Chicken Fried Rice

My Weight Watchers friendly Chicken Fried “Rice” is my most popular recipe!  It’s zero points on my PersonalPoints plan.

A few years ago I was in Cabo and one of the restaurants there had the best chicken fried rice I’d ever had.  They used a teriyaki chicken in the rice and it made a world of difference.  It was amazing.  I wanted to recreate that experience with WW in mind, so I substituted cauliflower rice for the real grain.  I loved how it turned out.  I’ve since then used cauliflower rice in different recipes, like my Arizona Burrito Bowls.  So, thank you Tazuna restaurant for giving me the idea for this teriyaki flavoried Chicken Fried Rice!

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What adds the most points to a fried rice is the oil and rice.  I already had the rice figured out so I wondered if I could make it without oil and the answer was yes!  I used olive oil cooking spray!  It doesn’t add flavor, but it coats the ingredients enough to make them not burn while the rice is stir frying.

As I’ve mentioned on another post, I’m a big fan of rotisserie chicken.  Any recipe that calls for chicken, that’s my go-to.  Costco has a big rotisserie chicken for about $5.  I usually bring it home and remove the skin and bones immediately.  The skin comes off really easily when it’s still warm.  Because I don’t always use the whole chicken right away, I divide it into about 4 baggies and freeze it.  Then I can use the portions as I need it.  For this recipe, I got one baggie out of the freezer the night before, which was about 2 cups of chicken.  I added 2 tbsps of teriyaki sauce to the baggie as it was thawing in the refrigerator.  That was the first step in this easy and quick recipe.

Supplies you’ll need…

I don’t have a wok, but I think I might have to order this one.  Okay…it’s mostly for the color! 

wok chicken fried rice

I have two of these pans and love them!  This is what I use to make my chicken fried rice….and so much more.  You’ll see this pan throughout my recipes.

non stick pan for fried chicken

The ingredients…

  • 12 oz pkg of Green Giant Riced Cauliflower (or make your own in a food processor)
  • 8 oz pkg of frozen veggies
  • 4 tbsp teriyaki sauce (I use Annie Chun)
  • 2 cups of chicken (I use the white meat of rotisserie chicken, skin removed)
  • 1 tbsp minced garlic
  • 4 eggs
  • Pam Olive Oil cooking spray
  • Salt and pepper

Here’s how you’ll make it…

  • Marinade skinless chicken in two tbsps of teriyaki sauce.
  • Spray a frying pan or wok with cooking spray over medium heat.
  • Add frozen mixed veggies and garlic to the pan.  Toss to coat with the cooking spray.

  • Cook the veggies until thawed, stirring occasionally.
  • Add riced cauliflower and spray the rice lightly with more cooking spray.
  • Next, add 2 tbsp of teriyaki sauce and stir, cooking for about 10 minutes or until the rice is warmed through.

  • Put the chicken in and cook for another 5-10 minutes over medium heat.

  • Move the rice mixture around, forming a hole in the center of the pan.
  • Beat 4 eggs together and pour into the center of the pan.

  • Let the eggs cook up a little on the bottom and then combine them into the rice mixture.
  • Cook for 5-10 minutes or until eggs are cooked through.
  • Salt and pepper to taste.

And that’s it!  It freezes great so if you don’t eat it all, don’t pitch it!

Alterations…

I have a confession…I hate cooked carrots.  So the second time I made this I didn’t add frozen veggies, I added canned corn and peas.  It looked odd without the carrots but I loved it.  I think cooked onions would be really good in this.  The only reason I didn’t add them is I didn’t have any on hand.  Another thing you can add is a little soy sauce.  None of these changes add points to the recipe.

Let me know how you like it.  If you’re looking for more zero point recipes try my Arizona Taco Soup or Deviled Eggs.  Or my 1 point Chicken and Corn Chowder.

Happy tinkering,

Susan

Chicken Fried Rice
Servings: 6 servings of 1.5 cups each
Ingredients
  • Pam Olive Oil Cooking Spray
  • 8 oz Pkg of Frozen Veggies
  • 1 tbsp Minced Garlic
  • 12 oz Pkg of Frozen Riced Cauliflower I used Green Giant
  • 4 tbsp Teriyaki Sauce I used Annie Chun
  • 2 cups Skinless Chicken
  • 4 Eggs
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Ahead of time, marinade chicken with 2 tbsp teriyaki sauce.

  2. Spray frying pan or wok with olive oil cooking spray over medium heat.

  3. Add frozen mixed veggies and garlic to the pan. Toss to coat with the cooking spray.

  4. Cook the veggies until thawed, stirring occasionally.

  5. Add riced cauliflower and spray rice lightly with more cooking spray.

  6. Add 2 tbsp of teriyaki sauce and stir, cooking for about 10 minutes or until the rice is warmed through

  7. Add diced roasted chicken marinated in teriyaki sauce and cook for another 5-10 minutes over medium heat.

  8. Move the rice mixture around, forming a hole in the center of the pan.

  9. Beat 4 eggs together and pour into the center of the pan.

  10. Let the eggs cook up a little on the bottom and then combine them into the rice mixture.

  11. Cook for 5-10 minutes or until eggs are cooked through.

  12. Add salt and pepper to taste.

72 Responses
      1. Sherig

        You got me!! The recipe says fried rice so I was checking out how you could get zero points with regular rice. The recipe is good but we’re not a fan of teriyaki so I used low sodium soy sauce it turned out great.

        1. Deb Hendrix

          Love this recipe.
          I’ve used ground chicken in it and also no teriyaki. I really like the sugar free orange ginger by George Hughes…

        1. Hi Bonnie,

          The Personal Points program makes it hard to show how many points a recipe is! For me personally, carrots are still zero points. And peas are one point for a 1/2 cup. I use so few peas for the whole recipe I still count a serving as zero points. I hope you enjoy the recipe.

  1. Lyndall Dally

    I made this last night and it was really good! I missed lunch so actually had 3 helpings and it was still only 1 SP!!! Can’t beat that! Oh, and I didn’t tell my husband and he had no complaints.

    1. I’m always nervous about raw chicken so I only used cooked chicken in it. I like to use rotisserie chicken but sometimes that adds ww points. I usually marinate the chicken in the morning of the day I’m going to make the fried rice, letting it marinate all day.

      I hope you enjoy!

  2. Lisa

    Love this recipe but I use multiple veggies to carrots and peas- corn and green beans. I also have to have real rice. I can’t seem to adjust to cauliflower rice yet. I also added 1 teaspoon of the sesame oil and I think the flavor is worth it. Love your ideas of using rotisserie chicken in meals calling for chicken. Thank you!

  3. Jean

    Taste great! I had grilled chicken breast already cooked, so just cut them up and added teriyaki sauce to marinade. I also increased the teriyaki sauce on rice cauliflower. Hubby likes it too. Thanks.

  4. Tammy Saylor

    I just made this and it was delicious!! Still can’t believe it is no points! I used the canned chunk chicken breast and this worked well, might try some different veges when I make it again- thanks for this great recipe!!

  5. Susan

    I just made this and it was great! My husband even said its a keeper recipe. I didn’t have teriyaki sauce so I marinated chicken in a couple shakes of Worcestershire. I also used chicken breast that I cooked and set aside. We will use this recipe again!

  6. Jillian Speranza

    How do you make this show 0 points on weight watchers ? Mine is showing 3 points. I put the exact recipe in just doubled it

  7. Katie

    I’m a big noob when it comes to cooking and altering recipes…if I’m using brown rice instead of cauliflower rice I should cook it first, right?

      1. MP

        I’m going to try this using Farro!!! we’ll see! TY for sharing this-been wanting to try a ‘mock’ fried rice!! Love shrimp also & a ) pt food-I;ll try that way too!

  8. Tracy

    This is the perfect meal prep dinner…it has a ton of flavor, comes together very quickly, and requires zero chopping! A great WW option!

  9. Cynthia Bush

    My husband loves this recipe and would like it every week. It is good and easy to make.
    I make it every other week! ❤️

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