Honey Chicken Stir fry

ckmama
ckmama Posts: 1,668 Member
edited September 20 in Recipes
I bought the comfort food diet cookbook and made this tonight. It was really good. I made it with 1 lb of shrimp instead of chicken.

Make sure you add the right amount of salt and pepper it makes all the difference, I didn't add enough to begin with. Plus I added a couple of dashes of red pepper flakes too, and put a dash or 2 of tabasco flavored soy sauce.

Honey Chicken Stir-Fry

1 pound boneles skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 garlic clove, minced
3 teaspoons olive oil, divided
3 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce (I used regular)
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 package (16 ounces) frozen broccoli stir-fry vegetable blend
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon cold water

--In a large nonstick skillet, stir fry chicken and garlic in 2 teaspoons oil.
--Add honey, soy sauce, salt and pepper, cook and stir until chicken is lightly browned and juices run clear.
Remove from pan and keep warm.

--In same pan, stir fry vegetables in remaining oil for 4-5 minutes or until tender.
--Return chicken to the pan; stir to coat.
--Combine cornstarch and cold water until smooth; gradually stir into chicken mixture. Cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened.

Serve with rice.

Nutrition facts: Yeild 4 servings

1 cup stir fry mixture (calculated without rice)

243 calores
5 grams fat (1 gram sat)
66 mg cholesterol
470 mg sodium
19 gram carbs
3 grams fiber
28 grams protein

diabetic exchanges: 3 lean meat and 3 vegetables.

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  • tiffanygil
    tiffanygil Posts: 478 Member
    yumm!!!
  • kellygirl5538
    kellygirl5538 Posts: 597 Member
    yummy ~
  • godblessourhome
    godblessourhome Posts: 3,892 Member
    looks delicious!
  • LuRox
    LuRox Posts: 520 Member
    OK I printed this out...It's gonna get made at my house! I think my kids would LOVE this too! Especially Lettie!
  • LuRox
    LuRox Posts: 520 Member
    And what is the name of this cookbook? I'd like to find something like that to use myself!
  • jbuffan218
    jbuffan218 Posts: 275 Member
    Thanks, chicken is thawing right now.
    I know what I'm having for dinner.
    Yumm , I love stir fry!
  • mayasmom
    mayasmom Posts: 61 Member
    That looks delish! I have everything I need to make it at home this week!
  • bostonmia
    bostonmia Posts: 15 Member
    This sounds great! Just a suggestion to make it even healther, supplement Agave Nectar for the honey, it is a much lower GI food and natural so it does not cause your insulin levels to spike :)

    Honey is about 60-85 on GI scale and Agave is only 11-30 typically

    Lower GI means less of an Insulin spike and less inflammatory towards your body !

    http://www.allaboutagave.com/agave-vs-liquid.php
  • ckmama
    ckmama Posts: 1,668 Member
    I thought of using some agave maybe even 1/2 and 1/2 for that reason, but found it wouldn't be thick enough for this particular recipe. Maybe if more cornstarch was added.
  • iRun4wine
    iRun4wine Posts: 5,126
    Sounds great... does anyone know if anything can be substituted for the cornstarch? I don't have any, but I'd like to try the recipe! :flowerforyou:
  • jmg_00
    jmg_00 Posts: 13 Member
    Sounds yummy! I'll have to give this a try :happy:
  • jnikitow
    jnikitow Posts: 334
    Made this for dinner tonight. It was delicious. I had to put the will power into affect to not go for a second helping. This will be my lunch for tomorrow.

    Thanks for posting the recipe.
  • jessmomof3
    jessmomof3 Posts: 4,590 Member
    Yum! Thanks for sharing!
  • boniekatie
    boniekatie Posts: 147
    I love stir fry and this sounds great.
  • jnikitow
    jnikitow Posts: 334
    Made this again tonight, this time for the whole family. Everyone loved it. I only used cauliflower and broccoli because those are the only vegetables my husband and son will eat. It was still delicious.

    I will be making this again.
  • countingdown
    countingdown Posts: 25 Member
    bump
  • jbuffan218
    jbuffan218 Posts: 275 Member
    Making this again tonight .
    Looking forward to dinner !
  • HeatherBurke
    HeatherBurke Posts: 147
    Made this for dinner last night with half chicken and half shrimp.... OMG!!! It was awesome!!!!!!! Had leftovers for lunch today... I think I'm addicted.....
  • laural007
    laural007 Posts: 251 Member
    BUMP - Made this night and it was too die for! I made it with the shrimp.
  • annaoj99
    annaoj99 Posts: 5 Member
    This recipe sounds awesome, bump!
  • Jparadise72
    Jparadise72 Posts: 70
    bump
  • Pam903
    Pam903 Posts: 8
    Mmmm, sounds good! Saving for future use. Thanks!:smile:
  • jlgarcia85631
    jlgarcia85631 Posts: 57 Member
    bump
  • Baloo
    Baloo Posts: 116 Member
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  • nicolina823
    nicolina823 Posts: 450 Member
    OH MY GOD! I'M IN LOVE! I made this in 3 batches. 1/2 of my batch was chicken the other 1/2 was tofu and for my boyfriend and his son they got shrimp.

    The little man has asked for this to be cooked once a week when he comes to visit :) Thank goodness he's not asking for mac'ncheese and hotdogs or hamburgers anymore. But now hes onto the expensive seafood kick. Oh well as long as he loses weight we'll be happy.
  • bgsball05
    bgsball05 Posts: 9
    This sounds awesome!! Can't wait to try it!
  • crazyjkgirl
    crazyjkgirl Posts: 123 Member
    bumping for later.
  • melville88
    melville88 Posts: 137
    Hi, just made this recipe, thank you so much for posting it, I thought it was absolutely delicious! I didn't do it exactly as you wrote it: I used water instead of oil to stop the chicken from sticking and I didn't add in water and cornstarch. Instead I did it up to the water corn starch stage and then ate it with a few noodles as a stir fry. It was delish! xxx
  • kimhurt
    kimhurt Posts: 313 Member
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