Healthy Chicken Stir Fry
A quick and nutritious stir fry featuring tender chicken and colorful vegetables, perfect for a healthy weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
Protein
- 1 1/4 pounds boneless chicken breast or thighs (cut into 1 inch pieces)
- 1 large white onion (thinly sliced)
- 2 large bell peppers (thinly sliced)
- 1 pound broccoli (chopped)
- 3 large garlic cloves (minced)
- 1 inch ginger (peeled and minced)
- 1 3/4 cup chicken stock (low sodium)
- 1/4 cup soy sauce (Bragg's liquid aminos)
- 2 tablespoons honey, maple syrup or brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds (for garnish)
- 2 tablespoons avocado oil (for frying)
Instructions
- Prep all vegetables and chicken before cooking. Whisk together chicken stock, soy sauce, honey, vinegar, cornstarch, garlic, and ginger; set aside.
- Heat 1 tbsp oil in a skillet. Cook chicken until browned and cooked through, then remove. In the same skillet, cook onion and bell peppers for 2 minutes. Remove and set aside.
- Add broccoli to skillet, pour in stir fry sauce, bring to boil, and cook until thickened. Return chicken, onion, and peppers to skillet, stir gently, then turn off heat.
- Garnish with sesame seeds and serve hot over your choice of grains or noodles.
Notes
For extra flavor, marinate chicken in some soy sauce and ginger beforehand.