Spicy Chicken Stir Fry
Ingredients for Spicy Chicken Stir Fry
- 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts cut into cubes
- 1 TBS sesame oil, divided
- 1 TBS rice vinegar
- 2 TBS soy sauce
- 2 tsp sriracha or chili paste
- 1/2 cup fat-free, low sodium chicken broth
- 2 tsp cornstarch
- dash of salt
- 2 TBS vegetable oil, divided
- 1 cup snow peas, cut in half
- 1/2 onion, sliced thickly
- 1 yellow bell pepper, sliced thickly
- 1 red bell pepper, sliced thickly
- 1 TBS fresh ginger, grated (about 1 inch of ginger root)
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 green onions, sliced thinly
- sesame seeds for garnish
How to make Chicken Stir Fry
1. Whisk 2 teaspoons of sesame oil, rice vinegar, soy sauce, sriracha, chicken broth, cornstarch, and salt in a small bowl and set aside.
2. Heat a large skillet (or wok) over medium-high heat and add 1 tsp sesame oil and 1 TBS vegetable oil. Add chicken and cook, tossing around skillet or wok for 4 minutes. Remove chicken from pan and set aside.
3. Add 1 TBS vegetable oil to skillet and then add the peppers, onions, snow peas, garlic, and ginger and saute for 1 minute. Add the broth mixture and cook for 30 seconds or until the sauce thickens. Return chicken to the skillet and stir fry for 4 more minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
Top stir fry with green onions and sesame seeds. Serve with a side or rice or whatever you prefer. Enjoy!
I think it’s recipes like this that make it into your recipe rotation easily because they become almost a comfort food for the family.
My family asks for this one a lot, so the items are often on my shopping list, and it becomes part of our dinner routine to include this recipe a few times a month.
We usually serve it with rice, and I will triple batch the rice to that we can have a favorite casserole recipe in the same week.
Buffalo Chicken Stir Fry Option
Want to really spice this dish up, literally? Consider adding some Buffalo Wing Sauce to turn this Spicy Chicken Stir Fry recipe into a Buffalo Chicken Stir Fry – it’s easy! It creates and entirely different flavor sensation but it’s a twist that we’ll make now and then. If you love buffalo wings, you’ll love that variety!
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Spicy Chicken Stir Fry
We love chicken recipes around here and this is such a good one! Spicy Chicken Stir Fry is a crowd pleaser and it's also an easy go to for those busy nights when you need dinner on the table quickly!
Ingredients
- 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts cut into cubes
- 1 TBS sesame oil, divided
- 1 TBS rice vinegar
- 2 TBS soy sauce
- 2 tsp sriracha or chili paste
- 1/2 cup fat-free, low sodium chicken broth
- 2 tsp cornstarch
- dash of salt
- 2 TBS vegetable oil, divided
- 1 cup snow peas, cut in half
- 1/2 onion, sliced thickly
- 1 yellow bell pepper, sliced thickly
- 1 red bell pepper, sliced thickly
- 1 TBS fresh ginger, grated (about 1 inch of ginger root)
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 green onions, sliced thinly
- sesame seeds for garnish
Instructions
Whisk 2 teaspoons of sesame oil, rice vinegar, soy sauce, sriracha, chicken broth, cornstarch, and salt in a small bowl and set aside.
Heat a large skillet (or wok) over medium-high heat and add 1 tsp sesame oil and 1 TBS vegetable oil. Add chicken and cook, tossing around skillet or wok for 4 minutes. Remove chicken from pan and set aside.
Add 1 TBS vegetable oil to skillet and then add the peppers, onions, snow peas, garlic, and ginger and saute for 1 minute. Add the broth mixture and cook for 30 seconds or until the sauce thickens. Return chicken to the skillet and stir fry for 4 more minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
Top stir fry with green onions and sesame seeds. Serve with a side or rice or whatever you prefer. Enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 395Total Fat: 18gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 96mgSodium: 929mgCarbohydrates: 18gFiber: 3gSugar: 7gProtein: 40g
*This is just an estimate
Ann says
Sounds delicious! Thank you for sharing at Party In Your PJ’s.