The Cozy Cookbook is here! Chicken Stir Fry is so easy to make from scratch! This recipe is served with a thick and flavorful sauce for a delicious meal that takes less than 30 minutes to make! Serve it all on it’s own or with noodles or rice.
Be sure to try my Shrimp Fried Rice and Chinese Chicken Salad recipes next!
Easy Chicken Stir Fry
Nothing beats a 30 minute meal, especially one that lets you clean out the veggies in your fridge!
I conjured this up just by grabbing what I had in my fridge. I shared it on my Instagram story, and you guys wanted the recipe! (Can’t blame you there.)
You can even add in a swirl of peanut butter to the mix if you love peanut sauce. It’s fun to experiment with different ingredients.
How to Make It
See recipe card below this post for ingredient quantities and full instructions.
Combine stir fry sauce ingredients and set aside.
Sauté the onions and garlic over medium heat for 1 minute. Add the chicken and increase to medium-high heat. Cook for 2 minutes, until the chicken is about halfway cooked. Add the broccoli and cook for another 2-3 minutes. By now the chicken should be almost done.
Add remaining vegetables and cook for 2 more minutes, then add the sauce. Let the sauce come to a bubble and thicken. Toss to coat the vegetables.
Remove from heat once thick. Top with optional garnishes and serve.
What to Add to Stir Fry For Flavor
Vegetables:
- This recipe includes broccoli, carrots, celery, onions, and bell peppers.
- Additional options include kale, green beans, cauliflower, asparagus, snap peas, water chestnuts, and baby corn.
Meat:
- This recipe uses chicken breast, but ground turkey, ground chicken, beef tips, or sausage can also be used.
Garnishes:
- Garnishes include cashews, peanuts, green onions, sesame seeds, and crunchy chow mein noodles.
Sauce Additions:
- Feel free to add 2-3 Tablespoons peanut butter to the sauce if you like peanut sauce.
- Red pepper flakes, hot sauce, hot paprika add a nice kick.
- Minced ginger can also be added.
What to Serve with Stir Fry:
- Noodles and Rice pair well with this stir fry.
Storage
Store in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months.
Tools For This Recipe
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- Wok- These conduct heat so well and are perfect for making stir fry, chow mein, etc.
- 8-inch Chef’s Knife– This is the one I have, I love it.
- Cutting Boards- I love having assorted sizes. (One for the meat, one for the veggies, etc.)
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Easy Chicken Stir Fry
Ingredients
- ½ cup onion, sliced
- 3 cloves garlic
- 3 Tablespoons peanut oil
- 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into cubes
- White Pepper/Salt, to taste
- 2 cups broccoli florets
- 2 sticks celery, diced
- ½ red bell pepper
- ½ green bell pepper
- ¾ cup baby carrots, quartered
Sauce
- 2 Tablespoons Cornstarch + 2 Tablespoons water
- ¼ cup chicken broth
- 3 Tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 Tablespoon Hoisin Sauce
- 1 Tablespoon Sweet and Sour Sauce, I use La Choy brand
- 1 Tablespoon Honey
- ¼ teaspoon sesame oil
- 1-2 pinches red pepper flakes, optional
- Optional Garnishes
- Cashews, peanuts, green onions, sesame seeds, crunchy chow mein noodles
Instructions
- Whisk the corn starch and water in a medium bowl until well-combined. Add remaining sauce ingredients and whisk to combine. Set aside.
- Heat the peanut oil over medium heat. Add the onions and garlic and cook for 1 minute.
- Add the chicken and increase to medium-high heat. Cook for 2 minutes, until the chicken is about halfway cooked.
- Add the broccoli and cook for another 2-3 minutes. By now the chicken should be almost done.
- Add remaining vegetables and cook for 2 more minutes, then add the sauce.
- Let the sauce come to a bubble and thicken. Toss to coat the vegetables.
- Remove from heat once thick. Top with optional garnishes and serve.
Notes
- Additional vegetable options include kale, green beans, cauliflower, asparagus, snap peas, water chestnuts, and baby corn.
- Meat variations include ground turkey, ground chicken, beef tips, or sausage.
- Sauce additions include 2-3 Tablespoons peanut butter, hot sauce, or hot paprika.
- Noodles and Rice pair well with this stir fry.
Made this last night for dinner. It was really good I doubled the sauce since we like lot’s. Your recipes never disappoint. Thanks.
I’m so happy it was a success Tina! Extra happy to hear you’ve been enjoying the recipes, thanks so much for your support!😃
I have struggled with homemade stir fry sauce and this one is a perfect 10 always!! This is becoming a regular meal in our weeknight rotation! I always double the sauce ingredients because we like a lot of sauce.
Hi Mary! I’m sooo happy that you loved this Chicken Stir Fry!! I used to struggle with stir fry sauce too, but no more! 😉 Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review, I really appreciate it! -Stephanie
This is a delicious stir fry. I didn’t have Hoisin so subbed with Teriyaki sauce. So easy to put together. Served over brown rice. This will definitely be in my meal rotation. Thank you.
Nice work Lyn, sounds like a great meal! I’m so happy you liked it, thanks so much for the great comments and review!💖
I tried this recipe with a mini tweak using less soy sauce in the sauce to reduce sodium content and less garlic since i was making it for a couple who are very conventional diners. And I doubled the amout of sauce since one individual has swallowing issues. In addition I was making it in their home sans wok. They ate it and said they liked it and it tasted great to me. I gave it 5 stars because I know I will make it again varying the veggies and meat or seafood because it is a variable recipe…using what ever one has on hand.
Thanks so much for the great review and for sharing your tweaks!💖
Excellent taste and flavour. Did not have Hoisin sauce so replaced with Lobster flavoured sauce, and Sweet Thai Chili sauce. Only used 1 tblsp Soy sauce. This recipe is my go to recipe now for Chicken Stir Fry.
I’m so happy this is your new go to for chicken stir fry Barbara! Sounds amazing with lobster flavored sauce and Sweet Thai Chili! Thanks so much for the great comments and review!❤️
Oh my goodness. I added mushrooms, green beans, summer squash, zucchini, peanuts along with the broccoli, onion and red pepper. Used light and dark meat chicken. Doubled the sauce. Used hot honey instead of regular honey. I’ve never attempted this kind of stirfry sauce and I will never go back to my plain Jane recipe. This was extraordinary and I am going to have a healthy delicious week.
Thanks so much for sharing your tweaks Jean! You have me intrigued with hot honey, yummmm😋 Thanks so much for the review!💖
Made your stir fry recipe tonight I doubled the sauce and it was delicious!!
Wahooo! I’m so happy to hear that Dolores, thanks so much for taking the time to leave a review!💗
Really tasty. Easy if you prepare veggies and sauce before combining at Dinner. Doubled sauce amount. Perfect balance. Family enjoyed. Would serve again. Thank you.
You’re very welcome Mary, I’m so happy the family enjoyed it! Thanks so much for the great comments!😃