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Omurice (Omelette Rice)

One serving has 629 kcal and 33 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (112%), choline (84%), pyridoxine (75%), niacin (69%), pantothenic acid (67%) and manganese (64%). Ready in 20 minutes.

Omurice (Omelette Rice)
Photo: Kanesue, CC BY 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 10 min
  • Cooking: 10 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (470 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Gluten-free, High protein
  • Contains: dairy, egg, poultry

Ingredients

  • 220 g Rice, white, long-grain, cooked
  • 60 g Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, raw
  • 40 g Onions, raw
  • 40 g Ketchup
  • 100 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 10 g Butter, unsalted
  • 0.3 g Salt

Method

  1. Dice the chicken breast and onion small.
  2. Melt half the butter in a pan and cook the onion and chicken for 4-5 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.
  3. Add the rice and 25 g of the ketchup, and fry, stirring, for 2-3 minutes until well mixed and heated through; season with the salt and set aside, keeping it warm.
  4. Beat the eggs well, melt the remaining butter in a clean pan over medium heat, and pour in the eggs, stirring briefly before letting them set into a thin, soft omelette.
  5. Mound the ketchup rice on a plate and slide the just-set omelette over the top, folding it around or over the rice.
  6. Drizzle the remaining ketchup over the omelette in a zigzag and serve immediately.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy629 kcal30%
Carbohydrates77.4 g
Water336 mL
Fiber1.7 g6%
Protein32.9 g69%
Tryptophan0.41 g
Threonine1.4 g
Isoleucine1.6 g
Leucine2.7 g
Lysine2.5 g
Methionine0.87 g
Cystine0.54 g
Phenylalanine1.6 g
Tyrosine1.2 g
Valine1.9 g
Histidine0.96 g
Fat19.9 g
Monounsaturated6.6 g
Polyunsaturated2.7 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.06 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-62.1 g
Saturated8.7 g
Trans-Fats0.04 g
Cholesterol437 mg
Calcium98.7 mg10%
Copper0.3 mg33%
Iron4.8 mg27%
Magnesium64.6 mg21%
Manganese1.2 mg64%
Phosphorus445 mg64%
Potassium589 mg13%
Selenium61.5 µg112%
Sodium653 mg
Zinc2.9 mg37%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.48 mg44%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.67 mg61%
Niacin (vitamin B3)9.7 mg69%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)3.4 mg67%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.97 mg75%
Folate (vitamin B9)192 µg48%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)1 µg43%
Choline357 mg84%
Vitamin A244 µg35%
Vitamin C4.6 mg6%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)82.6 IU14%
Vitamin E2.3 mg15%
Vitamin K2.4 µg3%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.9 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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