Is there anything more comforting than a quick stir fry, with crunchy veggies that melt your heart? I think not. This was quick, and so good, especially with the already washed stir fry veg bag from Trader Joe’s (and the rice too!) I would like this dish just as much with no chicken. The veggies were that good!

I used Trader Joe’s Stir Fry Veggie Blend (bag of veggies in the fresh section) – it’s a combination of broccoli florets, Napa cabbage, bok choy & snow peas – and wow, was it ever delicious! If you don’t have chicken, it’s still fabulous, so no worries there! This is how I made it for us, feel free to add other veggies, use beef or chicken or meatless, add more of what you love and none of what you don’t!

VEGGIE STIR FRY – CHICKEN OPTIONAL

Ingredients for stir fry:

• Chicken Breast Tenderloins, cut into 1″ pieces
• Avocado oil (or olive oil)
• Stir Fry Veg (broccoli florets, napa cabbage, bok choy, snow peas)
• Yellow or Vidalia onion, sliced
• Garlic, minced (I used 1 clove)
• Ginger, minced (I used about 3/4″ piece)
• Rice, cooked

Ingredients for sauce:

• 1/3 cup chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons cold water
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce, lower sodium
• 1/2 teaspoon rice wine vinegar
• 1/4 – 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch
• dash of honey
• red pepper flakes, to your liking

This is how I made it…

• Mix up the sauce – give it a good whisk.
• Cook the rice so that it’s done the same time as the stir fry.
• Heat the avocado oil in warm skillet, on Medium High, cook the chicken (in batches if necessary so it doesn’t get watery*) – about 3-5 minutes – flip around – cook until it’s done. Place on a plate.
• Add a little more avocado oil to the skillet and add your onion and stir fry veggies, cook until crisp tender.
• (At this point I use the microwave 3 minutes to cook the rice in a covered Pyrex dish instead of plastic bag).
• A little before veggies are crisp tender (like they’re close but still a little too crunchy), add the ginger and garlic – cook 1 minute, stirring.
• Put the cooked chicken back into the pan.
• Add the (whisked) sauce, pour over the veggies and give it a stir, bring to a boil for one minute.
• It’s done! Serve with rice.

*If your chicken gets watery because you added too much to the pan, dry the pan with paper towels to absorb some of the water, continue cooking and eventually it’ll happen, they’ll brown up and be beautiful.

Time to eat! Enjoy every bite!

🥢 Until next time…