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Easy Chicken Stir Fry

Easy chicken stir fry is a simple yet flavorful dish that can be cooked up in no time. Made with just a few ingredients and some basic cooking skills, this delicious meal makes for a great lunch or dinner option. It’s especially great for busy people who don’t have much time to cook because the whole process can be completed in less than 30 minutes.

Bowl of stir fry in a bowl with chop sticks in the bowl. There is a wok filled with the dish in the background

Stir fry is one of my favorite ways to eat boneless chicken thighs. There are lots of chunky vegetables combined with the chicken which means you can either eat it as is or spooned over rice or noodles.

There aren’t any complicated methods concerning this recipe but that is not to say that it doesn’t have a delicate flavor balance of a sauce with herbs, spices, and ginger! This chicken stir fry recipe is super simple to make.

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I don’t have a wok, what do I do?

I absolutely LOVE my wok(s). They are cast iron, they cooks food quickly and look nice on the table. If you don’t have a wok, not to worry, you can use either one or two big sauté pans.

But just know it won’t look as cool as my wok.

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Helpful tips

  • Even though I use two woks, you can either use two sauté pans or if you really want, you can just use one pan and transfer the vegetables out of the pan and add them to the chicken once it’s done.
  • I use two woks so I can cook everything at the same time so this stir fry chicken can be on your table that much quicker. The timing in the recipe card is for if you don’t cook it at the same time or just use one pan.
  • You can use chicken breasts if you prefer them over thighs.
  • Make sure to trim off any excess fat off of the chicken.
  • You can adjust the spices to your liking.
  • Want more vegetables, you can add broccoli, carrots, sugar snap peas, green beans, or snow peas.
two blue bowls filled with stir fry on a blue placemat
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How to make easy chicken stir fry

Pre-step

Gather your sauté pans or wok. Cut the chicken in bit sized chunks and set aside.

Step one

Gather the ingredients – onions, red bell pepper, and mushrooms.

Onions, red peppers and mushrooms on a table

Step two

Cut the veggies in chunks. (A)

Step three

Heat the wok on medium and once that heats up, add the oil. And once that heats up, add the onion and pepper and sauté for 15 minutes.

Add mushrooms garlic, ginger and sauté for an additional 5 minutes. (B)

Vegetables cut up and sautéed in a wok

Step four

Heat another wok or sauté pan on medium and gather the ingredients for the stir fry sauce: soy sauce, maple syrup, chicken broth, cumin, chipotle powder, basil, and garlic powder. (C)

Step five

In a mixing bowl, add the sauce ingredients and whisk until combined.

Step six

Heat wok on medium and add oil and once that heats up, add the chicken and sauté for 6 minutes, stirring every so often. Add the sauce to the chicken and cook for another 2 minutes. (D)

Left - Ingredients for the sauce and the right - chicken sautéed in a wok

Step seven

Transfer chicken and sauce to veggies and stir.

The chicken mixed with the veggies in the wok with some bowls in the background

Time’s a wastin’ let’s get to tastin’

Now, I spoon the simple stir fry chicken into two bowls and get ready to serve it to Christopher and me.

Close up of chop sticks holding a piece of chicken. There are veggies and sauce in the two blue bowls

And for the overhead shot.

Overhead shot of the stir fry with chicken in two bowls with a wok in the back filled with the dish

Mmmm.  Delicious!

I hope you enjoyed this simple stir fry chicken recipe!

Please leave a comment and tell me what is your favorite stir fry to eat?

And as always, may all your dishes be delish!

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Easy Chicken Stir Fry

This chicken stir fry is unbelievably easy to make and it's so delicious, you'll want to make it every week! Plus, this recipe is perfect for a quick and healthy weeknight meal.
5 from 13 votes
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Course: Chicken
Cuisine: Asian
Keyword: simple stir fry chicken
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 6 cups
Calories: 266kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons sesame oil
  • 2 onions medium, chopped
  • 2 red bell peppers sliced and chopped in chunks
  • 10 ounces portobello mushrooms package, sliced
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3 teaspoons garlic paste
  • 1 inch ginger sliced
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1.5 pounds chicken thighs of boneless, skinless, chopped to bite size chunks

Sauce

  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/8 teaspoon chipotle powder or more
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

Instructions

  • Heat a wok or sauté pan on medium high heat.  Once it’s heated up and sesame oil and let it heat up for 30 seconds
    2 tablespoons sesame oil
  • Add onions and bell peppers and sauté for 15 minutes.  Add mushrooms, garlic, salt, and ginger and sauté for an additional 5 minutes. Take of heat and set aside
    2 onions, 2 red bell peppers, 10 ounces portobello mushrooms, 3 teaspoons garlic paste, 1 inch ginger, 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • Heat another wok or sauté pan on medium and add sesame oil.
    1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • Add chicken and sauté for 6 minutes, stirring every minute.
    1.5 pounds chicken thighs
  • Make sauce as the chicken is cooking: Get your mixing bowl and add soy sauce, maple syrup, chicken broth, basil, cumin, garlic powder and chipotle powder – whisk to combine.
    1 teaspoon dried basil, 1/4 cup soy sauce, 2 tablespoons maple syrup, 1/2 cup chicken broth, 1 teaspoon cumin, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/8 teaspoon chipotle powder
  • Add sauce to chicken and cook it for 2 more minutes more (so the chicken cooks 8 minutes all together).
  • Spoon into bowls
  • Serve
  • Eat
  • Enjoy
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Notes

Helpful tips
  • Even though I use two woks, you can either use two sauté pans or if you really want, you can just use one pan and transfer the vegetables out of the pan and add them to the chicken once it’s done.
  • I use two woks so I can cook everything at the same time so this simple stir fry chicken can be on your table that much quicker.  The timing in the recipe card is for if you don’t cook it at the same time or just use one pan.
  • You can use chicken breasts if you prefer them over thighs.
  • You can adjust the spices to your liking.

Nutrition

Serving: 1.5cups | Calories: 266kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 107mg | Sodium: 820mg | Potassium: 654mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1300IU | Vitamin C: 55.5mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 2mg
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38 Comments

  1. Elaine, yummm! Haven’t had breakfast yet and am totally craving this right now! I love it that you used maple syrup in the sauce…are we related? 😉 You nailed this one, gal! Bookmarking and sharing everywhere!

  2. I love that your sauce has ingredients that I actually have on-hand, rather than fish sauce or something else exotic that I’d buy a whole jar of and maybe use once 🙂 Great recipe!

  3. Oh Stir fry my love, these are my favorite recipes for weekday meals, never tried with cumin though, will do next time, that looks delicious ????

  4. Stir frys are such a great way to go! I haven’t seen that Shoyu before and I’m going to keep my eyes open for it. Love the mix and those veggies look so delicious!

  5. Making a stir fry for dinner is such a quick and easy meal. This sounds delicious, and the leftovers would be great for lunch the next day too.

  6. No I actually don’t know anyone who doesn’t like a good stir fry either (and if I did I need to have a serious talk with that person lol!). This looks so tasty! We have a wok that we love too. We usually stir fry veggies and noodles.

  7. I love a tasty stir fry and I love the flavor sesame oil brings to the party. One other item I love to toss in is chili garlic paste or a little gochujang. Your recipe looks really delicious!

  8. I’m always up for any recipe that lets me combine chicken, onions, and red bell peppers. Yes, please!

  9. I can never get enough stir fry, but sadly my wok has gone to a better place. Gonna have to get a new one so I can keep making proper stir fry again!

  10. A great quick dish for dinner! The sauce sounds so flavorful, I like the addition of the sweet maple with all the savory and spices you have going on.

  11. I love any stir fry any day, but this looks exceptional! I also love the way the towel you shot the photos on is reflected on the bowl! Very cool effect!

  12. As Bob D. says, “Simple, yet elegant.” So is this recipe. The veggies have snap and flavuh, as we say on the North Shore.

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