Description
Sizzling chicken and vegetable stir-fry dances with Asian-inspired flavors, bringing a quick and nutritious meal to your table. Crisp vegetables, tender chicken, and perfectly seasoned rice create a delightful dinner you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
Protein:
- 1 lb (450g) boneless, skinless chicken breasts, thinly sliced
Vegetables:
- 1 bell pepper, sliced
- 1 cup broccoli florets
- 1 cup snap peas
- 1 medium carrot, thinly sliced
- 3 green onions, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon ginger, minced
Sauces and Seasonings:
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Accompaniment:
- 2 cups cooked jasmine rice
Garnish:
- Sesame seeds (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat a large wok or skillet to medium-high heat, creating an optimal cooking surface for searing chicken with crisp edges.
- Sauté chicken pieces until they transform from pink to golden brown, approximately 5-7 minutes, ensuring complete protein cooking.
- Transfer cooked chicken to a separate plate, maintaining its warmth and preventing overcooking.
- Introduce minced garlic and ginger into the same cooking vessel, releasing their aromatic essence for roughly 30 seconds.
- Incorporate colorful vegetable medley – bell peppers, broccoli florets, snap peas, and julienned carrots – into the hot surface.
- Stir-fry vegetables for 5 minutes, preserving their vibrant colors and maintaining a tender-crisp texture.
- Reintroduce previously cooked chicken to the vegetable mixture.
- Drizzle soy sauce, hoisin sauce, oyster sauce, and sesame oil across the ingredients, creating a rich, glossy coating.
- Gently toss and combine all components, allowing flavors to meld for an additional 2-3 minutes.
- Plate the aromatic stir-fry atop fluffy jasmine rice.
- Optional: Garnish with finely chopped green onions and a sprinkle of toasted sesame seeds for enhanced visual appeal and flavor complexity.
Notes
- Prep vegetables in uniform sizes to ensure even cooking and consistent texture throughout the dish.
- Use high heat and keep ingredients moving constantly to prevent burning and maintain that signature stir-fry crispness.
- For a gluten-free version, swap traditional soy sauce with tamari or coconut aminos and verify all sauce ingredients are gluten-free certified.
- Create a protein-packed vegetarian alternative by replacing chicken with firm tofu, tempeh, or edamame for a delicious plant-based adaptation.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: Chinese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 370 kcal
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 900 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 30 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg