Chicken Brown "Fried" Rice
By: Angela LeMoine
Published: Thursday, January 17, 2013 - 11:04am

Ingredients




2 cups uncooked brown rice
2 Tbsp olive oil
3 eggs
5 garlic cloves, sliced
2 carrots, peeled and small dice
10 oz pkg frozen peas
4 cooked thin sliced chicken breast, diced
1 1/2 cups chopped fresh pineapple
3/4 cup reduced sodium soy sauce

Preparation

1 Cook the rice according to the package directions, drain and set aside. 2 In a large saute pan, over medium heat, add the olive oil. *If you need to cook the chicken, dice it up and toss in now. Cook for just a few minutes before continuing with the recipe* Add in the garlic and carrots and cook until the carrots are softened. 3 Crack the eggs into the pan and mix in with the veg. Once the egg is cooked through, add in the diced chicken. Allow the chicken to warm through a bit. 4 Stir in the cooked rice and pineapple. Add in the soy sauce and peas. Cook until all the ingredients are warmed through, about 5-8 minutes.

About

Ok, time for this very yummy healthier "fried" rice! Really this recipe came up because I am working on emptying the fridge before we leave. The fun part of this rice is the chopped up fresh pineapple, it adds just a bit of sweetness and works wonderfully with the salty soy sauce. 
In this recipe I made use of some left over garlicy chicken but you can certainly start out with uncooked chicken. I have a note in the recipe on when/how to cook the chicken. I've also noted an approx. calorie count per serving, keep track all in my effort to eat a little healthier.