Skip the drive through and make this better than takeout Chicken and Broccoli Stir-Fry for a mouthwatering dinner tonight.

Easy Chicken and Broccoli Stir-Fry Recipe

After a busy stressful day, we’re all tempted to indulge in take out aren’t we? I’m just keeping it real here, folks. I’ve been there, and that’s why I find that doling a little pre-planning helps this issue immensely. The days you wait to decide what your having for dinner, are the days it’s most tempting to buy. Hopefully, this easy dish will encourage you to make a better dinner for the family at home. How to make Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry: (Scroll down for full printable recipe.)

Chicken – Slice the chicken breasts into strips.
Marinade – Whisk together the soy sauce, sugar, cornstarch, minced garlic, ginger and sesame oil until the cornstarch has dissolved. Mix-in the sliced green onion.
Place into a plastic storage bag pour the marinade over chicken. Marinate for at least 4 hours or overnight.
Heat Oil – Heat a few drizzles of vegetable or peanut oil in a hot skillet, around.
Broccoli – Add the broccoli florets, green onion, ginger, minced garlic, water, and a sprinkle of salt and black pepper to your taste.
Cook for 3 minutes or until crisp tender and bright green in color. Remove to a plate.
Chicken – Heat the remaining of oil. Remove chicken from marinade and add to hot skillet add crushed red pepper flakes to the chicken.
Stir fry until the chicken has browned and cooked through.
Combine – Add the broccoli back to the skillet.
Drizzle with hoison sauce continuing to saute until heated thru.
Serve immediately over rice.

How to Make the BEST Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry Recipe

My family thinks this stir-fry chicken and broccoli is better than take-out, there’s no need for a fake-out here. When you see how simple it is to prepare, you may never buy chicken stir-fry again.

Ingredients you’ll need to make homemade Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry: Boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs, broccoli florets, sesame oil or vegetable oil, ginger, green onions, garlic, water, hoison sauce, crushed red pepper flakes, toasted sesame seeds for garnishing and cooked white rice or sticky rice for serving.
To make the marinade you’ll need: Soy sauce, granulated sugar, cornstarch, garlic, sesame oil and green onions.
Kitchen tools you’ll need: A medium bowl, large plastic storage bag of shallow dish to marinate the chicken, measuring cups and spoons, sharp knife and chopping board, vegetable peeler large 12 inch skillet or similar size wok and whisk.
To save time, prepare the marinade, and pour it over the chicken, then chill. Let the chicken bask in the flavors for at least 4 hours or overnight for an even bigger pop of flavor.
You can also have the broccoli cleaned and prepped having it ready to go in a snap.
After marinating the chicken, the actual cook time is around 10 minutes. It’s packed with flavor, and the delicious sauce is good to the last drop. If your family loves sauce, the recipe easily doubles.
Serve with fried rice, brown rice or sticky white rice. Fortune cookies are completely optional.
Store cooked Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry chilled in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Reheat in single serving portions in the microwave.

More Easy Chicken Recipes to Make

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Tender and flavorful Garlic Butter Chicken.
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This Garlic Brown Sugar Chicken can be made any day of the week due to the simple prep and short cook time.
Air Fryer Chicken Drumsticks are finger licking good.
Lemon Butter Chicken with tarragon is packed with flavor.
Creamy one skillet Chicken Florentine.
You may also like to try this recipe for Sticky Rice to go along with this dish and other Asian favorites from Food Network.

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