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Chicken Stir Fry Recipe

Chicken stir fry for busy nights — jalapeño chicken stir fry, teriyaki chicken with rainbow veggies, sweet chili chicken, and gochujang chicken stir fry.

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Mary Chapman
Stephanie Feidler
Emily Cole
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Chicken Stir Frydinner

Chicken Stir Fry

Prep Time 8 minutes

10 min440 cal37 g proteinServes 480 saves
Mary ChapmanMary Chapman

Ingredients

  • 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast cut into 1 inch cubes
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 tbsp olive oil divided
  • 2 cups broccoli florets
  • 1/2 yellow bell pepper cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 1/2 red bell pepper cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 1/2 cup baby carrots sliced
  • 2 tsp minced ginger
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • Stir Fry Sauce
  • 1 tbsp corn starch
  • 2 tbsp cold water
  • 1/4 cup low sodium chicken broth
  • 3 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
  • 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes

Instructions

  1. 1Stir Fry Sauce In a medium size bowl, whisk together corn starch and water. Add remaining ingredients (chicken broth, soy sauce, honey, and toasted sesame oil, red pepper flakes) and whisk to combine. Set aside.
  2. 2Add one tablespoon of olive oil to a large skillet or wok and heat over medium high heat.
  3. 3Add chicken (in batches if necessary) and season with salt and pepper. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes or until cooked through. Remove from skillet
  4. 4Reduce heat to medium and add remaining tablespoon of oil to the skillet.
  5. 5Add broccoli, bell pepper, and carrots and cook, stirring occasionally, just until crisp tender. Add ginger and garlic and cook for an additional minute.
  6. 6Add chicken back into the skillet and stir to combine
  7. 7Whisk stir fry sauce and pour over chicken and vegetables and stir gently to combine.
  8. 8Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, and let boil for one minute.
  9. 9Serve with rice and/or chow mein if desired.

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One Hot Pan And Dinner Is Done

Stir fry is the dinner you can make when the fridge is half empty and everybody is hungry. Chicken, whatever peppers you have, a sauce you stir together in a measuring cup, and it's on the table before the rice finishes.

Cooks on Pepper reach for these on the nights when practice runs late, when there's chicken breast thawed and no plan, or when they want something with a little heat that still feeds the whole table.

Every recipe here is a real weeknight skillet dinner: a plain Chicken Stir Fry with broccoli and bell pepper, Jalapeño Chicken Stir Fry, Teriyaki Chicken Stir-Fry with Rainbow Veggies & Wild Rice, Sweet Chili Chicken Stir Fry, a high protein version with chicken mince and Chinese 5 spice, and a gochujang chicken stir fry over rice.

Quick Tips

  1. 1

    Cut the chicken small

    Slice breasts into 1-inch cubes or thin strips so they cook through in 5 to 6 minutes without drying out.

  2. 2

    Toss chicken in cornstarch

    A couple tablespoons of cornstarch on the raw chicken gives it a light coating that browns fast and helps the sauce cling.

  3. 3

    Get the pan hot first

    Heat the oil over medium-high for 2 minutes before anything goes in, and cook the chicken in two batches so it sears instead of steams.

  4. 4

    Mix the sauce ahead

    Stir soy sauce, garlic, and any chili or gochujang together in a cup before you start, then pour it in during the last 2 minutes.

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