Don’t bother calling for takeout tonight! You can quickly cook this easy chicken and broccoli stir fry instead. The high heat of the stir fry process means the dish cooks quickly, so you can have a better-than-takeout meal on the table in less than half an hour.
More About This Recipe
- Forget those bags of stir-fry mix in your grocer’s freezer case. You can make it better yourself and still have dinner done in less than 30 minutes. The key to this recipe is to prep your veggies first. Stir-fry is a quick cooking technique that uses high heat, so it’s important to have your ingredients chopped and ready to go. It is also important to add the veggies in order given since some take longer to cook than others. Keep refining your technique by trying another one of our chicken stir-fry recipes.
Chicken and Broccoli Stir-Fry
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 28 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 14
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped gingerroot
- 1 medium onion, cut into thin wedges
- 1 cup baby-cut carrot, cut lengthwise in half
- 1 cup Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-ounce carton)
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 cups broccoli flowerets
- 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms (3 ounces)
- 1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 4 cups hot cooked Chinese plain noodles
Make With
Progresso Broth
Instructions
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Step1Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken, garlic and gingerroot; stir-fry 2 to 3 minutes or until chicken is brown.
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Step2Add onion, carrots, 3/4 cup of the broth, the soy sauce and sugar. Cover and cook over medium heat 5 minutes, stirring twice.
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Step3Add broccoli, mushrooms and bell pepper. Cover and cook about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until chicken is no longer pink in center and vegetables are crisp-tender.
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Step4Mix cornstarch with remaining 1/4 cup broth; stir into chicken mixture. Cook, stirring frequently, until sauce is thickened. Serve over noodles.
Nutrition
430
Calories
8g
Total Fat
32g
Protein
57g
Total Carbohydrate
7g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 430
- Calories from Fat
- 70
- Total Fat
- 8g
- 12%
- Saturated Fat
- 1 1/2g
- 8%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 70mg
- 23%
- Sodium
- 1180mg
- 49%
- Potassium
- 650mg
- 19%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 57g
- 19%
- Dietary Fiber
- 5g
- 20%
- Sugars
- 7g
- Protein
- 32g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 120%
- 120%
- Vitamin C
- 60%
- 60%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
3 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 2 Vegetable; 2 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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