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Easy Chicken Fried Rice

Doctoring up Trader Joe's vegetable fried rice with diced chicken thighs, scrambled eggs, butter, seasoning and soy sauce!
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Course Dinner

Ingredients
  

  • 2 16 oz bags Trader Joe's frozen vegetable fried rice
  • 4 tbsp salted butter
  • 2.5 tsp garlic powder
  • 2.5 tsp onion powder
  • 1/4 c low sodium soy sauce
  • 2 large eggs

Chicken Thighs

  • 2 lb chicken thighs
  • 2 packets Good Season's Italian dressing mix
  • olive oil

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • Trim excess fat off chicken thighs.
  • Place thighs in a bowl with the seasoning mix and a drizzle of olive oil. Toss until everything is coated.
  • Place thighs on a brimmed baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake for 45 minutes.
  • Remove from the oven and cut into bite size pieces. Set aside.
  • Preheat a wok over high heat. Melt butter.
  • Add bags of frozen fried rice. Cook rice on high heat for 7 minutes. Stirring occassionally. If you are cooking more than 2 bags, this will take longer.
  • The rice should get crispy in some places and be caramelized. Once you see this throughout the batch, add your seasoning, cooked eggs and diced chicken. Stir well.
  • Pour in your low sodium soy sauce, stir and allow to cook a few more minutes.
  • Serve hot.
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