Quick Chicken Stir Fry
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
20 mins
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Total Time
35 mins
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Servings
4
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Calories
302 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Asian-American Fusion
Quick Chicken Stir Fry
Description
The recipe begins by preparing all ingredients, cutting chicken into chunks and slicing vegetables such as peppers, carrots, mushrooms, and onions. A sauce is made by combining hoisin and oyster sauce. Cooking starts by sautéing the chicken and onions in olive oil until the chicken browns and cooks through. Garlic and ginger are then added, followed by carrots and mushrooms, which are cooked until tender. Sugar snap peas and sweet peppers are added last to retain their crispness. The hoisin and oyster sauce mixture is stirred in to give the dish its characteristic savory flavor that lightly coats the chicken and vegetables.
This stir fry balances tender chicken with a variety of textures from the fresh vegetables and a rich, umami sauce. It can be served atop cooked rice, noodles, or quinoa, making it adaptable for different preferences.
Ingredients
- 3-4 chicken breast or boneless, skinless, chicken thighs, shrimp, sliced steak or cubed tofu, boneless, skinless, cut into 1 inch chunks
- 1-2 sweet pepper green, yellow, orange or red, cored, sliced
- 3 large carrot sliced
- 1 onion sliced
- 2-3 portobello mushrooms or shiitake or regular mushrooms, chopped or sliced
- 1-2 cups sugar snap peas trimmed
- 1-3 tblsp olive oil 1-3 tbsp
- 2 tblsp garlic minced
- 1 tblsp ginger minced
- ¼ cup hoisin sauce
- 2 tblsp oyster sauce
- rice or quinoa or noodles of your choice
Options
- green onion thinly sliced
- red pepper flakes crushed
- peanuts or cashews, dry roasted, unsalted
- water chestnut
- pineapple or mandarin oranges or mangos
- sesame seeds or toasted sesame seeds
Instructions
- Get out and measure all of your ingredients.
- Chop up your chicken into bite sized pieces or chunks.
- Wash and slice your peppers.
- Wash and chop or slice your mushrooms.
- Peel and chop the onions of your choice.
- Prepare the rest of the vegetables you want to include. Put aside.
- Prepare noodles, quinoa or rice according to package directions and set aside.
- In a small bowl combine hoisin and oyster sauce. Stir and set aside.
- In a large skillet heat oil over medium heat. Wait until the oil shimmers or a drop of water flicked in the oil dances.
- Add chicken and onions.
- Sauté and stir with a wooden spoon until chicken is no longer pink and starting to brown, about 5 minutes.
- Add garlic, ginger, carrots and mushrooms.
- Stir until vegetables soften and become tender, about 4 or 5 more minutes. Add snap peas and sweet peppers after a few minutes.
- Add hoisin and oyster sauce.
- Stir until vegetables and chicken are coated with sauce.
- Taste your stir fry. If needed you can add some sweetness with a little brown sugar or honey. If you prefer a sweet kind of heat add sweet chili sauce.
- Add dry roasted, unsalted, peanuts or cashews, water chestnuts or add fruit such as pineapple, mandarin oranges or mangos if desired.
- Sprinkle of sesame seeds, green onions, or crushed red pepper flakes.
- Serve with noodles and enjoy!
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 302 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 302kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 23g | 8% |
| Protein | 39g | 78% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.02g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 109mg | 36% |
| Sodium | 720mg | 30% |
| Potassium | 1053mg | 22% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 10272IU | 205% |
| Vitamin C | 63mg | 70% |
| Calcium | 67mg | 7% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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