Description
The Best Chicken Stir Fry is a quick and flavorful dinner loaded with chicken, your favorite vegetables, and a sweet and savory sauce. Ready in under 30 minutes, this easy recipe is perfect for busy weeknights.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 pound chicken breast (cut into cubes)
- 1 1/2 cups broccoli florets
- 1 small zucchini (sliced)
- 8 oz mushrooms (sliced)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon chile garlic sauce
- 2 tablespoons cold water
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 cups cooked white rice
Instructions
- Add the vegetable oil to a large skillet over high heat. Once it is hot, add the chicken and brown for 3-4 minutes until golden. Does not need to be cooked all the way through. Remove from the pan and keep warm.
- Return the skillet to the heat and add the broccoli, zucchini and mushrooms. Cook for 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally until they are cooked down and starting to brown.
- Add garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes until you can start to smell it.
- Meanwhile, in a liquid measuring cup or small bowl whisk together soy sauce, chicken broth, honey, sesame oil, and chile garlic sauce.
- Pour the sauce over the chicken mixture and stir until everything is coated.
- Mix together water and cornstarch to make a slurry. Pour into skillet and stir to incorporate. Let it cook for a minute or two, until it thickens and coats the chicken mixture.
- Remove from the heat and serve over rice.
Notes
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stir Fry
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 362
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 39 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 31 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg