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Hunan Chicken
Hunan Chicken is a 25 minute, easy and delicious dinner that will be on repeat! Tender chicken stir fried with veggies in an irresistible sweet and savory sauce.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 480 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Asian
Ingredients
Stir Fry Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil (or cooking oil of choice)
- 2 chicken breast (boneless skinless, thinly sliced)
- 1 cup cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon oil (vegetable, or cooking oil of choice)
- 2 tablespoon garlic (minced)
- 1 tablespoon ginger (fresh, minced)
- 1 ½ cup broccoli (florets, cut into bite sized pieces)
- 1 cup celery (thinly sliced)
- 1 red bell pepper (cut into bite sized pieces)
- 1 can baby corn (drained and halved)
Hunan Sauce
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 2 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoon soy sauce (regular or low sodium, do not use sweet soy sauce or dark soy sauce)
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar (sub rice vinegar, apple cider vinegar, or white vinegar)
- 2 tablespoon honey (or sugar)
- 2 teaspoon sambal olek (garlic chili sauce, or sriracha)
Garnish (Optional)
- sesame seeds
- green onions (finely diced)
Instructions
- Make the sauce by combining all of the Hunan sauce ingredients in a small bowl. Stir well to combine and set aside.
- Place the chicken and ¼ cup cornstarch, salt, and pepper in a Ziploc bag, shake to coat evenly (or you can combine the cornstarch, salt and pepper in a bowl and coat the pieces of chicken in the bowl).
- Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large skillet, frying pan or wok over high heat. Add in the chicken and stir fry until the chicken just starts to brown. Do not overcrowd the pan and cook in batches if needed depending on the size of your pan.
- Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside. Add in the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil. Stir in the garlic and ginger. Stir fry for about 5 seconds.
- Add in the vegetables and stir fry for about 2-3 minutes.
- Pour the Hunan sauce into the pan. It will bubble up and thicken quickly. Cook for about 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Reduce heat to low and stir in the chicken.
- Serve with rice or noodles. Garnish with sesame seed and green onions. Enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
480kcal
(24%)
Carbohydrates
72g
(24%)
Protein
32g
(64%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
0.03g
Cholesterol
77mg
(26%)
Sodium
1600mg
(67%)
Potassium
970mg
(28%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
16g
(32%)
Vitamin A
1570IU
(31%)
Vitamin C
77mg
(86%)
Calcium
54mg
(5%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 480
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 480kcal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 72g | 24% |
| Protein | 32g | 64% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 0.03g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 77mg | 26% |
| Sodium | 1600mg | 67% |
| Potassium | 970mg | 21% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 16g | 32% |
| Vitamin A | 1570IU | 31% |
| Vitamin C | 77mg | 86% |
| Calcium | 54mg | 5% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.