Stir-Fried Chicken, Zucchini and Squash

Name: Stir-Fried Chicken, Zucchini and Squash
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into thin strips; ground black pepper; 2 teaspoons vegetable oil; 2 teaspoons butter or 2 teaspoons margarine; 1 medium onion, sliced; 1/4 teaspoon minced garlic; 3/4 lb zucchini, thinly sliced; 1/2 lb yellow squash, thinly sliced; 1/2 cup shredded carrot; 1 lemon, juice and zest of; 2 cups cooked rice; 1/2 cup walnut halves (optional)

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Recipe by Texas Spud

I made something very similar without the chicken once before and absolutely loved it. It's also great reheated. I modified this recipe from one that I found off of recipelink.com. Enjoy!

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READY IN: 30mins

SERVES: 4

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

4

boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into thin strips
ground black pepper
2

teaspoons vegetable oil
2

teaspoons butter or 2 teaspoons margarine
1

medium onion, sliced
¹⁄₄

teaspoon minced garlic
³⁄₄

lb zucchini, thinly sliced
¹⁄₂

lb yellow squash, thinly sliced
¹⁄₂

cup shredded carrot
1

lemon, juice and zest of
2

cups cooked rice
¹⁄₂

cup walnut halves (optional)

DIRECTIONS

Season chicken with pepper to taste.
In large skillet, stir-fry in oil until lightly browned and tender. Remove chicken from pan and set aside.
Add butter to pan and stir-fry onion and garlic until onion is just tender.
Add zucchini, squash, and carrot and stir-fry over medium heat for 3 minutes.
Add chicken and heat through.
Stir in lemon peel, lemon juice and (optional) walnut halves. Toss to mix.
Serve over hot cooked rice.

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