Chicken and Vegetable Stir Fry

Submitted by luminajd

"This came from a diabetic cook book and is very easy and very delicious. Dinner can be ready in 20 minutes, aside from marinading."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons water
• 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce (low sodium preferred)
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, skinned and cut into small strips
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 1 cup celery, cut diagonally
• 1 cup carrot, sliced diagonally
• 1 cup broccoli, flowerets and stems,sliced
• 1 cup Chinese pea pod
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds

directions

1. In a glass dish, combine water, soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, onions and chicken and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
2. Drain chicken and reserve marinade.
3. In a large skillet or wok, heat sesame oil over medium-high heat until hot.
4. Add chicken and cook, stirring constantly, until chicken loses it's pink color.
5. Remove chicken Add celery, carrots, and broccoli and cook, stirring, for at least 3 minutes.
6. Add pea pods and marinade and cover.
7. Let vegetables steam for 2-3 minutes Add chicken and sesame seeds and stir to combine Vegetables should be crisp-tender, pea pods still bright and green.
8. Serve with rice.

Reviews

[nnwltrs1219_11515520]

Did I read this recipe correctly? It says to reuse marinade from raw chicken and then just heat it for 2-3 minutes! That seems like a very bad idea.

 

[Newbie.Cook]

I just tried this today but since I didn't have the veggies in it, I added asparagus and mushrooms and it was super yummy!!! Thank you for sharing it. :)

 

[Bergy]

Very easy recipe. I used precooked chicken that I had in the freezer, marinated it for 5 hours then added it with the marinade to the celery & carrots that had cooked for 4 minutes,,warmed the chicken & sauce for 3 minutes, added the brocolli cooked covered for 2 minutes. added 1 tsp chili flakes and 2 tbsp Marsala. Finally the pea pods for the last 2 minutes - The pods were lovely and crisp. Served with basmati rice. Excellent dinner thanks luminajd

 

[LifeIsGood]

I thought this was good but not excellent. I liked the recipe for it's simplicity and the variety of veggies. Perhaps I'd like this recipe more if the sauce were thicker..maybe by adding a T. of corn starch to the liquid. Thank you for the healthy recipe, luminajd.