Description
Have a healthy, delicious dinner made in under 30 min with this easy Chicken and Veggie Stir Fry dish drizzled with Peanut Sauce and garnished with cilantro.
Ingredients
Scale
STIR FRY-
- 2 boneless chicken breasts
- 1/2 medium onion [sliced]
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 yellow bell pepper
- 1 cup broccoli
- Salt and Pepper
- 2–3 Tablespoons olive oil
- 4 cups cooked rice [brown or white]
- Cilantro and peanuts for garnish
HOMEMADE THAI PEANUT SAUCE- [or store bought]
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup peanut butter [chunky is best]
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 3 Tbs soy sauce
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/4 tsp ginger
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 2 tsp sesame seeds [optional]
- 1/4–1/2 cup warm water for consistency
Instructions
PEANUT SAUCE- [if making]
- Add all ingredients and blender and process until desired consistency. Set aside.
STIR FRY-
- Rinse and trim chicken breasts. Place in gallon ziplock bag and seal tightly so there is NO AIR in the bag. Using a meat tenderizer or heavy saucepan, pound to flatten chicken breasts.
- Cut thin chicken breasts into small pieces.
- Heat approx 1-2 Tbls olive oil in large saute pan or Wok over medium heat. Once heated, add chicken pieces and saute until cooked thoroughly.
- While chicken is cooking, slice vegetables into thin strips approx. the same size. When chicken is cooked, place cooked chicken in another bowl and set aside.
- Using the same pan as for the chicken, add a tablespoon of olive oil and a splash of water. Add broccoli to the pan first as it takes the longest. Cover with lid and saute until al dente. [Add more water or chicken broth a tablespoon at a time if needed to prevent burning the broccoli.]
- Add remaining vegetables to the broccoli and saute until soft. Stirring occasionally.
- Add chicken to the saute pan and stir to mix.
- Warm up the rice.
- Serve stir fry over rice. Drizzle with peanut sauce and garnish with peanuts and cilantro.
- Enjoy with chopsticks and friends:)
Keywords: Peanut sauce, stir fry, Asian, healthy