Chicken Stir Fry with Peas
Recipe: #7089
December 13, 2012
Categories: Chicken, Peas, Peppers, Asian, Marinate, Wok/Stir-Fry, Diabetic, High Fiber High Protein, Low Carbohydrate, Low Fat, Low Sodium, Frozen Vegetables, Boneless Pieces, Chicken Dinner, more
"I made this one up as I went along, which means I'm pretty sure the measurements are really close, but feel free to tweak more or less of anything to your particular taste. Prep time includes marinating time."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (160 g)
- Calories 149.7
- Total Fat - 4.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.9 g
- Cholesterol - 39.7 mg
- Sodium - 1382.8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 8.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.9 g
- Sugars - 3.5 g
- Protein - 17.3 g
- Calcium - 43.7 mg
- Iron - 1.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 20.6 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Combine soy sauce, water, ginger and red pepper flakes in a zip-top plastic bag.
Step 2
Cut chicken into 1-inch cubes; add to bag.
Step 3
Marinate chicken in refrigerator for 2-3 hours, turning bag occasionally.
Step 4
Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet or wok over medium-high heat.
Step 5
Remove chicken from marinade (discard marinade) and stir-fry until opaque, about 5 minutes.
Step 6
Add onion and celery to skillet; stir-fry another 5 minutes.
Step 7
Add red pepper to skillet; stir-fry another 5 minutes.
Step 8
Add mushrooms and peas to skillet; stir to combine and cook another 5 minutes.
Step 9
Whisk together sesame oil, soy sauce, Thai garlic sauce, Worcestershire sauce and cornstarch.
Step 10
Add to pan and continue cooking until sauce thickens, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes more.
Step 11
Serve over rice if desired, or just eat it as it is.
Tips
No special items needed.