Chicken stir-fry is a quick and easy meal that’s perfect for busy weeknights. This recipe is loaded with tender pieces of chicken, crisp vegetables, and a flavorful sauce. The beauty of stir-fry is that you can customize it to your liking – add in your favorite vegetables, switch up the protein, or adjust the level of spice to suit your taste.
This particular stir-fry recipe calls for chicken, bell peppers, cauliflower, pea pods, and onions, but feel free to get creative and add any other veggies you have on hand. The stir-fry sauce is made with a combination of soy sauce, honey, brown sugar, and wine, which gives it a delicious savory, and slightly sweet flavor. Serve this chicken stir-fry over a bed of rice or noodles for a complete and satisfying meal.
If following Keto or just cutting back on carbohydrates, try cauliflower rice, so delicious! It’s also a great way to use up any leftover vegetables in your fridge. Give this recipe a try and discover how easy and tasty stir-fry can be.
Chicken Stir-Fry Ingredients
Feeds 6-8 people
You’ll need:
- 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into bitesize pieces
- 2 Tbls olive oil
- 1 1/2 carrots, peeled and sliced in 1/2-inch pieces
- 1/2 head of broccoli buds, separate buds into bite-size pieces
- 1/4 head of cauliflower buds, separate buds into bite-size pieces
- 3/4 pound pea pods or green beans
- 1 green pepper, sliced into 2-inch strips
- 1/2 red or yellow pepper, sliced into 2-inch strips
- 1/4 onion, sliced into thin strips
- 4 ounces mushrooms, sliced
- 2 Tbls cornstarch
- 2 Tbls water
- 1 Tbls honey
- 1/2 cup chicken stock
- 1 Tbls brown sugar
- 2 Tbls white wine
- 2 Tbls low sodium soy sauce
Process:
- Wash, dry, and prepare vegetables
- Rinse and pat dry the chicken, then cut into bitesize pieces
- In a wok or saucepan, saute’ the chicken in 1 Tbls olive oil. 3-5 minutes
- Add the second Tbls of olive oil.
- Add the vegetables, stirring occasionally, just until crisp and tender
- Let the vegetables cook for 2 minutes.
- In a separate pan, combine honey, chicken stock, brown sugar, white wine, and soy sauce. Simmer over medium heat. Mix the cornstarch with the water, then add to the simmering sauce.
- Add the sauce to the chicken and vegetables. Simmer and stir for 2 minutes.
Serve with rice, noodles, or cauliflower rice.
Enjoy Your Chicken Stir-Fry
As you can see, this is a quick and easy dish to fix on a busy night. It has all the ingredients for a healthy and complete meal for you and your family. Any leftovers can be stored for another meal, best reheated within 1-2 days. The clean-up is really easy too!!
Wine Pairing
As with most chicken dishes, the sauce and other ingredients in the stir-fry would suggest the wine pairings. With a dish such as this, heavy with strong vegetables, look for a white with a similar type of green or herbal flavor, such as a Sauvignon Blanc. Our favorite from our Wine of the Month Club is the More Than Muse Sauvignon Blanc. But as always, there is no bad wine pairing!! Just some are better than others.