Chicken Egg Fried Rice with Courgette and Green Beans

A hearty, filling egg fried rice and a great way to use up leftovers. The ingredients below made five meals, and only takes 15 minutes to make. This dish works out at just over €1 per portion, so it's a great budget friendly option.

Ingredients:

400g jasmine rice - €0.80, Lidl (a 1kg bag cost €1.99) - any rice will work
350g diced chicken - €2.59, Lidl
500g green beans - €0.42, Lidl (a 1kg bag of frozen beans cost €0.84, fresh beans may be more expensive)
1 courgette - €1.49, Lidl (I had a packet of courgetti that I needed to use up, you can get a single courgette for cheaper)
1 egg (I had eggs on hand, but can be purchased very cheaply if bought in bulk)
Soy sauce (again, I had this on hand - soy sauce is a cupboard staple for me)
Total: €5.30 (as this has five servings, that works out at €1.06 each )

Method:

Cook the rice in a pan of boiling water (according to instructions).
Spray a frying pan with low calorie spray and fry the diced chicken (I like to add a little soy sauce to the chicken while it fries but this is optional).
Once the chicken is cooked through, add the green beans and courgette to the pan and stir fry until cooked (as I used frozen beans, I added them a few minutes before the courgetti).
Once the rice is cooked, add to the frying pan and add soy sauce (add to your liking - I like a lot of soy sauce!)
Make a well in the middle of the mixture and crack in one egg.
Scramble the egg and once it starts to cook, stir through the mixture.
Cover and leave to cook for a few minutes until the egg is cooked.
Serve alone or with a side salad for extra speed, add salt and pepper to taste.

Preparation time: 5-10 minutes

Cooking time: 15-20 minutes

Syns: completely free.

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