blue and purple, 9 points per serving for green)
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (cut into 1" pieces)
- 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon minced ginger
- 1 cup fat-free chicken broth
- 1/4 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 1 cup jasmine rice
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup frozen carrots and peas (thawed)
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Turn the Instant Pot to saute. Add the oil and chopped onion. Stir often for 2 minutes, then add the minced garlic and ginger.
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Push onion mix to the side and add the chicken. Lightly brown the chicken on both sides.
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Turn the Instant Pot off, then add the chicken broth. Make sure to scrape any brown bits off the bottom of the Instant Pot.
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Add the soy sauce and the rice. Give it a good stir and make sure the rice is submerged in liquid.
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Place the lid on the Instant Pot and lock it. Make sure the lever is set to seal. Press the manual button and set the time for 10 minutes.
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While that is cooking scramble eggs and cook them in a frying pan. Set aside.
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Once the time is up let the pressure naturally release for 5 minutes.
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Release the pressure and remove the lid. Add the eggs, peas and carrots. Stir together and serve.
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Regan Widdifield
December 16, 2019 at 4:12 pmBut if you’re on purple and you used brown rice, wouldn’t it be close to zero?
keepingonpoint
December 16, 2019 at 9:17 pmI don’t follow purple, but if that’s the case I would definitely use brown rice. 🙂
Jill
December 22, 2019 at 5:59 pmLooks delish! Yes, I will definitely use brown rice – I am on Purple and it is 0 points. So if you divide the soy sauce, chicken broth and oil by 4 servings the points would be 1 point! (1/4 cup soy sauce = 2 points, 1 cup fat free chicken broth = 0, and 1 tsp. olive oil =1 point, total 3 points divided by 4 servings = .75 or 1 point. If my calculations are correct.
Carla Le Mieux
December 16, 2019 at 4:15 pmIs the rice amount of rice for cooked or uncooked?
keepingonpoint
December 16, 2019 at 9:16 pmIt is uncooked.
Carla Le Mieux
December 16, 2019 at 10:13 pmThanks
Courtney
January 3, 2020 at 11:35 amI have a different brand of pressure cooker, would this be cooked high or low pressure?
keepingonpoint
January 3, 2020 at 5:48 pmIt’s cooked on high pressure.
Ashley
February 15, 2020 at 9:27 pmwould you change the cooking time if doubling the recipe?
keepingonpoint
February 16, 2020 at 6:04 pmI haven’t tried it so I’m not sure what the time would be.
Ashley
May 8, 2020 at 12:50 pmhow big is a serving? I find some of the recipes say how many servings but don’t exactly say how big a serving is – just eyeball it?