Quick Chicken Stir Fry

May 16, 2014 2 Comments

When I need to get dinner on the table really quickly, it is all about stir fry. It’s not my usual genre of food but I love it so much for a change of pace. I usually have most of the ingredients on hand and I can throw it together in 15 minutes! That was the case during this busy week when I turned to my super easy and quick chicken stir fry so that we could eat and get out the door quickly.

The key with the quick chicken stir fry was to have everything prepped and ready to go before I started cooking. Well, it's actually the key to any cooking but especially stir fry since everything cooks so quickly! We had this drilled into us in my culinary school classes. It's called mise en place in professional kitchens, which literally means to put in place. I had all of my ingredients ready in little bowls in the order that they went into the pan. Once everything was set up, the cooking went so quickly!
The key with the quick chicken stir fry was to have everything prepped and ready to go before I started cooking. Well, it’s actually the key to any cooking but especially stir fry since everything cooks so quickly! We had this drilled into us in my culinary school classes. It’s called mise en place in professional kitchens, which literally means to put in place. I had all of my ingredients ready in little bowls in the order that they went into the pan. Once everything was set up, the cooking went so quickly!
I used chicken tenders for this quick chicken stir fry that I had sitting in my freezer. They were easy to dice small so that they would cook more quickly!
I used chicken tenders for this quick chicken stir fry that I had sitting in my freezer. They were easy to dice small so that they would cook more quickly!
While I heated up my pan before cooking, I filled a bowl with hot tap water and soaked a package of rice noodles in it to soften them. It only took 5 minutes, which was perfect timing to add the rice noodles into the rest of the quick chicken stir fry.
While I heated up my pan before cooking, I filled a bowl with hot tap water and soaked a package of rice noodles in it to soften them. It only took 5 minutes, which was perfect timing to add the rice noodles into the rest of the quick chicken stir fry.

This recipe for quick chicken stir fry yielded enough for 4 portions, so hubby and I even had leftovers the next day! I garnished our bowls with scallions and black sesame seeds to make them prettier and even tastier. Oh my goodness, there was so much flavor in so little time. That’s why I love a good stir fry! Hope you all enjoy this quick and easy supper. xoxo

Quick Chicken Stir Fry
Quick Chicken Stir Fry
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Quick Chicken Stir Fry
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Quick Chicken Stir Fry
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
 
Course: Main Course
Servings: 4
Author: Jeanie and Lulu's Kitchen
Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons coconut oil
  • 1 pound boneless skinless chicken tenders diced small
  • 1 tablespoon Chinese five spice
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 2 cloves garlic peeled and minced
  • 1 bunch scallions white part separated from green, thinly sliced
  • 1 tablespoon peanut butter
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
  • 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon Sriracha
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 package rice noodles 8 ounce size
  • black sesame seeds as needed for garnish
Instructions
  1. Before you start cooking, combine the Chinese five spice, ground ginger and salt in one small bowl. A dipping bowl works well here! In another small bowl, combine the white part of the scallions and garlic. The peanut butter goes into another small bowl. Lastly, stir together the soy sauce, hoisin, Sriracha, sesame oil and rice wine vinegar in a larger bowl. Then get a large, deep frying pan (or large wok if you have one) on the stove over the highest heat you have.
  2. Add the coconut oil to the pan. While the pan gets nice and hot, fill a large bowl with very hot tap water and submerge the rice noodles in it. They just need to soak in the hot water for about 4-5 minutes while everything else cooks. Now that the pan and oil are good and hot, add in the chicken. The chunks are small so they only need about 3-4 minutes to cook through. While they cook add in the spices and seasonings from the first bowl, stirring everything well. Then once they are cooked add in the aromatic scallions and garlic from the second bowl, still stirring pretty constantly. They don't call it stir fry for nothing! Once they get fragrant for about 30 seconds, stir in the peanut butter. Then pour in the liquid mixture. Drain the rice noodles since they will be perfectly tender at this point and get them into the pan last. Stir everything together thoroughly and take the pan off of the heat. All done!
  3. Divide the mixture among 4 bowls, then garnish each of them with a sprinkle of black sesame seeds and green scallion slices. Serve immediately and enjoy!

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