Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Start by cubing the chicken and adding to a bowl. Marinate the chicken coated in 1 tbsp olive oil and about 1/4 cup of general tso sauce or your favorite cooking sauce like teriyaki or orange sauce. Add the chopped scallion to the marinade. If you don't want to use a cooking sauce, just season the chicken with salt and pepper, Italian seasoning and the olive oil, you can still add the scallion or leave it out.
- Start the rice. I love to use Vigo yellow rice, it takes just 25 minutes to cook and has a wonderful flavor but you can use any rice you like or you can use noodles if you prefer.
- Heat 2 tablespoons oil in large skillet to medium-high heat. Immediately add the broccoli, bell pepper and onion, saute until slightly wilted, about 1-1/2 to 2 minutes. Add the minced garlic and saute for another minute.
- Reduce the heat and make a space in the middle of the pan. Add the chicken mixture to the middle of the pan. You can add some Italian seasoning at this point if you prefer, or you can leave it out if you've marinated the chicken in a sauce. It is totally personal preference.
- Now turn the heat back up to medium high and cook for 8-10 minutes, stirring almost constantly, mixing the contents together. Add another tbsp of olive oil if you need to. Toss the chicken to cook evenly, you can also pile the veggies on top of the chicken to finish cooking. Cook until the veggies are soft and tender and the chicken is golden and cooked through. If you want you can add a bit more cooking sauce to the mix for more robust flavor. I personally use a wooden spoon.
- Plate out the rice and spoon the mixture over and enjoy!
Notes
I always use a wooden spoon for my saute's. They are gentle on my cookware and they feel like an extension of my hand in the kitchen. I have several of them.
This recipe serves about 4 people but you can certainly double the ingredients to accommodate up to 8 people. Leftovers do well in the fridge for up to 3 days.
You can also use a variety of vegetables in this recipe. You can use cauliflower, green beans, snow peas and mushrooms in addition or switch it up. You can also add fresh chopped spinach, if you do, add it in during the last 2 minutes of cooking and use about one to two cups raw chopped, not packed. You can even add sliced water chestnuts and/or bamboo shoots to add some crunch and a more Asian vibe, This goes especially well with General Tso's sauce or Asian orange cooking sauce.
You can also use slices of stir fry beef or pork for this recipe in place of chicken or even Tofu for a vegetarian variation.
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