Bored of Lunch’s Chicken Fried Rice

Ingredients

3chicken breasts, cubed
low-calorie oil spray
1 heaped tspcurry powder
2 x 250g packets ofmicrowaveable rice
1 tbsphoisin sauce
1 tbspoyster sauce
1 tbspsoy sauce
1 tspsesame oil
1 tbspgarlic purée
1 tspground ginger
½ tspChinese 5 spice
1carrot, grated
1onion, finely chopped
50gfrozen peas
1 egg, beaten (optional)
salt, to taste
50g jar ofcurry sauce and chopped spring onions, to serve

Essential kit

You will need: an air-fryer.

Instructions

Preheat the air fryer to 200°C for 2 minutes. Meanwhile, spray the chicken with oil, then dust with the curry powder and season with salt. Add the chicken to the preheated air fryer and air-fry for 7–8 minutes.

Cook the rice according to the packet instructions, then toss into the chicken with the hoisin, oyster and soy sauces, the sesame oil, garlic purée, ground ginger and Chinese 5 spice. Toss together along with the veg, then air-fry at 200°C for another 5 minutes.

If you want to add an egg, do it as soon as the dish is cooked and piping hot. Stir everything through in the air fryer so the egg cooks in the heat of the other ingredients.

Serve with some curry sauce and chopped spring onions.

455 calories per serving.

Serving note: This will make four large portions or it will serve five as a side dish.


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