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Chicken Stir Fry With Vegetables

You'll love Chicken Stir Fry With Frozen Vegetables for a quick and super easy 30-minute weeknight meal that delivers tender chicken, crispy veggies, and a delicious homemade sauce over rice. The frozen vegetables eliminate all the prep work - no washing, chopping, or measuring individual veggies. Just heat your skillet and you're halfway there!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: Chinese
Servings: 6
Author: Melissa Griffiths

Ingredients

  • 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 white or rice
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 1 pinch of red pepper flakes optional

Instructions

  • 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.
  • While the chicken is cooking, add all of the sauce ingredients to a quart mason jar, top with the lid, and shake well to combine.
  • 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.
  • Add the frozen vegetables, and cook until the veggies are heated through.
  • Serve the chicken, sauce, and veggie mixture over hot cooked rice, and garnish with chopped green onion and sesame seeds if desired. Enjoy!

Notes

Fresh or Frozen:
  • 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 for what veggies and meat you like or have on hand and to clean out the refrigerator since it's very flexible!
  • Cut your vegetables and meats into thin, even pieces. This ensures they cook quickly and evenly. If your frozen veggies are bigger chunks, just break them into smaller pieces with your hands.
Oil Choices: Use an oil with a high smoke point like peanut oil, grapeseed oil, or vegetable oil. These oils can withstand the high heat of stir-frying without burning!
Best Sauce Ingredients: Use a combination of soy sauce, oyster sauce, hoisin sauce, rice vinegar, and sesame oil to create a balanced and flavorful sauce. Experiment and customize it to your family's taste preferences.
Recipe Variations & Substitutions:
  • Beef or shrimp are good too!
  • Frozen or fresh vegetables
  • Rice or noodles
  • Powdered or fresh garlic and ginger
  • Rice vinegar goes great

Nutrition

Serving: 1 of 6 servings | Calories: 325kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 98mg | Sodium: 1404mg | Potassium: 626mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 55IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg

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