As promised, I have a quick and easy chicken recipe for you. It's the perfect thing to make on a busy weeknight. Just be sure to shop for all the ingredients ahead of time. You probably have some of them around, like rice, eggs, vegetable oil, and soy sauce, and if you really stock up well, you might have the chicken, bacon, and sesame oil too. And then you'll also need some broccoli and a bunch of scallions. And that's it.
Chicken And Bacon With Broccoli And Fried Rice (adapted from Gourmet, June 2009)
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Equipment needed: rice cooker with steamer (or make rice and steam broccoli another way)
Ingredients
1 cup rice
1 or 2 broccoli crowns, chopped into florets
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 bunch scallions, cut into 1-inch pieces
5 strips bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
2 eggs
1/4 teaspoon soy sauce
1/8 teaspoon sesame oil
salt and pepper
Preparation
Preheat broiler.
Place rice in rice cooker, and add water and cook according to rice cooker instructions. Place broccoli in steamer top, and steam while rice cooks.
(I cut up and prepared my chicken, bacon, and scallions after I started the rice cooker, just to be sure everything would be finished at the same time. You can also use leftover cold rice.)
Meanwhile, toss chicken, bacon, scallions, 1/2 tablespoon vegetable oil, and a bit of salt and pepper on a foil-lined sheet pan.
Place 4 to 5 inches below broiler and broil, stirring occasionally, until chicken is cooked, about 10 minutes.
Beat eggs with soy sauce, sesame oil, and a pinch of salt. Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in large skillet. Add rice, and stir. Make an opening in the rice, and pour the egg in. Stir up egg until almost cooked, and then stir it into the rice. Add broccoli, and stir to combine.
Plate some of the rice and broccoli mixture, and top with the chicken bacon mixture. Serve with extra soy sauce.
It's like Chinese takeout but better! I love the saltiness of the bacon and the crisp, brown edges of the chicken. This is a comforting, easy dinner that's loaded with protein and just the right amount of veggies. I can't wait to make it again.
Do you make any Chinese takeout-style dishes at home?
14 comments:
Oh yes I definitely make Chinese take out dishes at home. I have a wok and use it pretty regularly :) This looks delish!
Yum this looks and sounds delicious! Love making asian dishes at home!
Again with the bacon!
you can never have enough delicious chicken recipes! this one looks like a keeper!
Yum! This would look excellent even without the bacon, but with it? Now it's a must-make dish. (I'll leave out the egg, though.) As soon as I start getting broccoli in my CSA share, this will be on the menu.
I make stir-fries pretty regularly, but I don't really think of them as Chinese take-out-style. The one that I do think of as being similar to take-out is a Cook's Illustrated recipe for kung pao chicken that I make now and then.
Most of my stir-fries are vegetables, though. For some reason it always feels like prepping meat for stir-fries adds a lot of time and hassle, so I just go without. I use brown rice and some nuts to make up a bit of protein.
I really love dishes like this, they are so satisfying, like a big warm food hug :)
Happy to hear you are enjoying new life at the bakery...sounds hectic and exciting!
I love quick dishes and this one looks like a great one!
Thanks!
Your blog is lovely and has too much to offer ...Your recipes are fantastic..Unseen Rajasthan
Delicious! Everything you need for a great meal, all in one.
yum! i love making different stirfrys and fried rice dishes. it's so easy as long as you have a grain, a protein, veggies and condiments.
Great dish! This totally looks better then take-out!
What a delicious and healthy meal - I love how quickly it comes together! I'm glad you're enjoying your new baking position and I'm looking forward to hearing more about it :)
Hi! This looks delicious!
Looks great! I'll have to try this. I make stir fry at home a lot, does that count?
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