Summery chicken stir-fry

Summery chicken stir-fry

By Good Food
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
(12 ratings)
By
Magazine subscription – 5 issues for £5

Prep: 10 mins Cook: 15 mins

Easy

Serves 2
Full of fibre and vitamin C ,this chicken dish is much healthier - but just as tasty - as a takeaway

Nutrition and extra info

  • Easily doubled

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal420
  • fat16g
  • saturates3g
  • carbs0g
  • sugars12g
  • fibre6g
  • protein45g
  • salt0.78g
Save to My Good Food
Please sign in or register to save recipes.
Print

Ingredients

  • handful cashew nuts
    Cashew

    Cashew

    ka-shoo

    The seeds from the 'Cashew Apple' - a tree which bears bright orange fruit and is native…

  • 2 tbsp sunflower oil
    Sunflower oil

    Sunflower oil

    A variety of oils can be used for baking. Sunflower is the one we use most often at Good Food as…

  • 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into thin strips
  • 3 spring onions, sliced
    Spring onions

    Spring onion

    sp-ring un-yun

    Also known as scallions or green onions, spring onions are in fact very young onions, harvested…

  • 175g small broccoli florets
    Broccoli

    Broccoli

    brok-o-lee

    Like cabbage and cauliflower, broccoli is a brassica and is sometimes known by its Italian name…

  • 175g sugar snap pea or mange tout
  • half a small head Chinese leaves, shredded
  • 2 tbsp hoisin sauce

Method

  1. Heat a wok or large frying pan. Add the cashews and fry until toasted. Remove and set aside. Add 1 tbsp oil and the chicken, fry quickly until evenly browned, then remove from the pan.

  2. Add the remaining oil along with the spring onions and broccoli, and stir-fry quickly for 2-3 mins, then add the peas and Chinese leaves and stir-fry for a further min. Return the chicken to the pan with the hoisin sauce and 6 tbsp water. Bring to the boil, then cover and cook for 5 mins until the chicken is cooked through. Scatter over the nuts to serve.

  • Recipe Tip

    Add some noodles

    For a quick ccompaniment, break up 200g rice noodles into a large bowl, pour over boiling water to cover, leave for 4 mins, then drain and toss in a little sesame oil.

You may also like

Comments, questions and tips

Sign in or create your My Good Food account to join the discussion.
jaew's picture
jaew
25th Jun, 2013
This is a healthy Thai dish. It is very delicious and would be nicer if you add more colorful vegetables such as red peppers. Also you can deep fry the chicken instead. I actually learned this dish in my own home when I took a thai cooking course from Harmony Thai Cuisine (http://harmonythaicuisine.co.uk)
pmaskell
22nd Mar, 2013
5.05
Really delicious. Very nutritious. Am planning to do this again next week!
zoebrealey
4th Nov, 2011
4.05
Great! Very simple and tasty, though I used bok choi instead of greens, and shitaki mushrooms rather than mange tout. Will make again.
fionapace
2nd Sep, 2009
5.05
Wonderful :).... i did not find mangetout and chinese leaves so i left them out... i used 100ml of Hoisin sauce for 2 servings and i covered the chicked in cornflour before frying.... it came soooooo tasty... and then i complemented the dish with some instant noodles on the side.. i would recommend it
garconne
13th Aug, 2008
I changed the Chinese leaves for chicory. Did not have Hoisin sauce so simply used a shake of spicy chicken seasoning. I served it with a jacket potato and it was quick and delicious - but I'm afraid a stir-fry was too adventurous for my husband. He spent his time picking out the bits he could eat! I wish he would try something a little more out of the ordinary. I sometimes cook something for myself seperately if I have the time.
simon
3rd Jul, 2008
5.05
Great, quick and tasty :)
melaniecrane
12th Jun, 2008
this was delicious and so easy.
shropshirelad
19th Apr, 2008
5.05
Lovely tasting dish. I used the remains of a cabbage in place of the chinese leaves (cheaper!). I also used more hoisin sauce than it says and added water to make more sauce. Added some egg noodles for the last couple of minutes to make a delicious complete meal.
Donnr
27th Mar, 2008
4.05
Dead simple and scrummy
demoncook
6th Jan, 2008
5.05
I was a bit dubious at first as i assumed this would have hardly any taste, pleased to say that i was very wrong and i loved it, easy and quick to make.

Pages

Be the first to ask a question about this recipe...Unsure about the cooking time or want to swap an ingredient? Ask us your questions and we’ll try and help you as soon as possible. Or if you want to offer a solution to another user’s question, feel free to get involved...
Be the first to suggest a tip for this recipe...Got your own twist on this recipe? Or do you have suggestions for possible swaps and additions? We’d love to hear your ideas.
Want to receive regular food and recipe web notifications from us?