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asian chicken stir fry

How to Make Amazing Asian Chicken Stir Fry That Amps Up Your Gut Health

If you love stir fry, try this asian chicken stir fry for a quick, weeknight meal that is as gut healthy as it is delicious!! 
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Chinese, Japanese
Servings 5
Calories 505 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Wok or large skillet

Ingredients
  

  • 1.5 lbs boneless chicken breasts cut into thin strips
  • 3 tbsp Tamari you can substitute soy sauce
  • 6 tbsp arrowroot powder (less healthy substitute is 3 tbsp corn starch)
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 large red onion thinly sliced
  • 1 large red bell pepper thinly sliced
  • 1 bunch green beans about 1/2 lb of beans
  • 3/4 cup chicken stock or broth
  • 2 tbsp black Chinese vinegar apple cider vinegar works too
  • salt to taste
  • ground pepper to taste
  • 6 green onions diced
  • 1 cup brown Basmati rice cooked according to package directions
  • soy sauce as desired to top
  • 1 tbsp olive oil extra virgin
  • 2 cups chicken stock

Instructions
 

  • First, cut 1.5 lbs of boneless chicken breasts into thin strips.
    1.5 lbs boneless chicken breasts
  • Second, marinate them in a bowl with Tamari and arrowroot powder for at least 15 minutes and up to overnight.
    3 tbsp Tamari, 6 tbsp arrowroot powder
  • Third, in a wok or a large skillet, add sesame oil on medium high heat.
    1 tbsp sesame oil
  • Then, add the chicken and marinate. Stir fry until chicken turns a white, opaque color. 
  • Fourth, add red onion and red bell pepper. Stir fry for about 4 minutes.
    1 large red onion, 1 large red bell pepper
  • Then, add green beans. Add chicken stock (or broth) and turn heat up to high. Continue to stir fry until chicken and vegetables are lightly browned and crisping on the edges.
    1 bunch green beans, 3/4 cup chicken stock
  • Finally, add black Chinese vinegar, salt and pepper to taste, and diced green onions. Stir to combine.
    2 tbsp black Chinese vinegar, salt, ground pepper, 6 green onions

Make the Brown Rice

  • If you want to make brown basmati rice in the instant pot it is SUPER EASY.
    1 cup brown Basmati rice
  • Pour a cup of brown Basmati rice into the instant pot. Add 2 cups chicken stock (or broth). Add 1 tbsp of olive oil.
    1 tbsp olive oil, 2 cups chicken stock
  • Place the lid on the Instant Pot. Turn the valve to "sealed."
  • Press rice. It's working now. Don't touch anything.
  • When it's done, it will beep. Let it naturally vent. When it's done, open and enjoy!

Serve!

  • Serve your asian chicken stir fry over brown basmati rice with soy sauce to drizzle on top! Yum!!
    soy sauce

Nutrition

Calories: 505kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 36gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 87mgSodium: 836mgPotassium: 662mgFiber: 3gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 433IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 65mgIron: 3mg
Keywords asian, asian chicken, stir fry, wok wednesday
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