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chicken with broccoli in sauce on a white plate. Asian cuisine dish with green garnish.

Chicken & Broccoli

This chicken and broccoli recipe brings the flavor of your favorite Chinese restaurant right to your kitchen. Featuring juicy chicken breasts, crisp-tender broccoli, and a perfectly balanced stir-fry sauce, this dish is a great way to enjoy your favorite takeout flavors with fresh ingredients. It's an easy recipe that’s perfect for any night of the week, whether you’re meal prepping or cooking for the whole family.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian
Keyword: broccoli, Chicken
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 354kcal
Author: Lola Jay

Ingredients

Chicken Marinade

  • 2.5 lbs chicken breasts or chicken thighs thinly sliced
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
  • 1.5 teaspoon oyster sauce
  • 1 teaspoon brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 tablespoon corn starch
  • 1 tablespoon cold water

Stir-Fry Sauce

  • 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoon dark soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar

For the Stir-Fry

  • ½ cup chicken broth or a little bit of water for steaming
  • 12 oz fresh broccoli florets
  • 1 tablespoon cooking wine optional
  • 4 tablespoon olive oil or avocado oil
  • 5 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 clove fresh ginger minced
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Instructions

Marinate the Chicken

  • Slice your chicken breasts and place them in a large bowl
    Gloved hands slicing raw chicken on a wooden cutting board for meal preparation.
  • In the same bowl, add sesame oil, soy sauce, oyster sauce, brown sugar, baking soda, black pepper, onion powder, corn starch, and cold water into your bowl and mix well.
    Person marinating chicken in a glass bowl with gloves in a kitchen setting.

Prep the Sauce

  • In another small bowl, whisk together light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, and brown sugar. This easy sauce delivers a rich depth of flavor to the dish.
    Person pours sauce from jar into white bowl on wooden counter.

Steam the Broccoli

  • Add oil to a pan over medium heat. Add in the teaspoon of ginger and 1 clove of crushed garlic and sauté for 1-2 minutes.
    Stirring garlic and ginger in a hot pan with oil on a wooden countertop cooking scene.
  • Add the fresh broccoli florets, the water and stir. Cover, and steam for 2-3 minutes until they are crisp-tender. Remove from the pan and set aside.
    Broccoli in a steaming pot on a wooden kitchen countertop. Healthy cooking preparation.

Stir-Fry the Chicken

  • Heat 4 tablespoon of oil in a hot pan over medium-high heat.
    Pouring avocado oil into a pan in a bright kitchen setting. Healthy cooking preparation.
  • Add the marinated chicken in a single layer and don't stir it for 4 minutes or until it turns golden brown. Optional: Add in the cooking wine.
    Hand stirring sliced raw chicken in a pan with tongs on a wooden surface.
  • Add in the 4 cloves of crushed garlic and sauté for 1 minute.
    Minced garlic in a grinder above cooked chicken in a pan, ready for cooking enhancement.
  • Add in the sauce and cook for an additional 3 minutes.
    Pouring sauce over cooked chicken pieces in a frying pan for a savory meal preparation.
  • Shut off the heat and add in the broccoli until well combined. Top with sesame seeds.
    Cooking delicious chicken and broccoli stir-fry in a pan with wooden spatula. Healthy dinner preparation.

Serve

  • Serve hot over rice, add sesame seeds and enjoy!
    Stir-fried chicken with broccoli and sesame seeds in a bowl on a wooden counter.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1.5cups | Calories: 354kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 43g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 121mg | Sodium: 1063mg | Potassium: 911mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 411IU | Vitamin C: 54mg | Calcium: 47mg | Iron: 1mg