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Garlic Chicken Stir Fry

A quick garlic chicken stir-fry with bell pepper, snow peas, cashews, and a savory soy-based sauce. Serve over hot cooked rice if desired.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Main Course
Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoonscanola or vegetable oil divided
  • 1 poundboneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 4 mediumgarlic cloves minced
  • 1 largered or green bell pepper seeded & chopped
  • 4 ouncesfresh snow peas
  • 1/4 cupcashews
  • 1/4 cupgreen onions sliced
  • 1/2 cuplow-sodium chicken broth
  • 2 tablespoonssoy sauce
  • 1 tablespooncornstarch
  • 1/2 teaspoonground ginger
  • hot cooked rice optional

Instructions

Instructions

  • Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until hot.
  • Add the chicken pieces and the minced garlic to the skillet. Stir-fry about 3 minutes, stirring frequently, until the chicken is white on the outside and mostly cooked.
  • Add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil, the chopped bell pepper, snow peas, cashews, and sliced green onions. Stir-fry 1 minute, until the vegetables are crisp-tender.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together the chicken broth, soy sauce, cornstarch, and ground ginger until smooth.
  • Pour the sauce into the skillet and stir to combine. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring, and boil 1 minute, until the sauce thickens slightly and the chicken is cooked through.
  • Remove from heat and serve immediately over hot cooked rice, if desired.

Equipment

  • Large Skillet
  • Small Bowl
  • Whisk

Notes

Serve over hot cooked rice, if desired.