Learn how to make a quick, healthy chicken and broccoli stir fry with simple ingredients and easy steps.
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Key Takeaways
- This stir fry is a quick and healthy meal option.
- Using simple, fresh ingredients makes preparation easy.
- The sauce combines sweet, tangy, and savory flavors.
- Cooking chicken and broccoli separately ensures proper texture.
- Serving with grains like brown rice or quinoa makes it a complete meal.
What the video covers
- The video demonstrates a quick and healthy chicken and broccoli stir fry recipe.
- Ingredients include chicken breast, broccoli, olive oil, soy sauce, honey, rice vinegar, ginger, garlic, sesame oil, and red pepper flakes.
- Chicken is cut into bite-sized pieces and broccoli into florets.
- A sauce is made by whisking soy sauce, honey, rice vinegar, ginger, garlic, and sesame oil.
- Chicken is cooked in olive oil until browned, then set aside.
- Broccoli is cooked in the same skillet until tender-crisp.
- Chicken and broccoli are combined with the sauce and cooked until the sauce thickens.
- The dish is recommended to be served over brown rice or quinoa.
- Optional red pepper flakes can be added for extra spice.
- The recipe is described as simple, delicious, healthy, and quick.
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I'm going to show you how to make a really simple, delicious, healthy, quick meal.
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It's a chicken and broccoli stir fry.
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It's one of my go-to meals when I'm in a rush.
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It's really easy to make and it's really healthy.
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So let's get started with the ingredients.
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First, you're going to need about a pound of chicken breast.
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I'm using two chicken breasts here.
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You're going to need about a head of broccoli.
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I'm using a whole head of broccoli.
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You're going to need about a tablespoon of olive oil.
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You're going to need about a tablespoon of soy sauce.
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You're going to need about a tablespoon of honey.
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You're going to need about a tablespoon of rice vinegar.
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You're going to need about a teaspoon of ginger.
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You're going to need about a teaspoon of garlic.
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You're going to need about a teaspoon of sesame oil.
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And you're going to need about a pinch of red pepper flakes.
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So let's get started with the preparation.
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First, you're going to want to cut your chicken into bite-sized pieces.
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I'm cutting mine into about one-inch cubes.
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Next, you're going to want to cut your broccoli into florets.
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I'm cutting mine into about one-inch florets.
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Now, let's make the sauce.
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In a small bowl, you're going to combine the soy sauce, honey, rice vinegar, ginger, garlic, and sesame oil.
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Whisk it all together until it's well combined.
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Now, let's cook the chicken.
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In a large skillet or wok, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat.
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Add the chicken and cook until it's browned on all sides.
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This should take about five to seven minutes.
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Remove the chicken from the skillet and set it aside.
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Now, let's cook the broccoli.
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In the same skillet, add the broccoli and cook until it's tender-crisp.
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This should take about three to five minutes.
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Now, let's combine everything.
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Add the chicken back to the skillet with the broccoli.
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Pour the sauce over the chicken and broccoli.
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Stir it all together until it's well coated.
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Cook for another one to two minutes until the sauce has thickened slightly.
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And that's it.
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You have a delicious and healthy chicken and broccoli stir fry.
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I like to serve mine over brown rice or quinoa.
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You can also add some red pepper flakes for a little bit of a kick.
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I hope you enjoy this recipe.
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It's one of my favorites.
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