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This recipe is a full hibachi chicken dinner at home, in next to no time! Restaurant-style sautéed veggies, fried rice, super tender chicken, and a creamy mustard dipping sauce turn your everyday dinner table into a homemade Japanese steakhouse experience (onion volcano not included).
Before You Get Started
- Did you know – fried rice was originally created as a way to use up leftover cooked rice? That means, to make a really great hibachi rice, you want to use rice you cooked ahead of time – NOT rice you cooked right before you started this dish! For a real restaurant-quality fried rice, don’t even bother doing the initial cook yourself. Just buy already-cooked rice from the grocery store!
How to Make This Recipe
See recipe card below for full list of measurements, ingredients, and instructions.
Start with the sauce.
You don’t really have to start with the mustard sauce, but I like to knock it out first to give all the flavors more time to meld and deepen. Making it is super easy – just toss all your ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth!
on to the rice.
Heat oil in a large wok, then add the onions and mixed vegetables. Sauté those until the onions start to lose their opacity, then push the veggies to the side of the pan, making an empty spot you can crack the eggs into. Scramble the eggs in the pan until they’re fully cooked, then add the leftover rice and butter. This is where the “fried” part of fried rice comes in – cook the rice for about 5 minutes or so, just until it’s lightly fried.
Cheryl’s Tip: To keep the fried rice warm while you cook the chicken and veggies, pack it tightly into a bowl, then cover the bowl with a plate or a lid. The more firmly you pack the rice into the bowl, the better insulated it’ll be!
double time!
To keep everything moving and make sure it’s all ready to eat at the same time, you’ll want to cook the chicken and the veggies at the same time, in two separate pans. Don’t worry, it’s not as intimidating as it sounds!
Heat a blend of sesame oil and avocado oil in each skillet, then add the chicken and its sauce ingredients to one pan and the veggies and their sauce ingredients to the other. Cook the chicken until browned, with no pink remaining, and the veggies until they’re nice and tender. Each will only take 5-10 minutes, so you’ll be digging into a full hibachi dinner in no time!
What I Love About This Recipe
- This hibachi chicken and fried rice recipe is so rich and perfectly seasoned, it seriously tastes like it was just made at your favorite Japanese restaurant. This is hands-down the best, easiest way to make hibachi at home!
- The creamy mustard sauce is a little sweet and just a little spicy, and it’s the perfect little touch on top of the already-flavorful chicken, veggies, and fried rice. Plus, it’s SO easy to make, and it stores really well. Go ahead, double the recipe and keep some prepared mustard sauce in the fridge. I won’t judge!
Recipe Variations
- Go Grain Free: Talk about easy! Just swap out the rice for cooked cauliflower rice, like in our cauliflower fried rice recipe.
- Make it Whole30/Paleo: Oh, you’re in luck! Instead of rattling off a list of ingredients to swap out, you can just head over to my Whole30 Hibachi Chicken and Veggies post for an easy-to-follow, fully-compatible version of this hibachi chicken dish.
Making changes to a recipe can result in recipe failure. Any substitutions or variations listed are simple changes that I believe will work in this recipe, but results are not guaranteed.
Hibachi Chicken with Fried Rice and Vegetables
Equipment
- standard blender
- 2 large woks or large skillets
- Silicone spatula
- whisk optional
- Medium bowl with lid, or plate to cover
Ingredients
For the Mustard Sauce
- 1 tablespoon white sesame seeds lightly toasted preferred
- 2 tablespoons ground mustard
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 4 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
- ½ cup half-and-half
- 1 tablespoon hot water
- ½ tablespoon minced garlic approximately 1 large clove
For the Fried Rice
- 2 tablespoons neutral-flavored oil avocado oil, refined coconut oil, etc.
- ½ cup diced white onion approximately 1 small white onion
- 1 cup frozen mixed vegetables peas, carrots, corn
- 2 large eggs
- 4 cups cooked rice cooled completely, day-old rice preferred
- 4 tablespoons butter at room temperature, cut into small pieces
- 4 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
For the Hibachi Chicken
- 1 ½ teaspoons sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into bite-sized pieces, approximately 3 medium chicken breasts
- 3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon butter at room temperature
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- salt to taste
- freshly cracked black pepper to taste
For the Hibachi Vegetables
- 1 ½ teaspoons sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil
- 8-10 ounces zucchini pieces approximately 1 large zucchini; sliced into 2-inch-thick half moons
- 2 cups white onion slices approximately 1 large white onion; halved, cut into ½-inch-long slices
- 2 cups quartered baby bella mushrooms approximately 8 ounces
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
- salt to taste
- freshly cracked black pepper to taste
Instructions
For the Mustard Sauce
- Add 1 tablespoon white sesame seeds, 2 tablespoons ground mustard, 2 teaspoons honey, 4 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce, ½ cup half-and-half, 1 tablespoon hot water, and ½ tablespoon minced garlic to blender.
- Blend all ingredients together until mixture is completely smooth, pausing blender to scrape down sides of bowl as needed.
- Once mixture is smooth, taste sauce and add ground mustard, honey, soy sauce, half-and-half, water, or garlic if desired. Blend mixture again until smooth to fully incorporate any added ingredients.
- When satisfied with flavor and consistency of sauce, transfer sauce to serving bowl or airtight container. Set prepared sauce aside, or refrigerate until ready to serve.
For the Fried Rice
- Place one large wok or skillet on stovetop over medium-high heat. Add 2 tablespoons neutral-flavored oil and heat wok until oil is hot and shimmery, swirling and tilting pan as needed to distribute oil across entire surface.
- When oil is hot, add ½ cup diced white onion and 1 cup frozen mixed vegetables to pan. Stir to incorporate. Sauté vegetables, stirring often, approximately 5 minutes or until onions are almost translucent.
- When onions are almost translucent, push vegetables to outer edges of pan, creating large open spot in center of pan.
- Crack 2 large eggs directly into center of pan. Scramble eggs with spatula or whisk until eggs are completely cooked.
- Once eggs are fully scrambled, add 4 cups cooked rice and 4 tablespoons butter to skillet. Stir all ingredients together to incorporate.
- Cook rice mixture, stirring frequently, approximately 5 minutes or until rice is lightly toasted.
- Pour 4 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce over rice mixture and stir to incorporate. Continue cooking rice mixture, stirring frequently, approximately 1 to 3 minutes or until rice is browned and hot.
- Transfer fried rice to medium bowl. Pack rice tightly into bowl and cover with lid or plate to keep rice warm until ready to serve.
For the Hibachi Chicken and Vegetables (Made Simultaneously)
- Return wok or skillet to stovetop and reduce heat under pan to medium. Add 1 ½ teaspoons sesame oil and 1 tablespoon avocado oil to pan. Continue heating pan, tilting and swirling as needed, until oils are hot and shimmery.
- When oil is hot, add 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, 3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce, 1 tablespoon butter, 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice, salt (to taste), and freshly cracked black pepper (to taste) to pan.
- Stir all ingredients together until well incorporated, then sauté chicken 5 to 7 minutes, stirring only 1 to 2 times, until chicken is browned and no longer pink.
- Place second large wok or skillet on stovetop over medium-high heat. Add 1 ½ teaspoons sesame oil and 1 tablespoon avocado oil to pan, then continue heating pan until oil is hot and shimmery.
- When oil is hot, add 8-10 ounces zucchini pieces, 2 cups white onion slices, 2 cups quartered baby bella mushrooms, 1 tablespoon butter, 1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce, salt (to taste), and freshly cracked black pepper (to taste). Stir until all ingredients are well-incorporated.
- Once incorporated, sauté vegetables, stirring occasionally, approximately 6 to 8 minutes or until all vegetables are tender.
To Serve
- When chicken and vegetables are fully cooked, divide each into preferred portion sizes and transfer to serving plates. Serve chicken and vegetables warm with fried rice and prepared mustard sauce.
- Rice: For the best fried use, cook your rice the day before, or use pre-cooked rice from the store. Don’t cook the rice immediately before making this recipe if possible!
- Sesame Seeds: Lightly toasting the sesame seeds will enhance their flavor, but toasting them isn’t required for this recipe.
- Leftovers: Let each component (chicken, rice, veggies, and sauce) cool completely, then refrigerate each component separately in airtight containers. Rice can be kept up to 3 days, chicken and vegetables can be kept up to 5 days, and mustard sauce can be kept up to 7 days.
Approximate Information for One Serving
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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It was very bland so I added ginger, garlic powder and more salt to everything. After that it was absolutely perfect!!
Glad you could tweak it to your taste!
Hi! Great recipe but in the notes I didn’t see how to toast the sesame seeds?
You can lightly toast them in a skillet (just for a minute or two until aromatic), or even in the microwave in 30-second intervals.
It was a hit with the whole family!
So glad you enjoyed it!
Delicious!
Agreed! 🙂
Easy, quick (especially if prepped ahead of time), absolutely delicious. The chicken & fried rice were moist, the vegetables were firm, yummy sauce added just the right touch! This recipe is a keeper.
So glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
AMAZING! I have made so so fried rice in the past and it always stuck to the pan and was meh. (After this recipe I now know I was adding soy sauce too early!! and BUTTER!!! makes a HUGE difference!!) We did add a touch of sesame oil to the rice at the table; family preference. Chicken browned perfectly with patience and had great flavor. The veggies I moved to the hot wok after the chicken was done and BAM they came together (they were crowding in my skillet). Did not try the mustard sauce. We’re a yum yum sauce group. Keeping this recipe in my rotation! Once everything is mise in placed (highly recommended with stir fry recipes!) comes together super fast.
So glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
I have made this, either all or parts, several times over the last couple of years and it’s always been delicious! We especially LOVE the fried rice! I haven’t made the mustard sauce yet since we haven’t had sesame seeds… do NOT try it with sesame oil! LOL
Lol great tip! And so glad you enjoyed it. 🙂
It was really good! The whole family enjoyed it.
So glad y’all enjoyed this recipe!
I haven’t tried this yet but I just have a question. When you say precooked rice from the grocery store are you referring to instant rice or something different?
The precooked rice that comes in a bag!
Hi Anna, does it matter what precooked rice it is? Is there a specific brand i should look for?
No, brand does not matter. Just whichever appeals to you or fits your budget!
Overall a really great recipe but man that mustard sauce was a bit much for me. I like spicy but that was a different kind of spicy. I made the mistake of pouring it over my chicken/veggies. Guess they call it dipping sauce for a reason. 🙂
Hey Susan, yes we definitely recommend starting with a little bit of the dipping sauce before going all in so it doesn’t overpower the hibachi. But glad you enjoyed it, regardless!