Air-Fryer Leftover Chicken Fried Rice

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Air-Fryer Leftover Chicken Fried Rice

One roast dinner can become three completely different meals if you use it properly. This fried rice is proof of that. Leftover roast chicken, cold rice, peas and egg come together with garlic, soy and spring onions to make a proper fakeaway that's on the table in under 20 minutes. No waste. No boring leftovers.

Air-Fryer Leftover Chicken Fried Rice
Air-Fryer Leftover Chicken Fried Rice preparation stage

You’ll Need

Main
100g leftover roast chicken, shredded
75g cooked cold long-grain rice
1 egg
40g frozen peas
1 spring onion, sliced
1 clove garlic, finely sliced
1 tsp olive oil
Seasoning
1 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
½ tsp oyster sauce
Pinch of white pepper
Pinch of salt

Optional but Dangerous
Sweet chilli sauce
Crispy onions
Chilli flakes
Sesame seeds
Sriracha

Method

Preheat your air fryer to 190°C.

Place the shredded chicken, garlic and olive oil into a small foil tray or heatproof dish.

Air fry for 4–5 minutes, stirring once, until the chicken is warmed through.

Stir in the cold rice and frozen peas.

Add the soy sauce, oyster sauce and white pepper, mixing well so the rice is evenly coated.

Return to the air fryer for 4 minutes, stirring halfway through.

Push the rice mixture to one side of the tray and crack the egg into the empty space.

Cook for 2 minutes, then scramble the egg into the rice.

Stir through the sesame oil and sliced spring onion.

Cook for a final 1–2 minutes until everything is piping hot.

Finish with any optional toppings and serve immediately.

Lad Tip: Whenever you cook rice, make an extra single portion and chill it. Cold rice makes far better fried rice than freshly cooked, and you've already done half the work for another Home Alone meal.

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