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Instant Pot Chicken Fried Rice Meal Prep Bowls

6/3/21

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These Instant Pot Chicken Fried Rice Meal Prep Bowls come together in one pot – all you need is rice, chicken and frozen veggies!

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How to make this recipe

  1. Add butter, garlic, chicken, chicken broth, soy sauce and rice to Instant Pot in that order. Pressure cook for 3 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, microwave frozen vegetables in a large bowl for 5 minutes until de-frosted.
  3. Add veggies and green onions into the Instant Pot, stirring well to combine.
  4. Serve and enjoy.

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Ingredients and substitutions

  • Butter – butter keeps the rice fluffy, but is optional to the dish. If you want the same effect but would rather not use butter, then you can use olive oil.
  • Garlic – you will want to use fresh or jarred minced garlic.
  • Chicken breast – chicken breasts will also work in place of chicken breast and will probably be a juicier cut of meat.
  • Chicken broth – use a vegetable broth in place of chicken if you’re in a pinch.
  • Soy sauce – coconut aminos or tamari are great substitutes for soy sauce.
  • Jasmine rice – use any rice that you prefer like basmati or brown rice. Using a different rice will alter the cook times.
  • Frozen vegetables – use any frozen vegetable blend that you prefer.
  • Green onions (to garnish)

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Storing and reheating

This chicken fried rice will last in the fridge up to 5 days, making it the perfect meal prep recipe! All you have to do to store it in the fridge is transfer the rice from the Instant Pot to air tight containers once the rice has cooled down. I recommend storing the dish in individual servings in the fridge because it makes heating lunch that much easier!

To reheat the chicken fried rice, take your serving out of the fridge and heat straight from the container into the microwave for 1-2 minutes. Make sure to sprinkle some water over the rice to ensure that the dish doesn't dry out when reheating.

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Freezing this dish

You can also freeze the chicken fried rice for a quick meal later in the month. The dish will last in the freezer for up to three months to ensure freshness. After the rice has cooled down completely, transfer it into airtight containers in individual portions.

When you're ready to enjoy your fried rice, defrost the chicken in the fridge overnight before reheating or reheat from frozen by sprinkling water overtop (to keep the rice from drying) and microwaving for 5-6 minutes. Pause the microwave halfway through and stir the dish. Serve and enjoy!

More Instant Pot dishes 

  • Sweet and sour pineapple chicken
  • Caribbean-inspired chicken & rice
  • Red curry chicken noodles

Meal prep tools

  • The Instant Pot DUO Plus 60 is the version I use in this recipe.
  • Grab some Glass meal prep bowls for your leftovers.
  • And of course I get all my free-range chicken from Butcher Box!
Instant Pot Chicken Fried Rice Meal Prep Bowls

Instant Pot Chicken Fried Rice

These Instant Pot Chicken Fried Rice Meal Prep Bowls are a delicious one pot option for work week lunches - all you need is rice, chicken and frozen veggies.
4.7 from 56 votes
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Asian-Inspired
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 325kcal
Author: Taylor Stinson

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 chicken breasts, diced
  • 1 1/4 cups chicken broth
  • 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
  • 1 cup dry jasmine rice
  • 1 bag mixed frozen vegetables (I used the Green Giant blend of carrots, corn and peas)
  • 1 bunch green onions, sliced

Instructions

  • Add butter, garlic, chicken, chicken broth, soy sauce and rice to Instant Pot in that order. Cook on high pressure for 3 minutes. Do a quick release of the pressure and open lid when it is safe to do so.
  • Meanwhile, microwave frozen vegetables in a large bowl for 5 minutes until de-frosted.
  • Add veggies and green onions to rice in Instant Pot, stirring well to combine. Serve and enjoy - will last in the fridge up to 5 days.

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Nutrition

Calories: 325kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 64mg | Sodium: 502mg | Potassium: 422mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1050IU | Vitamin C: 21.5mg | Calcium: 80mg | Iron: 2.2mg
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Comments

  1. Sandra says

    October 11, 2019 at 18:36

    I am trying this recipe tonight and I noticed you said it was 6 servings, do you know what the serving size is? 1 cup ?

    I have been using an IP cookbook for a few months now and I would like to try other recipes I have found on Pinterest but I have noticed most recipes do not have the serving size on most of them..

    Thank you…

    Reply
    • Taylor Stinson says

      October 14, 2019 at 11:58

      Hi Sandra – you will have to divide the entire recipe into 6 portions and then each portion is a serving. I can’t give out exact serving sizes by cup measurements unfortunately!

      Reply
  2. Andrew says

    February 25, 2019 at 19:47

    Hey so I tried this today and put it on for 6 minutes instead of 3 because of the comments, and decided to use no butter to avoid the fat. Also just put the veggies in the instant pot with the rest. It turned out great. I’ll make this often. Thanks!

    Reply
    • Taylor Stinson says

      February 26, 2019 at 07:44

      So happy you liked it Andrew 🙂

      Reply
  3. Maura says

    August 22, 2018 at 10:10

    Sodium seems a bit high. 500 mg. Maybe use low sodium soy sauce

    Reply
    • Taylor Stinson says

      August 22, 2018 at 11:33

      Low sodium soy sauce would be a great idea!

      Reply
  4. Chad says

    August 8, 2018 at 19:09

    After hearing stories of the results being “soupy”. I increased the amount of jasmine rice to 1.5 cups. The rice came out great. Not soupy and the rice was full cooked, I like how this recipe calls for the veggies (carrot, peas and green onion) to be prepared separately, as my son does not like veggies in his fried rice. He loved it!

    Reply
    • Taylor Stinson says

      August 8, 2018 at 19:32

      So happy to hear you liked it Chad!!! 🙂 Thanks for sharing with me!

      Reply
  5. Andrew says

    July 10, 2018 at 22:42

    Yeah I got the same thing as Will, fried rice soup. Followed what you said exactly, put all the ingredients in besides veggies and green onions and pressure cooked on high for 3 min with a quick release. Just seems like too much liquid. Isn’t the rule of thumb 1 cup of liquid for 1 cup of rice generally?

    Reply
    • Taylor Stinson says

      July 11, 2018 at 09:01

      Hi Andrew – did you use jasmine rice as the recipe says? I know white rice and brown rice both take much longer to cook and absorb liquid so that is probably the issue here. From my understanding it’s 1.5-1.75 cups of liquid per 1 cup of rice (jasmine rice anyway – see here for more info: https://rouxbe.com/tips-techniques/379-cooking-rice-general-liquid-to-rice-ratios) but you need an extra little bit of liquid to account for the chicken. Hope that helps!

      Reply
  6. Michelle says

    May 31, 2018 at 08:05

    Loved this! I heated up the frozen veggies on the stovetop with the leftover broth. I also sauteed the green onions on the stove in a little bit of olive oil and then added 2 scrambled eggs to cook with it. (I might try 3 eggs next time.) There was some liquid left in the instant pot after opening the lid, but I turned it to saute mode to cook off some of the extra liquid while I added in the veggies and the scrambled eggs/green onions. Will definitely be making this again!

    Reply
  7. Will says

    April 15, 2018 at 18:58

    Looks great but in practice this didn’t work at all. I got nothing but soup and the rice is way undercooked. There’s way too much liquid here. Then again, I’m increasingly thinking the only thing the Instant Pot is good for is making stew/soup…

    Reply
    • Taylor Stinson says

      April 16, 2018 at 09:08

      Hey Will – so sorry to hear this didn’t turn out for you! I can assure you that you can make a ton of different grains in the Instant Pot. Did you use jasmine rice? I’ve heard other types of rice take longer to cook which could have resulted in this not being cooked through for you. I’ve tried this recipe a few times now and the method listed works for me!

      Reply
      • Vanessa says

        November 6, 2018 at 23:08

        Mine came out as a stew as well! And I used Jasmine rice.. not sure what happened. But it looks like a delicious recipe!

        Reply
        • Taylor Stinson says

          November 7, 2018 at 14:17

          Hmm so strange…I’m wondering if certain types of jasmine rice vary? That is honestly the only thing I think could be happening here! So sorry about this Vanessa!

          Reply
  8. Tracie says

    April 4, 2018 at 11:24

    This looks terrific. Does the rice really cook in 3 minutes? I make another fried rice recipe that cooks perfect in 10 minutes rice mode. Quick release.

    Reply
    • Taylor Stinson says

      April 4, 2018 at 12:06

      Hey Tracie, thanks so much 🙂 It may be because that’s rice mode, this is high pressure mode! The rice is definitely done after that time – I find it’s more the ratio of liquid you want to be careful with and I’ve tested this with jasmine rice, it works!

      Reply
      • Tracie says

        April 16, 2018 at 16:01

        Thank you. Yes, it cooks perfectly in the 3 minutes 🙂 I chopped up a couple carrots and half an onion and added to the pot to cook instead of the frozen (because its what I had). Very quick and easy recipe.

        Reply
  9. Carol L says

    March 17, 2018 at 23:51

    These look really good. Just wondering where you get the set of glass containers. I have only found the sets with small, med & large…Would love to have a set of the larger ones like these for meals!

    Reply
    • Taylor Stinson says

      March 19, 2018 at 20:39

      Thanks so much Carol! 🙂 These ones from IKEA are the ones I use: https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90233788/

      Reply
  10. Theresa says

    March 17, 2018 at 19:26

    If you double it, would it change the cooking time?

    Reply
    • Taylor Stinson says

      March 19, 2018 at 20:41

      Hi Theresa – I honestly couldn’t say because I haven’t tested it myself. I would say maybe increase the cooking time by a minute or two on your manual pressure setting and see if that works!

      Reply
    • Kelly Logan says

      January 2, 2019 at 11:06

      We did double it and we had to double the time. So we put it in for 6mins.

      Reply
      • Taylor Stinson says

        January 2, 2019 at 12:13

        Thanks for the heads up Kelly! Hope you liked it!

        Reply
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