Lemon Chicken Stir Fry
tips about lemon chicken stir fry:
- If you can’t find organic corn starch, arrowroot works as a beautiful thickener also. I actually use arrowroot often and you use it as an exact equivalent to corn starch. (affiliate)
- Save yourself some time and buy pre-cut mushrooms.
- Stir fry’s like this Lemon Chicken Stir Fry can be a fast and easy way to eat healthy. I personally use a flat bottom wok and absolutely love it. (affiliate)
- To safe yourself even more time, use Trader Joe’s precooked Organic Brown Rice.
- When I make this for my family I add extra garlic, sesame oil and lemon zest (zest of 1 full lemon, 2-3 tbsp sesame oil and 3-4 lg garlic cloves) because we love these flavors. Adjust accordingly for your family.
Ingredients
- For the Sauce
- 1 cup chicken broth
- zest of half lemon *see last tip above for flavor adjustment
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1/2 tbsp sesame oil
- 2 garlic cloves *minced or crushed
- 1/2 tsp fish sauce
- 1 1/2 tbsp corn starch or arrowroot
- Stir Fry
- 1 lg chicken breast *cut into strips
- 1 lg or 2 med zucchinis
- 6 oz sliced mushrooms
- 1/2 lg onion *roughly chopped about 1 cup
- 2 tsp sesame oil *for frying chicken & veggies
- Precooked brown rice or quinoa
Instructions
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Mix all ingredients for sauce thoroughly. Set aside.
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Roughly dice onion and cut zucchini into small wedges, keeping veggies separate from one another. Cut chicken into strips.
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Heat wok on highest heat with 1 tsp sesame oil until just smoking. Add chicken and stir fry until cooked through, about 5 mins-set aside. Heat wok again on highest heat until just smoking with an additional 1 tsp sesame oil. Add onion and stir fry until onions are sweating and slightly brown, about 2 mins. Add zucchini and continue stir frying for another 3 mins. Add mushrooms and stir fry until tender- about 4 mins. Remove from wok and set aside. Place wok back on high heat. Mix sauce ingredients again and add to hot wok. Sauce will thicken in about 1 min over direct heat. Add chicken and veggies back into wok and stir until sauce thoroughly coats stir fry. Take off heat and serve immediately.
Recipe Notes
*Please use as many organic ingredients as possible.*
recipe by Heather. fed up foodie
