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Chicken Broccoli Stir Fry

Chicken Broccoli Stir Fry

This quick Chicken Broccoli Stir Fry combines tender chicken and broccoli in a savory sauce—perfect for busy weeknights.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 6 minutes
Total Time 16 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Chinese
Calories: 239
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

Chicken and Marinade
  • 500 g chicken breast or boneless thighs, thinly sliced
  • 1.5 tsp baking soda for tenderizing chicken
  • 2 tbsp cornflour/cornstarch
Sauce Ingredients
  • 3 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 1.5 tbsp Chinese cooking wine or Mirin
  • 3 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 2 tsp toasted sesame oil
  • dash white pepper
Vegetables
  • 0.5 onion sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic finely minced
  • 400 g broccoli florets cut into small bite-sized pieces
Cooking Ingredients
  • 1.25 cups water
  • 2 tbsp oil peanut, vegetable, or canola
  • white rice for serving

Equipment

  • large skillet

Method
 

Cooking Steps
  1. Tenderise chicken, if using breast, using the Chinese method with baking soda (not needed for thigh).
  2. Cook broccoli using preferred method (steam or boil) until cooked to your taste, then drain well.
  3. Mix cornflour and soy sauce until lump free, then mix in remaining sauce ingredients.
  4. Heat oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add garlic and onion, and stir for 10 seconds until garlic starts to go golden.
  5. Add chicken and cook for 2 minutes or until just cooked through.
  6. Add broccoli, sauce, and water. Stir well and cook for 1 to 2 minutes until sauce thickens and coats the ingredients.
  7. Serve over rice.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 239kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 25gFat: 10g

Notes

Feel free to customize this dish by swapping out the chicken for shrimp or tofu and using different vegetables like bell peppers or snap peas.

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