Pepper Chicken Stir-Fry Recipe – Chicken stir fry with bell peppers is so easy to make from scratch with ingredients you already have in your pantry! No need to order take-out or delivery anymore! This easy chicken recipe is drenched with a savory-sweet, garlicky stir-fry sauce for a delicious dinner in 30 minutes or less. Serve the chicken stir-fry on steamed cauliflower rice or with noodles or regular rice. Enjoy!
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Ingredients list for the Pepper Chicken Stir-Fry
- 8 oz (225g) chicken breast, sliced into 1-inch pieces
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 green bell pepper, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 2 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 tablespoon Sriracha (or your favorite hot sauce)
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
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Easy Chicken stir fry recipe
This chicken stir fry recipe is quick, easy, and needs only a few simple ingredients – great when you’ve hard times figuring out what to cook for dinner. We like to keep the red and green peppers a little crisp-tender to make the chicken stir fry more satisfying. Everyone loves this pepper chicken stir fry recipe!
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How to make pepper chicken stir fry
The method for homemade chicken stir fry is easy. Combine the ingredients for the stir fry marinade, then sauté the peppers in a little oil. Remove the bell peppers and set them aside on a plate. In the same skillet, add the sliced chicken pieces on one layer and cook on each side to sear the chicken and continue to cook until cooked through. Add the bell peppers back to the skillet with the chicken and add the sauce. Simmer for 1-2 minutes until the sauce starts to thicken. Sprinkle the peppers and chicken with toasted sesame seeds and chopped herbs, and serve the chicken stir fry immediately!
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Directions
1. To make the pepper chicken stir-fry: In a small bowl, whisk the garlic, brown sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, Sriracha, and cornstarch. This is your stir-fry sauce. While prepping the sauce, sprinkle the chicken with ground black pepper.
2. In a skillet over medium-high heat, add one tablespoon of olive oil. Add the diced bell peppers and cook for 2 minutes until crisp-tender. Remove the bell peppers and set them aside on a plate.
3. Turn the heat to high and add the sliced chicken on one layer and cook on each side to sear the chicken reduce heat to medium-high and continue to cook until no longer pink and browned on each side.
4. Add the peppers back to the skillet with the chicken and pour the stir-fry sauce over. Simmer for 1-2 minutes until the sauce starts to thicken. If the sauce gets too thick, add a little water. Sprinkle with chopped cilantro and toasted sesame seeds. Serve the pepper chicken stir-fry over rice, rice noodles, or cauliflower rice. Enjoy! ❤️
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Tips for the pepper chicken stir-fry recipe
This pepper chicken stir fry recipe is thinly sliced chicken breasts cooked with red and green bell peppers in a sticky sweet-savory sauce. This quick and easy meal tastes way better than take-out! The only time-consuming part of this recipe is cutting up the chicken breasts and bell peppers.
- Do not add salt as soy sauce is already salty (try to get low sodium soy sauce). Normally, you shouldn’t need to add any salt to the recipe.
- Try using oyster sauce instead of soy sauce or a 50-50 combination of oyster sauce and soy sauce.
- We like using green and red bell peppers so that the combination is balanced and not too sweet, but feel free to use yellow or arrange peppers as well.
What cut of chicken is best for stir-frying?
Thinly sliced chicken breasts will work best in this chicken stir fry recipe. You can also try skinless, boneless chicken thighs, but they will render more than chicken breasts.
Should I marinate chicken in the sauce?
We do not marinate chicken beforehand because the sticky sauce tends to burn easily when cooking the chicken. So we prefer cooking chicken frost, then adding the sauce and cook until it thickens.
What to serve with the pepper chicken stir-fry recipe?
You can serve the pepper chicken stir fry with white rice, rice noodles, or cauliflower rice to cut on carbs – as we did in the pictures.
How can I customize the pepper chicken skillet recipe?
You can add a variety of veggies to your chicken stir fry: jalapeno peppers, onions, julienned carrots, broccoli, sweet peas, and baby corn. Some great stir-fry toppings are cashews, peanuts, green onions, sesame seeds, etc…
How long to keep the pepper chicken stir-fry leftovers?
Keep the leftover pepper chicken stir fry in the refrigerator for two days in an air-tight container. Reheat chicken and peppers quickly in a skillet with a few tablespoons of water to loosen the sauce, or use the microwave.
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Gordon Salmon
2024-01-03 13:11:33
what do i do with the other tbsp of olive oil?
ACS
2023-06-29 11:01:02
Definitely saving this one to have again! Followed the recipe, except my husband threw everything in the pan at once to "help" lol 😆 turned out fantastic!!
