Name: Szechuan Chicken Stir-Fry Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: For Sauce:; ⅓ cup low sodium chicken broth; 3½ tbsp soy sauce; 1½ tbsp sesame oil; 1½ tbsp Sambal Oelek; 1 tbsp rice vinegar; 1 tbsp granulated sugar; 4 tsp cornstarch; For Stir Fry:; 1¼ lbs chicken breast; 2 tbsp olive oil; salt; ½ medium yellow onion; 1 tbsp fresh ginger; 3 cloves garlic; 1 bell pepper; 1 bell pepper; 1⅓ cups snow peas; ½ cup peanuts; For Serving:; Green Onions; Sesame seeds; prepared rice

How To Make Szechuan Chicken Stir-Fry

This chicken stir-fry is loaded with bell peppers and snow peas. It has a spicy-savory sauce and some added crunch from the peanuts.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 20 minutes

Total: 35 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Sauce:

⅓cuplow sodium chicken broth
3½tbspsoy sauce
1½tbspsesame oil
1½tbspsambal oelek,use more or less to taste
1tbsprice vinegar
1tbspgranulated sugar
4tspcornstarch

For Stir Fry:

1¼lbschicken breast,boneless, skinless, cut into 1 inch cubes
2tbspolive oil,divided
salt
½mediumyellow onion,sliced from top to root
1tbspfresh ginger,peeled and minced
3clovesgarlic,(1 tbsp), minced
1bell pepper,yellow, diced into short strips
1bell pepper,red, sliced into strips
1⅓cupssnow peas,diagonally sliced
½cuppeanuts,chopped, roasted and unsalted

For Serving:

green onions,sliced
sesame seeds
prepared rice

Instructions

Sauce:

In a small mixing bowl whisk together chicken broth, soy sauce, sesame oil, sambal oelek, rice vinegar, sugar and cornstarch until well combined, set aside.

Stir-fry

Heat oil in a 12-inch non-stick skillet over medium-high heat.
Add chicken, season lightly with salt and cook for about 6 minutes, turning occasionally until chicken has cooked through.
Transfer to a plate. Heat remaining oil in skillet.
Add onion, ginger and garlic and saute for 1 minute. Add in bell peppers and snow peas and saute 2 minutes.
Whisk sauce mixture once more then pour into skillet over veggies. Cook and stir for about 2 minutes until sauce has thickened and veggies are tender.
Toss in chicken and warm through, season with salt if needed.
Serve warm over rice topped with peanuts, green onions and sesame seeds.

Nutrition

Calories: 422.77kcal
Fat: 27.55g
Saturated Fat: 5.33g
Trans Fat: 0.12g
Monounsaturated Fat: 13.52g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 6.88g
Carbohydrates: 14.36g
Fiber: 3.31g
Sugar: 6.88g
Protein: 30.13g
Cholesterol: 72.57mg
Sodium: 728.23mg
Calcium: 51.27mg
Potassium: 600.84mg
Iron: 2.57mg
Vitamin A: 131.23µg
Vitamin C: 79.63mg

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Szechuan Chicken Stir-Fry Recipe