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Moo Shu Chicken Bowls

Stir-fried moo shu chicken with napa cabbage, shiitake mushrooms, bamboo shoots and scrambled eggs, finished with a savory hoisin-oyster sauce—served in bowls.
Prep Time12 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time32 minutes
Servings: 3 servings

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 2 Tbspavocado oildivided
  • 1 poundboneless skinless chicken breastschopped into bite-sized pieces
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 Tbsptoasted sesame oil
  • 6 ouncesshiitake mushroomschopped
  • 4 clovesgarlicminced
  • 2 tspfresh gingerpeeled and grated
  • 4 cupsnapa cabbagethinly sliced or green cabbage
  • 8 ouncessliced bamboo shootsdrained
  • 1/3 cuphoisin sauce*
  • 2 Tbspoyster sauce**
  • 1/4 cupcoconut aminos or low-sodium soy sauce
  • 2 Tbsprice vinegar
  • 4 green onionscut into 2-inch pieces

Instructions

Instructions

  • Heat 1 tablespoon of the avocado oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add the chopped chicken in a single layer and cook undisturbed 3–4 minutes to brown one side. Stir and continue cooking until the chicken is cooked through, about 4–6 more minutes total. Transfer the chicken to a plate and set aside.
  • In the same skillet, add the remaining 1 tablespoon avocado oil and the 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil. Heat over medium-high.
  • Add the chopped shiitake mushrooms and sauté 3–5 minutes, until they begin to soften and brown.
  • Add the minced garlic and grated ginger to the skillet and sauté about 30 seconds, until fragrant.
  • Add the thinly sliced napa cabbage and stir to combine. Reduce heat to medium.
  • In a small bowl, whisk the 2 large eggs. While the cabbage begins to soften, push the cabbage and mushroom mixture to one side of the skillet to create a clear space. Pour the whisked eggs into the clear space and scramble until just set, about 1–2 minutes. Transfer the scrambled eggs to the same plate as the cooked chicken.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together the 1/3 cup hoisin sauce, 2 tablespoons oyster sauce, 1/4 cup coconut aminos (or low-sodium soy sauce), and 2 tablespoons rice vinegar. Pour this sauce over the cabbage and stir to combine. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the cabbage reaches your desired tenderness, about 8–12 minutes.
  • Once the cabbage is cooked, stir in the drained 8 ounces canned bamboo shoots, the cooked chicken, the scrambled eggs, and the 4 green onions cut into 2-inch pieces. Cook 1–2 minutes more, stirring constantly, until everything is heated through and well combined.
  • Taste and adjust if needed (there are no additional ingredients to add). Serve the moo shu chicken mixture in bowls.

Equipment

  • Large 12-inch Skillet

Notes

Notes
*Be sure to use gluten-free hoisin sauce if you need the recipe to be gluten-free. You can make
Paleo Hoisin Sauce
for a soy-free, refined sugar free version too!
**or more hoisin sauce. For Paleo, use homemade Paleo Hoisin Sauce.