This Easy Chicken Stir Fry is a delicious dinner recipe for those busy weeknights when you need a quick home cooked meal. Tender chicken is sautéed with crisp, colorful vegetables in a savory blend of spices, creating perfectly balanced flavors and textures.
I like to make this chicken stir fry with frozen vegetables to save prep time and it comes together in under 30 minutes! So much better than take-out and easy to make at home.
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Why You Will Love This Stir Fry Recipe
- Quick and Easy Meal - Get a delicious dinner on the table in 30 minutes. The perfect busy weeknight meal.
- So Versatile - Easy to substitute the veggies and protein to use what you have on hand.
- Delicious - Packed full of flavor and will quickly become a family favorite.
- One Pot Meal - Everything cooks together in one skillet for easy clean up.
If you need more Asian inspired dinner ideas try this Firecracker Chicken, Moo Shu Chicken, and Chicken Pad Thai Recipe.
Variations
Stir Fry is a versatile dish that you can change based on your preferences. You can use a variety of vegetables such as broccoli and carrots or green beans, zucchini and baby corn along with different sauces. Use fresh or frozen vegetables.
You can try different meat. This recipe uses chicken as the protein source but you can also use beef, shrimp or tofu.
Serve this savory dish over rice, noodles, or eat it on its own!
Ingredient Notes
See printable recipe card below for all ingredients, specific measurements, and complete instructions.
- Stir Fry Veggies - A delicious medley of broccoli, cauliflower, and other vegetables.
- Bell Peppers - Freshly diced red and yellow peppers.
- Sesame Seed Oil - Adds a nutty and toasty flavor.
- Chicken Breast - Or chicken thighs.
- Spice Mix - A flavorful mix of salt, ginger, and red pepper flakes.
- Soy Sauce - Adds flavor and you can't have stir fry without soy sauce! You can also use coconut liquid aminos instead of the soy sauce
- Chicken Bone Broth - Or you can use chicken stock. You can also use low sodium chicken broth.
- Corn Starch - Thickens the broth.
Time Saving Tips For Making Stir Fry
- Use a bag of frozen stir fry vegetables.
- Buy pre-diced chicken like the Perdue Diced Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast.
- Gather and prepare all of your ingredients before you start cooking.
How to Make Chicken Stir Fry
Heat oil in a pan. Add the frozen veggies and cook until thawed. Then add the bell peppers and continue cooking until the peppers are soft.
Transfer the veggies to a bowl and set aside.
Add the chicken in the pan with the spices and cook until cook until the middle of the chicken is no longer pink. Then add veggies, soy sauce, and bone broth to chicken.
In small bowl mix cornstarch and a little water and add to pan. Stir until fully incorporated to thicken sauce.
Serve over rice or noodles and enjoy!
Recipe Tips
- This quick and easy stir fry can also be made with completely fresh veggies. I use the great value frozen stir fry mix because it makes the preparation process so much faster. The only downside to the mix is they are light on the peppers, so I like to add some extra.
- The corn starch slurry helps to thicken the “sauce” so you aren’t left with a soupy mixture in your stir fry.
- If you like your stir fry a little sweet, you can omit the red pepper flakes and add ¼ cup of honey at the same time as the soy sauce and bone broth.
- Cut chicken into bite size pieces so the chicken cooks evenly. Use a meat thermometer to avoid overcooking or undercooking chicken per USDA guidelines.
- You can store your leftover stir fry for up to 3 days in the refrigerator. Simply transfer the stir fry to an airtight container and refrigerate.
Recipe FAQs
Of course! I love how much prep time is saved on this dish by using frozen vegetables, but fresh vegetables can be used as well.
I like to use a variety of vegetables to add different flavors and textures. The most common used vegetables are broccoli, carrots, onions and Snow peas. Other great options are green beans, mushrooms, bell peppers, Bok choy, zucchini, yellow squash and baby corn.
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Chicken Stir Fry Recipe
Ingredients
- 10 ounces frozen stir fry veggies
- 1 yellow bell pepper, diced
- ½ red bell pepper, diced
- 1 Tablespoon sesame seed oil
- 1 pound chicken breast, cubed
- 2 teaspoons garlic salt
- 1½ teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 3 Tablespoons soy sauce
- ¼ cup chicken bone broth
- 1 Tablespoon corn starch
Instructions
- Heat the sesame seed oil in a large skillet or wok over medium heat. Add the frozen veggies and heat until thawed. Once the veggies are no longer frozen, add the bell peppers and cook until the vegetables are soft.
- Remove the veggies and add the chicken and spices. Cook over medium heat until the middle of the chicken is no longer pink.
- Add the veggies back into the pan along with the soy sauce and bone broth. In a small bowl, whisk together the corn starch with1-2 tablespoons of water. Stir the slurry into the pan.
- Serve the stir fry over rice or on its own. Enjoy!