Chicken Quinoa Fried Rice

Cooking fluffy quinoa is easy with the Quinoa setting on your Zojirushi rice cooker. Made with tender chicken, eggs, and vegetables, seasoned with a mix of soy sauce, oyster sauce, and sesame oil. A light and savory dish that everyone will love for sure!

Ingredients (serves 4):
To Cook in the Rice Cooker:

2 cups (rice measuring cup) quinoa
Water to fill to the water level 2 for "QUINOA"

For Chicken:

6 oz. boneless, skinless chicken thighs
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. soy sauce
1 tsp. Chinese rice wine (optional)

For Scrambled Eggs:

1 Tbsp. butter
2 eggs
1/8 tsp. salt

For Fried Rice:

2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1 medium carrot, peeled and diced
1/2 yellow onion, diced
1/2 cup frozen peas
2 Tbsp. garlic, minced
4 stalks green onions, separated into white and green parts, sliced
1/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. black pepper
2-1/2 Tbsp. soy sauce
2 Tbsp. oyster sauce
1/2 tsp. toasted sesame oil

This recipe was developed for Zojirushi rice cooker models with a Quinoa setting. Please visit our grains page on how to cook quinoa in other models.

Measure quinoa accurately using the measuring cup that came with your rice cooker and add to the inner cooking pan. If quinoa is not pre-rinsed, use a fine mesh strainer to rinse with water then add to the inner cooking pan. Add water to the corresponding water level for “QUINOA” and cook using the "QUINOA" setting.

Prepare the chicken. Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces and place them in a bowl. Add remaining ingredients for chicken and mix to marinate. Cover and set aside.

When quinoa completes cooking, fluff, cover and keep warm. Make scrambled eggs. In a large skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add eggs, 1/8 teaspoon of salt, and use a wooden spatula to scramble. When the eggs are cooked, transfer to a plate and set aside.

Cook the remaining ingredients. Add vegetable oil to the pan and heat over medium-high heat. Add the marinated chicken from Step 2 and sauté for 2 minutes. Add carrots, yellow onion, frozen peas, garlic, and the white part of green onions. Sauté for about 3 minutes.