🌶️🔥 Quick, easy, and bursting with flavor, this Sizzling Garlic Chicken Stir-Fry is a weeknight dinner hero! Tender chicken and vibrant peppers are stir-fried in a savory garlic sauce, then served over fluffy steamed rice. It’s a sizzling, satisfying dish that’s as comforting as it is delicious. 🥢✨
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🧾 Ingredients (Serves 2–3)
🍗 Garlic Chicken Stir-Fry
• 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp cornstarch
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced 🧄
• 1 red bell pepper, sliced
• 1 green bell pepper, sliced
• ½ cup onions, thinly sliced (optional)
• 1 tsp grated ginger (optional for extra flavor)
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🍶 Stir-Fry Sauce
• 3 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp oyster sauce
• 1 tbsp rice vinegar
• 1 tbsp honey or brown sugar (optional, for a touch of sweetness)
• ½ tsp sesame oil
• 1 tsp cornstarch mixed with 2 tbsp water (for thickening)
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🍚 Steamed Rice
• 1½ cups white or jasmine rice
• 3 cups water
• Pinch of salt
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🔥 Instructions
1. Prepare the Chicken
• Toss chicken pieces with soy sauce and cornstarch.
• Heat a wok or large skillet over medium-high.
• Add oil and cook chicken for 4–5 minutes until browned and cooked through. Remove and set aside.
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2. Cook the Veggies
• In the same pan, add a bit more oil if needed.
• Stir-fry garlic, bell peppers, and onions (if using) for 2–3 minutes until just tender-crisp.
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3. Make the Sauce
• In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, oyster sauce, rice vinegar, honey (if using), sesame oil, and cornstarch slurry.
• Pour into the skillet and stir until it thickens slightly.
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4. Combine & Sizzle
• Return chicken to the pan.
• Toss everything together and stir-fry for another minute until fully coated in sauce and sizzling hot.
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5. Cook the Rice
• While the stir-fry cooks, bring water and salt to a boil in a pot.
• Add rice, lower heat, cover, and simmer until tender (about 15 minutes).
• Fluff with a fork and serve as a base for the stir-fry.
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6. Serve & Enjoy
• Spoon steaming rice into bowls, top with the sizzling garlic chicken stir-fry, and garnish with sesame seeds or green onions if desired.
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✨ Easy, flavorful, and done in no time—this garlic chicken stir-fry is the perfect quick dinner!
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