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Healthy Chicken Stir-Fry loaded with veggies and flavor! A lighter, better for you version of takeout that's easy to make and tastes great. Gluten Free + Low Calorie
This Chicken Stir-Fry is getting a much needed a facelift from the 2014 original version. An oldie but a goodie! As a matter of fact, this is one of the very first recipes I ever posted on my website. It's one of my all time favorite recipes and it was long over due for an upgrade.
This Chicken Stir-Fry recipe holds a particularly important place in my heart because it is one of the first recipes I ever made on my own when I was losing 80 pounds. Before losing weight, I really didn't know how to cook. My idea of dinner was takeout, a drive thru, going out or ordering pizza.
Losing weight forced me to get in the kitchen and figure out how to make healthy meals that were delicious and satisfying. Funny to think I now cook for a living. It's never too late for a transformation!
For those of you intimidated by cooking, here's a tip for you. Keep it simple! Pick a lean protein, a vegetable, healthy carb and fat to make a meal. That's exactly what I did with this recipe.
- Lean protein = Chicken
- Vegetables = Bell Pepper
- Complex Carb = Brown Rice
- Fat = Extra Virgin Olive Oil
From there, I added gluten free soy sauce, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts and spices. Easy!!!
I'm sure like me, many of you struggle with making healthy dinners during the week. This one is guaranteed to take less than 15 minutes. Actually, less if you chop the vegetables and chicken the night before.
Watch the cooking video demo, where I give a live demo of cooking this Chicken Stir-Fry recipe. I cooked the entire meal in less than 10 minutes! It was that easy to make a delicious, filling meal. Perfect for those learning to cook who aren't sure where to start. Start here!
This lighter version of takeout tastes great, but is better for you!
Easy Chicken Stir-Fry
Ingredients
- 1 pound Chicken breast chopped into 1 inch pieces
- 1 Green bell pepper diced into 1 inch pieces
- 1 Red bell pepper diced into 1 inch pieces
- 1 Yellow bell pepper diced into 1 inch pieces
- 1 Orange bell pepper diced into 1 inch pieces
- 2 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 2 tablespoon Garlic minced
- 1/4 cup Low Sodium Soy Sauce gluten free if necessary
- 2 tablespoon Rice Wine Vinegar
- 8 ounce Water Chestnuts drained
- 8 ounce Bamboo Shoots drained
- 1 teaspoon Ginger
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- 1 cup Jasmine Rice uncooked
Instructions
- Cook the rice according to package instructions.
- While the rice continues to cook, heat a large sauté pan or stir-fry pan, add the extra virgin olive oil with bell peppers and bring to medium heat.
- Once the bell peppers are soft, add the chicken, minced garlic, ginger, salt and pepper. Stir to combine. Cook until the chicken is thoroughly cooked through stirring periodically.
- Add the coconut aminos, rice wine vinegar, bamboo shoots and water chestnuts to the chicken. Stir and reduce to low cooking another 5-7 minutes or until the rice is ready.
- Serve the chicken and veggies over rice.
Notes
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Stirfrys are such a great, healthy dinner. I love the water chestnut add!
Chestnuts need more love.
Looks great! I learned to cook from my mom. But I learned to really love to cook from owning a cafe and seeing people happy when they ate my food! I love stir fry!
Your own cafe? I'm so jealous! That's my big DREAM!!!
Can't beat a 15-minute dinner -- especially when it's loaded with veggies. Sounds delicious, and I love the demo! 🙂
Thanks Blair! I'm hoping to do more of them. Need a better tripod though.
Thanks for sharing the recipe, I am always looking for easy healthy foods I can cook for my family.
Oh this stir fry sounds so flavorful with all the use of spices! Thank you for sharing! I will be giving this one a whirl!
It's one of my go to meals!
Veggie stir fries are a staple for me, but I usually only make them when my Hubby's around and I have an extra set of hands in the kitchen for chopping all the veggies. Or if I'm smart, I'll plan ahead and chop them all up on the weekend (like you) so they're ready to go all week.
My husband and I just started a Gluten-free diet. This looks like a GREAT recipe for us to try. Happy to find it at A Pinch of Joy-Busy Monday 🙂
YUM! And I love water chestnuts! I haven't had any in awhile, you have officially reminded me to put them on my grocery list for next time 🙂
I love reading other blogs because it reminds me of foods I forget about that I love!
I absolutely love Thai and Vietnamese food! Actually, most Asian cuisine is delicious in my opinion. I find that it is much healthier if you cook it at home. Chicken stir fries are awesome!