This easy Chicken Stir Fry recipe is loaded with fresh veggies and the most delicious sauce made with honey, soy sauce, and toasted sesame oil! This healthy recipe takes 20 minutes to make and will wow your family with it’s amazing flavor! Makes sure to try my Easy Cashew Chicken and 20 Minute Sesame Chicken with Broccoli too!
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Chicken Stir Fry
If you are looking for quick and easy weeknight dinners, and I mean, who isn’t? Stir fry dinners are the way to go. You get your protein, your veggies, your everrrything in one skillet and less than 2o minutes later, the fam is at the table eating a healthy dinner. Can you say winning?
I am a huge fan of one skillet dinners and make them at least a few times each week. Meals like Cheesy Kielbasa, Rice and Broccoli Skillet, 20 Minute Skillet Chicken and Spinach Parmesan, and 20 Minute Skillet Monterey Chicken are what get me through the week, sanity intact.
This chicken stir fry is about as easy as it gets. It starts with some cubed chicken breast, although chicken thighs also work well. I like to start with the chicken when I’m making a stir fry because as they brown, they create a layer of flavor in the skillet. When the veggies get added, the pick up some of that flavor and then develop their own. It’s these layers that give so much depth to this easy recipe. And then it’s time for the sauce…
Chicken Stir Fry Sauce
I feel like the sauce can be often overlooked when making stir fry. It’s really what gives the dish so much flavor and pulls the entire meal together. The sauce I used for this stir fry is what makes it the best chicken stir fry recipe.
It’s a combination of these simple ingredients:
- Honey – for a touch of sweetness which makes this chicken stir fry universally loved by adults and kids alike.
- Toasted Sesame Oil – gives this dish some Asian flair. The oil is very strong so you don’t want to go crazy here.
- Soy Sauce – it’s just not a stir fry without soy sauce! Great flavor but make sure to buy low-sodium!
- Chicken Broth – this will thin out the sauce a bit and add some flavor.
- Corn Starch & Water – creates thickness in the sauce when brought to a boil at the end.
- Crushed Red Pepper Flakes – completely optional but adds great flavor and a bit of a kick to the dish.
Each ingredient plays a crucial role in the stir fry sauce so you really don’t want to leave anything out.
The fresh veggies and simple, delicious sauce are what really sets this stir fry apart from others. While it can be tempting to just use a bag of frozen stir fry mix, if you can, fresh is best.
What Kind of Vegetables Do You Put In Stir Fry?
I used one of my favorite stir fry veggies in this recipe, broccoli, along with carrots and peppers. You can use virtually any vegetable in a stir fry including snow peas, green beans, mushroom, onions, sugar snap peas, and green onions.
My boys are big time broccoli fans which came as a complete and total shock to me years ago when this revelation first came to light. Needless to say, they were a bit on the jealous side when I had the opportunity to visit an Earthbound Farm Organic broccoli farm a few weeks back, thanks to my ongoing partnership with Safeway.
I have been on several farm trips so far and let me tell you, they are always so eye opening. Lordy! So much work you guys! It never fails that I walk away with a newfound appreciation and respect for not just the produce, but the farmers and companies who are working so hard to get quality produce onto our tables.
After a wonderful farm tour, we headed to Carmel where we enjoyed a delicious lunch at Earthbound Farm’s Farm Stand courtesy of Safeway, Foster Farms, La Tourangelle, and, of course Earthbound Farm. We had an opportunity to sample so many amazing products and create our own salads – so fun!
I was so excited to get home and pull together this easy chicken stir fry recipe featuring these fantastic brands and I know my people. You guys are prepping for the holidays, eating lots of sweets and treats, and in need of a healthy, fast dinner for your families.
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I sure hope you give this easy chicken stir fry a try soon!
More chicken recipes you MUST try!
- Easy Glazed Honey Balsamic Chicken
- Buttermilk Ranch Oven Fried Chicken
- Cheesy Chicken Broccoli and Rice Casserole
- Honey BBQ Chicken Strips
- The BEST Chicken Marinade Recipe
How To Make Chicken Stir Fry
Chicken Stir Fry Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast cut into 1 inch cubes
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tbsp olive oil divided
- 2 cups broccoli florets
- 1/2 yellow bell pepper cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1/2 red bell pepper cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1/2 cup baby carrots sliced
- 2 tsp minced ginger
- 2 garlic cloves minced
Stir Fry Sauce
- 1 tbsp corn starch
- 2 tbsp cold water
- 1/4 cup low sodium chicken broth
- 3 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
- 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
Instructions
Stir Fry Sauce
- In a medium size bowl, whisk together corn starch and water. Add remaining ingredients (chicken broth, soy sauce, honey, and toasted sesame oil, red pepper flakes) and whisk to combine. Set aside.
- Add one tablespoon of olive oil to a large skillet or wok and heat over medium high heat.
- Add chicken (in batches if necessary) and season with salt and pepper. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes or until cooked through. Remove from skillet.
- Reduce heat to medium and add remaining tablespoon of oil to the skillet.
- Add broccoli, bell pepper, and carrots and cook, stirring occasionally, just until crisp tender. Add ginger and garlic and cook for an additional minute.
- Add chicken back into the skillet and stir to combine.
- Whisk stir fry sauce and pour over chicken and vegetables and stir gently to combine.
- Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, and let boil for one minute.
- Serve with rice and/or chow mein if desired.
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Clay says
Love this dish. Made it again and will continue to.
Christine says
So delicious! Best easy and fast stir fry recipe that my family has tried.
D says
I’ve been trying to learn to cook for quite some time now. I follow recipes and things turn out ok, but not great. And often the foods don’t seem to get infused by the sauces put on them.
This is the first website that I’ve encountered that has easy-to-follow recipes that turn out well. The sauce totally infused the chicken and vegetables. I’m watching my calories, so I put this on top of a bowl of cauliflower rice to add some volume. In the future, I’ll look into adding a bit of pineapple or some other produce since I think this recipe is pretty adaptable. A sprinkle of sesame seeds might work well too. Thank you for this tasty recipe! Can’t wait to make another of your recipes.
Colleen says
Love this! It gets better as it cools a little, so don’t be so tempted to eat it while it is super hot!
Jennifer Lauridia says
This was great!!! Will definitely make this again!
Peggy says
I have made this twice this week! The first time with leftover chicken. Tonight I made it with shrimp. I added broccoli, carrots, peppers and a bit of onion. Pineapple might be a great addition. This has such great flavor. Thank you for this recipe!
Tammy Copland says
This was so easy!! I was at the grocery store in the meat section and bought a pre-prepared Stir Fry package of raw chicken breast cut in strips and sliced red onion, green & red peppers. I found this recipe and it was so easy and delicious! Cooked it after a full 9 hour work day. easy peasy
Thank you for sharing!
Clement says
I’m about cooking the meal now for my dinner, hope to enjoy it.Cheers!
Tammi says
I tried this dish tonight and it was really good! I liked using fresh ingredients and doing it myself vs using a kit. I couldn’t find the sesame oil and didn’t have time to check a different market, so I definitely missed that flavor. But my family loved it and I’ll cook it again. Served with basmati rice. Yum!!!
Adrian says
This was delicious!! The sauce was on point! Interesting and flavorful but not overpowering. I added a tiny bit less honey because I was afraid it would taste sweet, but it did not. It really had a nice complexity. The whole family loved it! I added more veggies, like asparagus and buk choy… I could also see adding mushrooms and baby corn in there too. This was a delicious dish I will definitely be making again!! It was a great way to get the kids to eat their veggies! I agree with a previous writer, double the sauce so you can wet the rice more. The kids loved that!
Jes says
This was a great recipe. I’ll preface everything with the fact that I’m a former cook, and half Korean.
I thought that I hated stir fry. When most people make it, it’s stupid bland. This was delicious. The sauce was the perfect.
The only mods that I made was light s&p at every step, and sriracha instead of red pepper flakes. Also added kim chi 🤫
Jamie says
We love this dish. I add cooking sherry, Oster sauce and cashews.
Lucy says
Made this last night and it tasted great. It was easy to put together. Next time I will double the sauce only because my BF and I like to pour the sauce over the rice. This is a keeper. Thank you for sharing your receipe.
Tricia says
I have tried a different stir fry sauce recipe every single time I have made stir fry for the past six years, and they were all bland somehow. This is finally IT!! The biggest difference I noticed is that you cook the ginger and garlic with the veggies instead of mixing them into the sauce. Thank you so much for sharing!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
I’m so glad you enjoyed the recipe Tricia! We LOVE this stir fry so much and it makes me happy that others are loving it too!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thank you Tricia! We love it too!
Dave says
My first attempt at stir fry. Loved it! Thanks! I can’t think of any reason that it wouldn’t freeze well. Any recs on that?
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
I think it would freeze great Dave! Just let it cool, transfer to a freezer safe container (even a freezer bag) and freeze for up to 2 months. Thanks!
Deanna S. says
This was delicious! It’s definitely going in the rotation! I didn’t have fresh ginger, so I used ground ginger and I didn’t look up a conversion or measure, so I eyed it and it could have used a little more, in my opinion, but that was my fault. I only used a squirt of honey (I have a sensitivity) . My family loved it!