Quick & Easy Chicken Broccoli Stir Fry
What a lovely treat it was to make for dinner earlier this week after all of the rich party foods of the holidays.
After prime rib and tenderloin and rich macaroni and cheese casseroles and haluski and snacks and cookies for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, followed by the generous bereavement food gifts, the New Year’s Eve snacks and New Year’s Day kielbasa and sauerkraut, it was wonderful to make a clean, quick and simple winner winner chicken and broccoli stir fry dinner with whole wheat pasta.
This is so simple and so delicious, it is a perfect go-to staple for a weeknight dinner. I’ll bet it would be great with shrimp too for a change up, but I was really in the mood for chicken. Chicken is the one protein I actually crave.
Here is the recipe as I adapted slightly from what I found at Damn Delicious. Hope you will enjoy as much as we did.
Quick & Easy Chicken Broccoli Stir Fry
- 2 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch chunks
- 1 lb whole wheat spaghetti
- 1 lb broccoli, cut into florets
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 Tbsp. sesame seeds
- Sauce:
- 1/4 cup reduced sodium soy sauce
- 2 Tbsp. oyster sauce
- 1 Tbsp. packed brown sugar
- 1 tsp. ground ginger
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 Tbsp. sesame oil
- 1 Tbsp. Sriracha Hot Sauce (more or less for your taste)
Directions:
In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, oyster sauce, brown sugar, ginger, garlic, sesame oil and Sriracha; set aside. Reserve 2 tablespoons.
In a medium bowl, combine reserved 2 tablespoons sauce and chicken; set aside to marinade. This can be done several hours ahead to tenderize and flavor chicken.
Cook pasta according to package instructions. In the last 2 minutes of cooking time, add broccoli. Rinse and drain well.
While pasta is cooking, heat olive oil in a large skillet, add chicken, and cook until golden, about 4-5 minutes. Stir in pasta, broccoli and remaining sauce until heated through and coated, about 2 minutes.
Serve immediately, garnished with sesame seeds.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
O wow, it really looks yummy 🙂
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it is – and SOOOO easy! 🙂
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Anything with Sriracha will get my daughter’s attention! And broccoli is always good. (K)
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🙂
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This looks and sounds so delicious! You are a wonderful photographer of food! I love stir fry!
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👍😉❤
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:o)
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Sounds perfect!
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You start my day starving!!
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😝
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Yummy and quick & easy – thanks Jodi. Happy Friday! 🙂
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😘
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Looks yummy…but steak and a baked potato is my “happy meal.”
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Yummy! I love making this type of food!
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This sure looks like my kind of weeknight dinner, Jodi! Yum!
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Looks like another winner, winner Chicken dinner, Jodi!! 🌟🐔🍽 I made stirfry this week using leftover porkchops and my sauce was similar. Great minds think alike, huh? 😃💕
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Looks amazing Jodi!
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Easy and tasty 😋 I’m gonna try this! Thanks Jo 😀
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Hope you enjoy!!
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Yum!! Yes please!! This looks delicious!! 😍 You had me at broccoli… love that stuff!
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I do too!!!
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Even when I’m not hungry there’s always room for stir fry..:)
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😝👍
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