Monday, March 16, 2015

Chicken Broccoli & Mushroom Stir Fry

I'm still alive! I've been trying to meals but I've been lacking the time to blog. I'll try to keep up with it so you can have some healthy new meals to try, too!

Tonight I made Chicken Broccoli & Mushroom Stir Fry. I LOVE IT! You can find the original here. Below is how I made mine. I used what I had on hand. 

  • 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into ¾" pieces
  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • ¼ cup honey
  • ¼ cup tamari sauce (natural version of soy sauce)
  • 2 medium garlic cloves, grated
  • 2 Tbsp cooking oil (I used extra light olive oil), divided
  • 6 cups broccoli 
  • 1 small onion, sliced
  • ¾ lb (12 oz) white button mushrooms, sliced
 
  1. Trim chicken breast of any excess fat and pat dry with paper towels. In a medium bowl, toss chicken breast with ¼ cup flour until evenly coated. Remove chicken to a plate (leave remaining flour in the bowl - you'll use it for the sauce)
  2. To make the sauce: in the bowl with remaining flour, add 1 cup chicken stock, ¼ cup honey, ¼ cup tamari sauce, 2 cloves grated garlic and stir until smooth. Set aside.
  3. Heat a wok or large heavy-bottomed skillet on medium high heat and add 1 Tbsp olive oil. Once oil is hot, add chicken pieces and spread out evenly. Let chicken sit for a minute before stirring, then stir fry 5 minutes or until browned. Remove chicken from heat and set aside.
  4. Add another 1 Tbsp of oil to the pan. Once oil is hot, add small broccoli florets, onions and sliced mushrooms to the pan and stir-fry 4 minutes, or until mushrooms are softened and broccoli is crisp-tender.
  5. Stir the sauce again then pour it your hot vegetables. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Simmer 2 minutes or until sauce is thickened then toss in chicken and cook another 30 seconds or until heated through. Season to taste with salt if needed