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Garlic Sesame Chicken Stir Fry
Garlic Sesame Chicken Stir Fry is an easy meal that’s on the table in 30 minutes or less and boasts an authentic Chinese stir-fry flavor! Skip take out to make this healthier stir fry at home.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 338 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
For the marinade:
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast thin sliced
- ½ cup low sodium soy sauce or tamari
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon ginger grated
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoons sesame oil
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
For the stir fry:
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 large carrot sliced
- ½ onion sliced
- 1 cup broccoli florets
- 1 cup mushrooms sliced
- 1 bell pepper thinly sliced
- 1 cup 4 oz snow peas
- 1 can water chestnuts drained
- ½ tablespoons sesame seeds
- Cauliflower Fried Rice
- scallions chopped
Instructions
- Place chicken in zipper bag. Mix marinade in a bowl, then pour in the bag. Marinate in refrigerator for at least 15 minutes.
- Heat 1 tablespoon sesame oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir carrots, onion, broccoli, mushrooms, bell pepper, snow peas, and water chestnuts until just tender, about 5 minutes. Remove vegetables from skillet and keep warm.
- Remove chicken from marinade, reserving liquid. Heat 1 tablespoon sesame oil in skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir chicken until slightly pink on the inside, about 2 minutes per side.
- Return vegetables and reserved marinade to skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until chicken is no longer pink in the middle and vegetables are tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in sesame seeds. Serve over cauliflower rice and garnish with scallions.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
338kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
32g
(11%)
Protein
30g
(60%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
0.01g
Cholesterol
73mg
(24%)
Sodium
1307mg
(54%)
Potassium
902mg
(26%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
22g
(44%)
Vitamin A
3996IU
(80%)
Vitamin C
78mg
(87%)
Calcium
64mg
(6%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 338
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 338kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 32g | 11% |
| Protein | 30g | 60% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 73mg | 24% |
| Sodium | 1307mg | 54% |
| Potassium | 902mg | 19% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 22g | 44% |
| Vitamin A | 3996IU | 80% |
| Vitamin C | 78mg | 87% |
| Calcium | 64mg | 6% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.