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This recipe is a full hibachi chicken dinner at home! With restaurant-style sautéed veggies, fried rice, and super tender chicken, this hibachi recipe is served with a spicy mustard dipping sauce that really transports you to the Japanese steakhouse!
Why This Recipe Is So Good
- This hibachi chicken and fried rice recipe is rich, perfectly seasoned, and tastes like it was just made at your favorite Japanese restaurant. This the perfect way to make hibachi at home!
- The mustard sauce is sweet and just a little spicy, and adds a flavorful kick to the chicken, veggies, and fried rice. You’ll want to eat it on top of everything!
Chef’s Tips
- Fried rice was originally created as a way to use leftover old rice. To make hibachi rice, use rice you’ve made ahead of time instead of freshly cooked rice. For fried hibachi rice that tastes even more like restaurant-quality, use precooked rice bought at the grocery store.
- If you are grain-free, you can easily substitute the rice with cauliflower rice.
- Lightly toasting sesame seeds for the mustard sauce isn’t necessary, but it will enhance the flavor.
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Hibachi Chicken with Fried Rice and Vegetables
A restaurant-style hibachi dinner complete with fried rice, tender chicken, veggies, and slightly spicy mustard sauce.
Equipment
- 2 large skillets or woks
- standard blender
Ingredients
For the Fried Rice
- 2 tablespoons avocado oil
- ½ cup white onion diced
- 1 cup frozen vegetables
- 2 large eggs
- 4 cups rice cooked, cool to the touch
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 4 tablespoons soy sauce
For the Hibachi Chicken
- 1 ½ teaspoons sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil
- 1 pound chicken breast cut into bite-sized pieces
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice fresh
- salt
- pepper
For the Hibachi Vegetables
- 1 ½ teaspoons sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil
- 1 zucchini large, quartered and cut into 2" pieces
- 1 white onion large, halved and cut into ½" pieces
- 2 cups baby bella mushrooms about 8 ounces, quartered
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- salt
- pepper
For the Mustard Sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds preferably lightly toasted
- 2 tablespoons dry mustard
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 4 tablespoons soy sauce
- ½ cup half-and-half
- 1 tablespoon hot water
- 1 clove garlic minced
Instructions
For the Fried Rice
- Heat 2 tablespoons avocado oil on medium high in a large skillet or wok. Add diced onion and frozen vegetables, and sauté until onions are almost translucent, about 3 minutes. Move the vegetables to the side of pan. Crack eggs into pan and scramble with a spatula until cooked through and fully scrambled.
- Add 4 cups cooked rice and 4 tablespoons butter. Cook for 5 minutes and stir frequently. Add 4 tablespoons soy sauce and cook 1 additional minute. Pack fried rice firmly into bowls to keep hot.
For the Chicken and Vegetables (Made Simultaneously)
- For the chicken: Heat 1 ½ teaspoons sesame oil and 1 tablespoon avocado oil in same skillet or wok used for fried rice. Add chicken, 3 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 tablespoon butter, lemon juice, salt, and pepper to skillet. Cook chicken until it is no longer pink, about 5-7 minutes. Stir only once or twice so chicken will brown.
- For the vegetables: In a separate large skillet or wok, heat 1 ½ teaspoons sesame oil and 1 tablespoon avocado oil on medium high heat. Add sliced onion, baby bella mushrooms, zucchini, 1 tablespoon butter, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, salt, and pepper to skillet. Sauté until vegetables are tender, about 6-8 minutes.
For the Mustard Sauce
- Lightly toast sesame seeds if desired. (See note.) Blend sesame seeds, dry mustard, 2 teaspoons honey, 4 tablespoons soy sauce, half and half, hot water, and minced garlic in blender.
- For the best fried rice: Do not cook rice immediately before making fried rice. Leftover or precooked rice from the store works best.
- For mustard sauce: Lightly toasting sesame seeds will enhance the flavor, but it is not necessary. Mustard sauce can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator.
- To make grain-free: Substitute rice with cauliflower rice.
Approximate Information for One Serving
Serving Size: 1servingCalories: 871calProtein: 33gFat: 31gSaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 148mgSodium: 1586mgPotassium: 834mgTotal Carbs: 113gFiber: 4gSugar: 5gNet Carbs: 109gVitamin A: 2151IUVitamin C: 13mgCalcium: 119mgIron: 3mg
Nutrition Disclaimers
Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.
Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.
To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.
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Can I substitute the avocado oil with vegetable or olive oil? Do you have a recipe for yumyum sauce?
Olive oil is fine here!
Is the calorie estimate for the entire meal or for one serving?
Okay so I tried making the mustard sauce and it didn’t turn out creamy or the same color? In the ingredients you say no soy sauce then in the reading you do. Which is it? Also how did you make yours creamy? I followed all the measurements and it is just like soup.
Any ideas?
Sorry for the confusion! The 1/4 cup soy sauce listed in the recipe instructions is part of the 12 tablespoons of soy sauce listed in the beginning of the ingredients to be used across the instructions. The mustard sauce will be creamy because of the half and half but will not be thick like yumyum sauce, which is typically made with mayo.
I did the same thing as the woman above, I added the soy sauce to the mustard sauce and it came out salty, and not thick. I had to make chicken teriyaki instead, since I had no more half and half to start the sauce over.
This sauce is NOT supposed to be thick like yum yum sauce. It is a ginger mustard sauce and will have a runny consistency when done.
Would I use the same ingredients for shrimp or steak?
You definitely can!
What do you think I could substitute for the half and half in the sauce? I’m soy and dairy free due to breastfeeding, but this sauce sounds soooo good! I’ve been craving something like this!
You could definitely use an alt milk of your choosing, ideally unsweetened, to give the sauce some cream. Try it again after breastfeeding with half and half and let us know how it went!
I followed the instructions for the sauce exactly as stated and it was very watery. Not creamy at all, with that much half and half as suspected this may happen. What did I do wrong? I’m so excited to try this!
The sauce is made with a creamy element but it does not stick together like a sour cream sauce would. It should be runny but creamy!
Should the mustard sauce have a real bitter sharp taste? Kinda like ginger. I used McCormick ground mustard.
It definitely should! The mustard and the garlic bring a bitter taste to the sauce that goes well with chicken.
Should the mustard sauce be served warm or cold?
Up to you! I usually mix it together and put it in the fridge while everything else cooks so it’s chilled but not cold.
Hi ! Thanks so much for the recipe! If we don’t have dry mustard which I thought I have but can’t find it in my pantry could we use Dijon mustard in substitute? Thanks !
Certainly!
Where did the garlic go from the ingredients list?
The garlic is mentioned almost last, for the mustard sauce!