Weeknight Chicken Fried Rice with Charred Scallions

This weeknight chicken fried rice is the one-pan dinner everyone can agree on: fluffy day-old rice gets crisped in a hot skillet, tossed with juicy bites of chicken, scrambled egg, and a confetti of crisp-tender vegetables, then finished in a savory-sweet glaze of gluten-free tamari and nutty sesame oil. The real flavor booster is the charred scallions, blistered hard in the pan until smoky and slightly sweet, stirred in right at the end for a pop of color and a restaurant-style finish. Built entirely around naturally gluten-free ingredients and certified gluten-free tamari in place of traditional soy sauce, this recipe is safe for anyone following a strict gluten-free diet while still delivering all the umami-rich, takeout-style flavor you crave. Using cold, day-old rice is the key technique here — it keeps the grains separate and prevents the dish from turning mushy, giving you that perfect, slightly crisp fried rice texture in under 30 minutes. It's a forgiving, flexible recipe: swap in whatever vegetables you have on hand, use rotisserie chicken to save time, and double the batch for easy leftovers. Serve it straight from the skillet for a fuss-free family dinner that comes together faster than delivery.</long_description> <parameter name="meta_description">Gluten-free chicken fried rice with charred scallions, ready in 30 minutes. A fast, crowd-pleasing one-pan weeknight dinner everyone loves.

Ingredients

• 4 cupsCooked day-old white rice, cold, grains separated; jasmine or long-grain
• 1 lbBoneless skinless chicken breast or thigh, cut into small bite-size pieces
• 3 wholelarge eggs
• 8 stalksscallions, whole, trimmed, for charring and garnish
• 1 mediumcarrot, peeled and diced small
• 0.75 cupfrozen peas
• 3 clovesgarlic, minced
• 1 tablespoonfresh ginger, minced
• 3 tablespoonsgluten-free tamari, certified gluten-free, in place of soy sauce
• 2 tablespoonstoasted sesame oil
• 3 tablespoonsNeutral oil, such as avocado or vegetable oil, divided
• 0.5 teaspoonsalt, to taste
• 0.25 teaspoonblack pepper, freshly ground
• 1 teaspoonrice vinegar, optional, for brightness
• 1 teaspoonsesame seeds, optional, for garnish

Method

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