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    Home » Recipes » Main Dishes » Chicken

    Spicy Chicken Stir Fry

    Published by Melissa on May 26, 2022 | Updated June 10, 2022 | 13 Comments

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    Spicy Chicken Stir Fry with crunchy pea pods and broccoli, tender chicken breasts, and a spicy Szechuan sauce is a super-fast weeknight dinner served over rice or noodles. 

    plate of chicken stir fry with peas

    ❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe: This chicken stir fry has everything you need in a well-rounded meal in one pot. Tons of veggies, protein-packed chicken breast, and starch to round it out. 

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    How to Make Spicy Chicken Stir Fry

    This recipe comes together quickly at the stove. I recommend having your ingredients measured out and ready so you can move smoothly with the instructions.

    When making your Szechuan stir fry sauce, make sure that you mix it thoroughly. A whisk or fork is best for this. 

    steps to make spicy chicken stir fry

    When cooking your chicken for the first two minutes, don’t worry if the chicken isn’t fully cooked yet. This is normal, it will continue to cook as you add the rest of the ingredients throughout the steps.

    When you add your sauce, make sure to scrape the bottom of the bowl with a spatula to get all of the delicious browned bits on the bottom of the pot into your sauce. The sugar tends to sink to the bottom. 

    Be sure to stir constantly after you add the sauce to the stir-fry pan. If you don’t stir the sauce constantly, it will start to burn on the bottom of the pan. Plus this will help coat the chicken and veggies.

    adding sauce to a wok with stir fry

    Ingredient Notes

    Find La Choy Fancy Vegetables (canned) and the stir-fry sauce in the International section of your grocery store. It’s usually near other Asian ingredients like soy sauce and sesame oil. The canned veggies are mostly bean sprouts, water chestnuts and a few bamboo shoots and red pepper. 

    If you can’t find the La Choy fancy vegetables at your grocery store, you can substitute fresh bean sprouts and a small can of water chestnuts. Just be sure to drain the water chestnuts first. 

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    How to Serve Spicy Chicken Stir fry

    I like to serve this chicken dinner over white rice. You can quickly make any kind of rice in an Instant Pot or pressure cooker while your stir fry cooks. Use our recipes from Pressure Cooking Today for perfect white, brown, or forbidden rice. 

    Lo mein noodles are a great alternative. If you like something crunchy, this is delicious with chow mein noodles, also sold by La Choy. 

    wok with spicy chicken

    How to Store Leftovers 

    Store leftover stir fry in the refrigerator in an airtight container for 2-3 days. Please note that the longer the stir fry sits, the softer the veggies will become.

    Reheat individual portions of the stir fry in the microwave for 1 minute, or until hot. If necessary, heat in 10 second intervals after a minute, until desired temperature is reached.

    More Weeknight Chicken Dinner Recipes

    Try these other fast recipes with chicken for dinner this week:

    • Chicken Tortellini Soup is warming, comforting, and contains fresh peas and carrots. 
    • Chicken and Cheese Taquitos are crispy and stuffed with juicy shredded chicken: perfect for dipping into salsa and guacamole. 
    • Pesto Roll-Ups have savory, cheesy herby pesto sauce and make an elegant dinner for company. 
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    Spicy Chicken Stir Fry

    This spicy chicken stir fry is loaded with colorful vegetables and an easy sauce.
    Prep Time12 mins
    Cook Time8 mins
    Total Time20 mins
    Servings: 6 servings
    Calories: 252kcal
    Author: Barbara Bakes LLC
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    Ingredients

    • 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
    • ⅓ cup chicken broth
    • ⅓ cup soy sauce I like Kikkoman
    • 1 tablespoon Szechuan spicy stir-fry sauce House of Tsang
    • 4 teaspoons cornstarch
    • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
    • 1 tablespoon cooking oil
    • ½ cup onion chopped
    • 6 ounces pea pods
    • 1 14 ounce can La Choy Fancy Chinese vegetables
    • 1 cup broccoli
    • ½ cup shredded carrots

    Instructions

    • Cut chicken into strips.
    • Combine broth, soy sauce, Szechuan sauce, cornstarch, and brown sugar; set aside.
    • Stir fry chicken in oil in a nonstick wok over medium-high heat for two minutes.
    • Add onion and stir fry for two minutes.
    • Add remaining vegetables and stir fry two minutes more.
    • Add sauce, stirring constantly until it thickens and vegetables are heated through.
    • Serve over rice or noodles.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1g | Calories: 252kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 52mg | Sodium: 1423mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 9g
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    1. CR

      June 16, 2022 at 12:16 pm

      Delicious. Used some extra sauce for more zip and used sesame oil. Served with ramen noodles.  My husband is picky and really enjoyed this dish for a summer lunch.  

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      • Melissa Griffiths

        June 16, 2022 at 9:20 pm

        SO glad you liked it! The noodles sound like a perfect addition.

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    2. CookingCourtney

      October 10, 2008 at 8:25 pm

      this looks SOOO good!
      makes me hungry lol

      Reply
    3. Jude

      October 10, 2008 at 6:06 am

      A complete meal in one wok. I love crunchy pea pods in stir fries

      Reply
    4. Aggie

      October 09, 2008 at 8:08 pm

      Oh this looks delish, I love all the veggies!

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    5. ~Priscilla~

      October 07, 2008 at 10:48 pm

      that looks soo good!! a good stir fry is always delicious.

      Reply
    6. The Blonde Duck

      October 07, 2008 at 3:37 pm

      Isn’t it fun when you find out family reads your blog? It’s so suprising!

      Reply
    7. Jenny

      October 07, 2008 at 3:24 pm

      Wow, This looks scrumptious, I’d love it for dinner tonight!

      Reply
    8. Candy

      October 07, 2008 at 2:08 pm

      It’s funny what they miss when they are away isn’t it? Mine always wants meatloaf when he comes home. Congrats on your daughter’s wedding. Looks like lots of fun.

      Reply
    9. Maria

      October 06, 2008 at 7:47 pm

      I love stir fry!! So many wonderful veggies!!

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    10. HoneyB

      October 06, 2008 at 10:17 am

      This looks really light and delicious! Heaven knows, I need light. Starting to be more careful as of this morning and writing everything down!!

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    11. Lisa

      October 06, 2008 at 3:41 am

      It looks like a nice healthy dish.

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    12. Sara

      October 06, 2008 at 2:44 am

      This looks delicious, I love a good stir fry!

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