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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.
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
Author Elaine Benoit

Equipment

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

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