Thursday, August 15, 2013

Easy Chicken Broccoli Stir-Fry

So I was frustrated yesterday looking for a simple chicken broccoli stir fry recipe I had used (and liked) once before and having trouble finding one that called for less than 15 ingredients. All that flavor is fabulous if you're eating at a restaurant or putting on a special dinner, but when your husband shows up at 5:15 and you hadn't realized what time it is, less is more, people. So here it is, so I don't lose it again. (Even Pinterest isn't all the way safe - links disappear sometimes...)


Easy Stir-fry Chicken & Broccoli
1 lb (ish) of chicken breast strips
2 tbsp oil
4 cups (ish) vegetables (broccoli, red & green pepper strips, sliced water chestnuts, whatever you want! - we have just used broccoli since I didn't have the other stuff last minute)
1.5 cups chicken broth
3 tbsp soy sauce (gluten free, around here!)
3 tbsp (or a little less) cornstarch
2 tsp. brown sugar (or a touch more...)
cooked rice

Stir fry chicken in hot oil in large skillet until brown. Add veggies, stir until done. (I took the chicken out during this step and added it back in when the veggies were done). Mix broth, soy sauce, cornstarch and sugar. Add to skillet. Boil, continue for 2 minutes. Prepare rice. Serve chicken mixture over hot rice.

I also added some garlic salt, pepper, and minced garlic to the cooking chicken, since it added flavor, and since some of us don't like stir-fry yet. I also added some ginger paste to the the sauce. Maybe 1/2 a tsp?

Tasty. Simple. Quick.

Original (pretty much the same) recipe here: http://www.cooks.com/recipe/6l3a3491/easy-stir-fry-chicken-broccoli.html