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22+ Healthy Chicken Dinner Ideas
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Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings:
4
Calories:
394 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
Asian
Ingredients
Chicken and Veggie Stir Fry
- 1 pound chicken breast boneless, skinless
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ tablespoons neutral cooking oil divided, generic cooking oil
- 2 cups broccoli florets
- 1 cup mushroom sliced
- 1 cup carrot matchstick cut
- 1 teaspoon ginger fresh, minced
- 1 clove garlic minced
- ¼ cup fish sauce
- ¼ cup chicken broth low sodium or water
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil toasted
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 3 cups rice cooked
Instructions
- Cut chicken breast into 1-inch pieces and season with salt on all sides. Set aside.
- In a large pan over medium-high heat, heat up ½ tablespoon oil. Add in broccoli, mushrooms, and carrots, and cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until the vegetables are tender but remain crispy.
- Add in ginger and garlic, stir to distribute around the vegetables, and cook for about 2 minutes. Remove veggies from pan onto a plate, cover, and set aside.
- To the pan, add remaining oil and cook chicken pieces, making sure to flip to cook throughout for about 7 minutes to a safe temperature of 165F and it has browned on all sides.
- In a medium bowl, whisk the fish sauce, chicken broth, sugar, sesame oil, and soy sauce. In a small dish, combine cornstarch and 1 tablespoon water.
- Add vegetables back into the pan and cook for an additional 2 minutes.
- Pour sauce mixture over the chicken and vegetables and stir to combine. Add in the dissolved cornstarch, whisk with sauce to combine, and bring to a boil. Cook for an additional minute for sauce to thicken, turn off the heat.
- Serve chicken and broccoli stir-fry alongside steamed rice.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1 bowl
Calories
394kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
43g
(14%)
Protein
30g
(60%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
(18%)
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Trans Fat
0.03g
(2%)
Cholesterol
73mg
(24%)
Sodium
1646mg
(69%)
Potassium
835mg
(18%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
5665IU
(113%)
Vitamin C
45mg
(50%)
Calcium
59mg
(6%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 394
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 bowl | |
| Calories | 394kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 43g | 14% |
| Protein | 30g | 60% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 0.03g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 73mg | 24% |
| Sodium | 1646mg | 69% |
| Potassium | 835mg | 18% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 5665IU | 113% |
| Vitamin C | 45mg | 50% |
| Calcium | 59mg | 6% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.