Szechuan Chicken Stir-Fry
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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
5
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Asian
Szechuan Chicken Stir-Fry
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A hearty stir fry packed with tender chicken and nutritious veggies. It's tossed with a flavorful, spicy sauce and finished with peanuts for a nice crunch. Serve with white, brown or cauliflower rice.
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Ingredients
Sauce
- 3/4 cup chicken broth low-sodium
- 3 1/2 Tbsp soy sauce
- 1 1/2 Tbsp sesame oil
- 1 1/2 Tbsp sambal oelek (use more or less to taste)
- 1 Tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 Tbsp granulated sugar
- 4 tsp cornstarch
Stir Fry
- 1 1/4 lbs chicken breast cut into 1-inch cubes, boneless, skinless
- 2 Tbsp olive oil divided
- salt
- 1/2 yellow onion sliced from top to root, medium
- 1 Tbsp fresh ginger peeled and minced
- 3 cloves garlic minced (1 Tbsp
- 1 bell pepper diced into short strips, yellow
- 1 red bell pepper sliced into strips
- 1 1/3 cups snow peas diagonally sliced
- 1/2 cup peanut chopped, unsalted roasted
- green onion sesame seeds, and prepared rice, for serving, sliced
Instructions
- For the sauce: In a small mixing bowl whisk together chicken broth, soy sauce, sesame oil, sambal oelek, rice vinegar, sugar and cornstarch until well combined, set aside.
- For the stir-fry: Heat 1 Tbsp oil in a 12-inch non-stick skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add chicken, season lightly with salt (about 1/4 tsp) and cook, turning occasionally until chicken has cooked through (center should register 165), about 6 minutes.
- Transfer to a plate. Heat remaining 1 Tbsp oil in skillet.
- Add onion, ginger and garlic and saute 1 minute. Add in bell peppers and snow peas and saute 2 minutes.
- Whisk sauce mixture once more then pour into skillet over veggies. Cook and stir until sauce has thickened and veggies are tender, about 2 minutes.
- Toss in chicken and warm through, season with salt if needed. Serve warm over rice topped with peanuts, green onions and sesame seeds.
Notes
- Recipe source: adapted from Cooking Light
- This Szechuan chicken stir fry is great for meal prepping. Store the rice and stir fry mixture separately and reheat throughout the week!
- Add more or less sambal oelek to the chicken stir fry, depending on how spicy you want it to be.
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