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15 Minutes Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry
This easy 15 minutes chicken and broccoli stir fry makes great healthy weeknight dinner. If you are looking for superfast dinner recipes then this dish is perfect. This dish is sure a crowd pleaser. My family loved it.
Prep Time
7 mins
Cook Time
7 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 250 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Main Course
Cuisine:
Asian
Ingredients
- 1 lbs chicken breasts cut into bit size cubes
- 1 big broccoli florets
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 teaspoon ground pepper (adjust quantity as per spice tolerance levels)
- Pinch salt
For the sauce-
- ¾ cup water
- 1 tablespoon garlic chopped
- 1 tablespoon ginger chopped
- ½ cup Chinese cooking wine (sub with Mirin or dry sherry or plain rice wine)
- 1 ½ tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 ½ tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
- 1 ½ tablespoon corn starch
For garnish
- Sesame seeds and finely sliced green onions/scallions optional
Instructions
First make the sauce
- In a small bowl whisk together water, Chinese wine vinegar, garlic ginger, brown sugar, low sodium light soy sauce, corn starch into lump free sauce. Keep it ready near the stove.
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Stir-Fry
- Heat up a wok or large skillet to smoking hot. Heat sesame oil in the pan.
- Add chicken to hot oil and toss (or if your tossing skills are challenged like me just stir, stir and stir :D) for few seconds until chicken begins to turn pink.
- Sprinkle salt and pepper powder over the chicken and stir again.
- Add broccoli florets and cook stirring frequently, until tender, about 2-3 minutes. Don’t forget to stir.
- Pour in the stir fry sauce and mix stir. Keep stirring frequently and once the sauce thickens in 2-3 minutes the dish is ready.
- This stir fry broccoli and chicken goes well with brown rice. For low-carb options used cauliflower fried rice.
- Serve immediately, garnished with sesame seeds and green onions if desired.
Notes
- Chinese Wine : Substitute Chinese wine with Mirin, dry sherry or rice wine in place.
- Dry or Saucy : You can make this dish as dry or as saucy you want. My personal preference for saucy stir fry dish over a bed of rice. Adjust water quantity while making sauce.
- Nutritional Info – Please keep in mind that nutritional information provided is only a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.
Nutrition Information
Serving
0g
Calories
250kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
12g
(4%)
Protein
25g
(50%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
73mg
(24%)
Sodium
474mg
(20%)
Potassium
491mg
(14%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
65IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
2.2mg
(2%)
Calcium
38mg
(4%)
Iron
2.2mg
(12%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 250
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 0g | |
| Calories | 250kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 12g | 4% |
| Protein | 25g | 50% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 73mg | 24% |
| Sodium | 474mg | 20% |
| Potassium | 491mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 65IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 2.2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 38mg | 4% |
| Iron | 2.2mg | 12% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.