Chicken And Broccoli Stir-Fry

Closeup shot of chicken and broccoli in a soy-sauce stir-fry sauce

Chicken and broccoli is a quick and delicious way to feed everyone on a weeknight. This nutritious meal takes less than 30 minutes and just one pan, even when making your own stir fry sauce.Chicken and broccoli is a quick and delicious way to feed everyone on a weeknight. This nutritious meal takes less than 30 minutes and just one pan, even when making your own stir fry sauce.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Asian, International

Keyword chicken and broccoli, chicken and broccoli stir-fry

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 25

Servings

Calories 446kcal

Ingredients

1 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs or chicken breast
1 head broccoli
2 cloves garlic
1/2 tsp ginger paste
1/2 cup chicken broth
2 Tbsp soy sauce
1/2 Tbsp honey
1 Tbsp rice vinegar
1/2 Tbsp starch corn starch or tapioca starch or potato starch
1/2 Tbsp water
1 Tbsp sesame seeds
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
sea salt
pepper

Instructions

Wash broccoli and cut into bite-size florets.
Cube chicken thighs and season with sea salt and pepper.
Peel and finely chop garlic.
Preheat a large pan over medium heat and once hot add a little oil or butter or a mix of both and then brown cubed chicken in it until golden. Remove and set aside.
Add broccoli florets, chopped garlic, and chicken stock and bring to a boil, once boiling, reduce heat to low, cover the pan and cook/steam the broccoli for 5 minutes.
Remove the broccoli from the pan and set aside.
Add ginger paste, soy sauce, honey, vinegar to the pan and in a separate small bowl mix starch with water, then add slurry to the pan and stir until everything is well combined. Increase heat to medium and let simmer constantly stirring until the sauce thickens.
Once the sauce thickened, add chicken and broccoli back into the pan and give it a last quick mix and remove from heat.
Serve over brown rice and sprinkle with sesame seeds and red pepper flakes.

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Nutrition

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