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    Bless This Mess > Recipes > Easy Dinners > Chicken

    Quick and Easy Stir Fry

    Published: Jan 10, 2020 · Modified: Jan 17, 2020 by Melissa · 27 Comments

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    I love this quick and easy stir fry recipe so much! It tastes amazing and it's so much healthier than take-out. This is the perfect recipe for hectic nights when you want something flavor-filled but don't want to spend an hour cooking!

    With a few simple ingredients and a delectable sauce, you'll love how easy this stir fry is to make and how delicious it is to eat!

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    Straightforward and Simple Stir Fry

    I got this recipe from my sister (hi, Lachelle!), and it is so very delicious. The idea is that you cook up a little chicken, and at the same time, throw all of the ingredients for the sauce in a mason jar and give it a shake. Then you just add the sauce to the chicken, add some frozen veggies (Costco has a fabulous organic frozen stir-fry vegetable medley that we love), and then serve it all over hot rice.

    It takes less than a half-hour to throw together, and the whole family loves it. It's always a winner in our house, and the recipe is one that will go in your quick meal rotation with ease. I can't get over the flavors and simplicity; you'd think it was takeout when you eat it but it's even better! Enjoy and pin it for later!

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    How can I make stir fry spicier?

    If you’d like the sauce a bit spicier, make it a few hours ahead of time with the red pepper flakes. Let the sauce rest in the fridge and re-shake it before you are ready to use. Letting the pepper flakes sit in the sauce will give them time to release more of their heat.

    How do I prevent lumps from forming in the sauce?

    To ensure there are no cornstarch lumps in the sauce, I recommend combining the corn starch and the cold water and shaking those together well before adding the additional ingredients.

    What else can I serve stir fry with?

    If you don't want to make rice or want to try something else, other great options for a stir-fry is to serve it with salad, fruit, steamed veggies, egg rolls or dumplings,  or noodles. You can even change your rice to fried rice if you want to try something different!

    To make fried rice, heat a tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet over medium heat and add the cooked rice. Let the rice sit and cook for about a minute before stirring it a couple of times every minute or so for 10 minutes. (Letting it sit for a bit will allow some rice pieces to get crispy.) Move the rice to one side of the pan and crack an egg into the bare side of the pan. Scramble the egg in the pan using a spatula, and once the egg is cooked, mix it into the rice. Stir in your chicken, sauce, and veggies, and voila! Fried rice!

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    Quick and Easy Stir-fry


    ★★★★★

    4.9 from 11 reviews

    • Author: Melissa Griffiths - Bless This Mess
    • Total Time: 30 minutes
    • Yield: 6 servings 1x
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    I love this quick and easy stir fry recipe so much! It tastes amazing and it's so much healthier than take-out. This is the perfect recipe for hectic nights when you want something flavor-filled but don't want to spend an hour cooking!


    Ingredients

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    • 2 pounds chicken, cut into bite-sized pieces
    • 3 tablespoons olive oil
    • 1 package frozen stir fry vegetables
    • Hot cooked rice, about 6 cups cooked

    For the sauce:

    • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
    • ½ cup cold water
    • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
    • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
    • ⅓ cup honey
    • ½ cup soy sauce
    • ¼ cup vinegar
    • 1 cup chicken broth
    • Pinch of red pepper flakes, optional

    Instructions

    1. Heat a large nonstick or cast iron skillet over medium to medium-high heat. Add the oil and heat for 30 seconds. Add the chicken and cook until the chicken is cooked through and no longer pink in the center.
    2. While the chicken is cooking, add all of the sauce ingredients to a quart mason jar, add a lid, and shake well to combine.
    3. When the chicken is cooked through, reduce the heat to medium and pour the sauce over the chicken. Stirring continuously, cook until the sauce thickens and the color changes from a muddy brown to a cleaner, reddish color. This should take about 3 minutes.
    4. Add the frozen vegetables, and cook until the veggies are heated through.
    5. Serve the chicken, sauce, and veggie mixture over hot cooked rice, and garnish with chopped green onion and sesame seeds if desired. Enjoy!

    Notes

    • Feel free to use fresh chopped veggies if you'd like; frozen ones just make things really easy. This is an easy recipe to use what veggies and meat you like or have on hand. It's very flexible.
    • Prep Time: 10 mins
    • Cook Time: 20 mins
    • Category: Dinner
    • Method: Stove
    • Cuisine: Chinese

    Keywords: easy stir fry, easy stir fry recipe, easy chicken stir fry recipe, easy chicken stir fry, chicken stir fry recipe, best chicken stir fry recipe, best stir fry recipe, homemade stir fry, the best stir fry recipe

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    This post was originally published in 2013 and has been updated and rephotographed in January 2020.

    This veggie and chicken stir fry takes less than thirty minutes and feeds your family something delicious with lots of vegetables and chicken.

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    1. Sallee

      December 07, 2022 at 7:56 pm

      This was fantastic & so quick! Wish I’d read the comments & halved the sauce, but will do that next time. Will make this again, for sure. I used coconut aminos instead of soy sauce…best stir fry sauce I’ve made! Thanks!

      ★★★★★

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    2. April

      July 22, 2022 at 7:26 pm

      OMG!! So delicious!!! My husband’s first bite was followed by “Mmmm!” which I took as a win! Cooked a chicken in the crock pot all day and used that meat with frozen stir fry veggies. Super easy & quick!!! Thank you for this!!!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    3. Pamela Young

      October 21, 2021 at 10:44 pm

      I think this made too much sauce but my family loved it. I think I may 1/2 the sauce next time so the veggies and meat aren’t swimming in it. I used 2 packages of Birds Eye 10.8 oz frozen vegetables (broccoli, carrots, sugar snap peas and water chestnuts).

      ★★★★

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    4. Mel

      January 22, 2021 at 7:53 pm

      I made this tonite. I halfed the recipe since I had about 1 lb of chicken. The sauce does change right before your eyes from muddy brown to glossy and gorgeous! I’ll be making this again for sure. Super easy and fantastic!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    5. HR Woods

      June 18, 2020 at 10:38 pm

      Made this tonight, it was delicious! Excited to try allllllll the things here, thanks so much!

      ★★★★★

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    6. Mark

      April 24, 2020 at 11:21 pm

      I have the Costco bag, it's 5.5lbs. When you say "1 package frozen stir fry vegetables" do you really mean 16oz, like other recipes call for? Or is this really meant for the 5.5lb bag.

      Thanks!

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      • Melissa

        April 25, 2020 at 11:01 am

        LOL, definitely more like 16 ounces. I'll note that in the recipe.

    7. Lisa

      January 11, 2020 at 4:13 am

      Yummy, this sounds so yummy!!

      Have a nice weekend!
      Cheers, Lisa | sustainable solo travel blog

      ★★★★★

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    8. Casey

      September 11, 2019 at 4:50 pm

      Love this recipe! It's now in our rotation of family favorites. I did change one thing and that was to cut the amount of cornstarch in half (but all of the other sauce ingredients I used in the full amount in the recipe). I felt like the sauce wasn't "saucy" enough with the full amount of cornstarch, but that is definitely personal preference. If you want a quick and easy stir fry recipe, this one is great!

      ★★★★★

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      • Melissa

        September 12, 2019 at 10:58 pm

        Great tip on how to make the sauce a little more "saucy" thank you for commenting and sharing! It's always so welcome, helpful, and appreciated!

      • Z

        July 13, 2022 at 4:31 pm

        I did the cornstartch in half and it was way too runny, like watery. Would not recommend.

    9. Susan

      January 09, 2019 at 10:05 pm

      This is a delicious, no-fuss stir fry that is quick to make. I used white wine vinegar, a pinch of red pepper flakes and put the marinade in the fridge as suggested. It turned out wonderfully. My family loved it!

      ★★★★★

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      • Melissa

        January 09, 2019 at 10:13 pm

        So glad that you liked it! Thank you for coming back to let me know!

    10. Jen Swanson

      January 07, 2019 at 8:25 pm

      My husband cannot stop loving on this recipe - and he is picky! I made it tonight for the first time and halved the recipe as we only had 1lb of chicken and it was perfect. Everything about it. Consistency. Spice level (medium). Not too salty. Also not too sweet. We didn’t have regular white vinegar so used champagne vinegar. Beautiful. I can’t think of one change I would make! Thank you for sharing this recipe!!

      ★★★★★

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      • Melissa

        January 08, 2019 at 1:40 pm

        Oooh that sound delicious! Thank you for the tip and coming back to let us know and leaving a great review, I really appreciate that!

    11. Lisa Burtick

      April 14, 2018 at 11:23 am

      Delicious! I didn't have honey so I substituted with brown sugar. Loved it!

      ★★★★★

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      • Melissa

        April 16, 2018 at 12:10 pm

        Great sub, thank you for sharing and leaving a review Lisa!

    12. Lisa Zahn

      March 04, 2018 at 6:49 pm

      I made this tonight and it was so easy and delicious. I used almond flour instead of corn starch and the sauce still turned out great. It's very sweet with all the honey, but we loved it.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    13. Julie

      February 03, 2016 at 9:36 am

      What kind of vinegar do you use for this recepie?

      Reply
      • Melissa

        February 03, 2016 at 2:11 pm

        I like rice vinegar or white best but apple cider works well too!

    14. deb c

      January 10, 2016 at 4:26 pm

      Got grumbled at by the hubby for experimenting...again. Its a no no to serve dinner that isn't guaranteed yummy. So...I cut the recipe in half, served it with brown rice for me, and jasmine rice for him. He said it was pretty good! Lucky for him he liked it; there is plenty of goodness left for dinner tomorrow night....tee hee! Thank your sister for a great recipe!

      Reply
    15. marseille

      August 26, 2014 at 4:48 pm

      When u use fresh veggies, do u cook the veggies first, or chicken, or all at once?

      Reply
    16. blissbychelsey

      June 16, 2014 at 5:37 pm

      This is absolutely delicious! Made my grocery list using your Summer/Spring Clean Eating suggestions. If they're all as good as this, you're my hero!
      -Chelsey (blissbychelsey.com)

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    17. Katie McClain

      November 05, 2013 at 7:42 pm

      This is phenomenal! My man loved it 🙂 (and he usually does not like new things!). Delicious! I also loved how easy and quick this was for my crazy on the go life. Will be come a staple in our meal routine. Thanks for sharing all your awesome recipes 🙂

      Reply
    18. Shikha

      August 07, 2013 at 10:57 pm

      recepie?

      Reply
      • Melissa

        August 08, 2013 at 4:22 am

        This is a guest post that I did earlier this year, so you just have to click on the link above the picture to get the recipe!

    19. Tanya

      June 03, 2013 at 12:55 pm

      Your stir fry looks amazing Melissa!!
      xo, Tanya
      http://twelveoeight.blogspot.com/

      Reply

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