Leftovers turned into fried rice.

The other day I had made 6 baked chicken legs, rice with frozen peas & corn made in chicken stock and kale with garlic.

Left over was 1 chicken leg, approximately 3-4 cups rice veggie mix and 1 small piece of kale 🤭.

I decided to make chicken fried rice with this.
Ingredients I added in are 2 eggs, 1/4 of a small onion (I did not have green onion on hand), 1/2 cup more frozen peas and a few tablespoons of soy sauce. (I don’t measure it I just put in enough to ensure my white rice is now coated.)
The add ins and amounts change based on what I have. Usually I only have plain rice so I need to add in frozen peas, or frozen mix vegetables of peas, corn and carrots. Again amount changes on how much rice I have and if I want more vegetables in it.

How I made it.

I used a nonstick ceramic pan turned heat to medium-high. If using a pan that tends to stick add some oil that can take high heat.

(If using a cooking onion, dice it and once pan is hot toss in pan and fry it for a minute then add rice. If using green onion cut into pieces and add in near the end of cooking.)

Once hot toss cold rice in pan and break it up, cold rice can clump together. Add some soy sauce and stir into rice to coat it, if need more add a little at a time and stir until lightly coated. Spread rice out to layer the bottom of the pan.

While rice is heating and crisping up take the chicken and shred it up or if using a different protein like pork, just cut it up into small pieces. Stir rice every so often as needed while doing this.

Add the meat to the rice and stir in.

Then push the rice to one side of the pan to make room to cook the eggs. Crack eggs into pan and with your cooking utensil break the egg yolks and stir the eggs up as it cooks. (I included a 2nd photo to show what I mean.). Once egg is cooked mix rice and egg together.

I add in the frozen veggies at this point. If using green onions this is when I add it in. Stir and ensure mixed.

Continue to let rice crisp up by letting it fry in the pan, and stir every so often. It’s done when frozen vegetables are cooked, or if you want it a little more crispy continue for a few more minutes.

You can make this with no meat and no egg if you choose.