Chicken Stir Fry

 When life gets busy, which happens more often than not these days, we find ourselves hurrying to make any kind of dinner that is quick, simple, and hopefully something everyone will eat. This tends to lead us down the path of choosing unnourishing food choices. But this doesn’t have to be your reality! A healthy and simple recipe that our family stumbled upon was this chicken stir fry, enhanced with The Original’s own seasonings. It is intensely flavorful and packed full of vegetables which are easily woven into this flavor adventure.

When making this chicken stir fry, you will be using our very own Pecan Smoked Sea Salt and Pecan Smoked Peppercorn, which are sure to bring a nutty and decadent flavor profile to elevate this simple meal to new heights. 

You will need the following ingredients:

1 - 1/3 cup soy sauce

2 - 3 Tbsp brown sugar

3 - 2 tsp toasted sesame oil

4 - 2 garlic cloves, minced

5 - 2 tsp ginger

6 - 1 1/2 Tbsp cornstarch

7 - 1/3 cup water

8 - 1 whole head of broccoli

9 - 3 carrots

10 - 1 red bell pepper

11 - 1 green red pepper

12 - 3 stalks of celery

13 - 1 red onion

14 - 2 green onions

15 - 2 lbs of chicken breasts or tenders

16 - 3 Tbsp of olive oil

17 - Pecan Smoked Sea Salt

18 - Pecan Smoked Peppercorn

19 - Jasmine Rice

Our first step is mixing the stir fry sauce. In a small mixing bowl, combine the soy sauce, brown sugar, toasted sesame oil, garlic, ginger, cornstarch and water. Use a whisk to mix throughly. When done, set aside for later. 

Grab your cutting board and start to chop the broccoli into small florets. Then start to slice the red and green bell peppers, red onion, carrots, and celery. Use your own preference for how small or large you would like the vegetables to be. Place all the sliced vegetables in a large mixing bowl and sprinkle with olive oil and season with both Pecan Smoked Sea Salt and Pecan Smoked Peppercorn. Stir throughly. 

Next, take out your favorite skillet and pour in enough oil to coat the bottom. Then take your chicken breasts or chicken tenders and cut into small bite sized pieces and place in the skillet. Season the chicken with Pecan Smoked Sea Salt and Pecan Smoked Peppercorn and mix. Place skillet over medium heat and cook until browned. 

While your chicken is cooking, take your bowl of vegetables and pour them into a large stove top pot and place over medium heat. Continue to stir the vegetables so they cook evenly. This will take around 10-15 minutes to do so thoroughly.

While your chicken and vegetables are cooking, begin cooking your jasmine rice. Following the cooking instructions on the box or bag of rice. 

When the chicken and vegetables are cooked, combine the chicken with the vegetables and reduce the heat down to simmer. Then take the stir fry sauce that you had prepped earlier and pour it in with the chicken and vegetables. Stir to coat everything evenly.

Finally, once your rice is cooked, dish out a bottom layer of rice and then place your stir fry mix on top of the rice. Your simple, nourishing dinner is now complete and ready to enjoy!