This chicken broccoli stir fry recipe features tender and juicy chicken, perfectly cooked broccoli, and the most delicious homemade stir fry sauce. This recipe moves quickly, so prepare your rice first, chop all the ingredients for the stir fry, and make the sauce before cooking the stir fry.
Equipment for Making Chicken Broccoli Stir Fry at Home
Ingredients:
For Chicken and Broccoli
- 1 lb Chicken breasts (boneless skinless and cut into 3/4″ pieces)
- 2 tbsp Cooking oil (divided)
- 1 lb Broccoli (cut into florets (about 5 cups))
- 1 Small Yellow onion (sliced into strips)
- 1โ2 lb White button mushrooms (thickly sliced)
For Stir Fry Sauce
- 2โ3 cup Low sodium chicken broth
- 3 tbsp Low sodium soy sauce (use Tamari for gluten free and added to taste)
- 1 tbsp Corn starch
- 1 tbsp Sesame oil
- 1 tbsp Fresh ginger (peeled and grated)
- 2 tbsp Garlic (grated)
- 1โ4 tbsp Black pepper (plus more to season chicken)
Instructions:
- In a small bowl, combine all of the sauce ingredients and whisk to dissolve sugar and corn starch (warm broth will help dissolve the sugar faster).ย Set sauce aside.
- Cut chicken into small bite-sized pieces (no more than 3/4โ thick) and season lightly with pepper. Heat a large heavy skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon oil. Add chicken in a single layer and let it sit undisturbed for 1 minute to get a good sear, then stir fry for another 5 minutes or until golden brown, just cooked through. Remove to a bowl and loosely cover to keep warm.
- In the same skillet, add another 1 Tbsp. oil along with broccoli florets, sliced onions, and sliced mushrooms. Reduce heat to medium/low after stir-frying for 3 minutes, or until the mushrooms soften and the broccoli becomes crisp-tender.
- Give the sauce a quick stir in case there was any settling of starch, and pour all of it over the vegetables. Simmer for 3-4 minutes, or until the sauce thickens and the flavor of the garlic and ginger mellows. To thin the sauce, add water a tablespoon at a time.
- Return chicken to the pan and stir another 30 seconds or until heated through. Add more soy sauce to taste if needed and serve over hot rice.
Chicken Broccoli Stir Fry Recipe
Description
This chicken and broccoli stir fry recipe features tender and juicy chicken, perfectly cooked broccoli, and the most delicious homemade stir fry sauce. This recipe moves quickly, so prepare your rice first, chop all the ingredients for the stir fry, and make the sauce before cooking the stir fry.
Ingredients
For Chicken and Broccoli
For Stir Fry Sauce
Instructions
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In a small bowl, combine all of the sauce ingredients and whisk to dissolve sugar and corn starch (warm broth will help dissolve the sugar faster).ย Set sauce aside.
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Cut chicken into small bite-sized pieces (no more than 3/4โ thick) and season lightly with pepper. Heat a large heavy skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon oil. Add chicken in a single layer and let it sit undisturbed for 1 minute to get a good sear, then stir fry for another 5 minutes or until golden brown, just cooked through. Remove to a bowl and loosely cover to keep warm.
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In the same skillet, add another 1 Tbsp. oil along with broccoli florets, sliced onions, and sliced mushrooms. Reduce heat to medium/low after stir-frying for 3 minutes, or until the mushrooms soften and the broccoli becomes crisp-tender.
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Give the sauce a quick stir in case there was any settling of starch, and pour all of it over the vegetables. Simmer for 3-4 minutes, or until the sauce thickens and the flavor of the garlic and ginger mellows. To thin the sauce, add water a tablespoon at a time.
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Return chicken to the pan and stir another 30 seconds or until heated through. Add more soy sauce to taste if needed and serve over hot rice.
Servings 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 325kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 14g22%
- Saturated Fat 2g10%
- Cholesterol 73mg25%
- Sodium 586mg25%
- Potassium 1039mg30%
- Total Carbohydrate 21g8%
- Dietary Fiber 4g16%
- Sugars 10g
- Protein 31g62%
- Vitamin A 740 IU
- Vitamin C 105 mg
- Calcium 68 mg
- Iron 2 mg
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
