Healthy Chicken Stir Fry
Chicken breast and mixed vegetables stir-fried in a light garlic, ginger and soy sauce.
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Healthy Chicken Stir Fry, Step by Step
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Mix the soy sauce, cornflour and water in a small bowl.
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Heat the wok until smoking, add half the oil and stir-fry the chicken for 4 minutes until browned. Set aside.
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Add the rest of the oil and fry the carrots and pepper for 3 minutes, then the broccoli and sugar snaps for 2 minutes.
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Add the garlic and ginger for 30 seconds, return the chicken and pour in the sauce.
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Toss for 1 minute until the sauce is glossy and serve.
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Tips for Making Healthy Chicken Stir Fry
- Have everything chopped first.
- Cut the vegetables to a similar size.
- Cook the chicken in batches if the wok is small.
- Add the quick vegetables last.
Ingredient Swaps
- If you only have ground ginger, a quarter-teaspoon for each tablespoon of fresh is the ratio usually given; it tastes warmer and less bright than the fresh root.
- An eighth of a teaspoon of garlic powder per clove is the stand-in usually given when you are out of fresh garlic; it will not brown the same way, and it burns easily, so add it with the liquid.
What Goes With Healthy Chicken Stir Fry
- Steamed rice
- Brown rice
- Rice noodles
- Sliced cucumber
Sides from the same cuisine on this site: Stir-Fried Water Spinach.
Leftovers and Storage
Keeps in the fridge for 2 days. Reheat in a hot pan until hot all the way through.
The Numbers per Serving
Per serving, calculated from the ingredient list with USDA FoodData Central figures (SR Legacy). A calculation, not a laboratory analysis: brands, cuts and how you measure change the real numbers. How the figures are worked out.
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