This family friendly Chicken and Vegetable Fried Rice recipe is the perfect easy weeknight (or weekend for that matter!) dinner and gets a big thumbs up from our entire household!
When I think about my go to recipes, this Chicken and Vegetable Fried Rice is up there with my favourites. Not only do we all love it (and I end up with two empty little bowls on the table!) but it’s the perfect way to use up any vegetables we have in the crisper as well as any chicken, ham or any other meat (yep we’ve even had this with sausages) you also have which needs to be used.
You can really be as creative as you like when it comes to what vegetables you add, I often throw in zucchini, broccoli and even boiled eggs to this recipe. If you need any more encouragement to make this recipe, here it is: it’s freezer friendly! What are you waiting for?!?

Chicken and Vegetable Fried Rice
Ingredients
- 250 g of BBQ Chicken
- 4 rashes of shortcut bacon excess fat trimmed
- 1 stick of celery – finely chopped
- 1 carrot – grated
- 3 spring onions - finely chopped
- 1 capsicum – cut into small pieces
- Small tin of corn
- 50 g of raw cashews
- 1 cup of uncooked rice
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pack of stirfry sauce – I use Kantong’s honey soy and garlic
- Extra soy sauce to taste
- 1 tablespoon of sweet chilli sauce – optional
Instructions
- In a wok, add the olive oil and bring to a high heat. Add the bacon and spring onions and cook for 2 minutes.
- Meanwhile bring a saucepan of water to the boil and add rice.
- Add the celery, carrot, capsicum and cashews and cook until the vegetables are just starting to get tender
- Add the cooked rice, corn and sauces to wok, mixing all ingredients together and cook for 3 minutes before transferring to individual bowls and adding some chopped BBQ Chicken.
- After adding sauces, I suggest tasting and adding extra sauce if you wish
Nutrition

What’s your favourite go to meal?
Fareeha
Wow, this looks incredibly awesome. I could definitely do with it right now. I cn grab it right from the screen and gobble it up. lovely.
Kate Lloyd
I love this recipe. My little girl can’t have egg and finally I’ve come across a fried rice recipe that doesn’t have egg through it, although I’m sure you can add it. LOL
Vicki @ Boiled Eggs & Soldiers
A perfect go to dinner! Thanks for linking to YWF x
Vanessa
For some reason I am terrible at cooking rice, so the only time we have it is if I’ve somehow made a giant pot of it and frozen it for use at other times!
Lauren
Oh no! It’s one of those things that can go bad really quickly when making it.
Lucy @ Bake Play Smile
Can you come and cook me dinner!!!? This looks great! Love how easy it is!
Lauren
I’d be happy to!
Medeja
I love such fried rice, but I have never added bacon.. My mistake 😀
Lauren
If you like bacon it’s certainly worth adding it 🙂
mummywifeme
I love your simple family dinners, Lauren. This is definitely something the kids would eat. xx
Lauren
Thanks Renee x
EssentiallyJess
My kids are a bit iffy with fried rice, but even they might like this. It’s worth a shot!
Lauren
It sure is, I hope they like it 🙂
HUgzilla
My husband would marry you for this dish. For real.
Lauren
Ha!
Min@WriteoftheMiddle
Yummo! I love fried rice and love to discover a new fried rice recipe. This looks delicious. Recipe already printed. Thank you! 🙂
Lauren
Oh thanks, I hope you enjoy it 🙂