Chicken and Asparagus Stir Fry

Chicken and Asparagus Stir Fry requires roughly 20 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 4 and costs $2.69 per serving. One serving contains 246 calories, 29g of protein, and 9g of fat. 4505 people were glad they tried this recipe. It works well as an affordable main course. If you have rice vinegar, skinless boneless chicken breasts, salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. It is brought to you by The Lemon Bowl. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 95%, which is great. Users who liked this recipe also liked Asparagus Chicken Stir-Fry, Asparagus and Chicken Stir-fry, and Chicken and Asparagus Stir-Fry.

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: 5 minutes

Cooking duration: 15 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 pound asparagus - cut in one-inch pieces

1 teaspoon chili paste

2 cloves garlic - minced

1 tablespoon ginger root - minced

2 tablespoons hoisin sauce

2 tablespoons soy sauce - low sodium

½ teaspoon pepper

2 tablespoons rice vinegar

½ teaspoon salt

scallions - optional garnish

2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil

roasted black sesame seeds - optional garnish

1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts - cubed

Equipment:

frying pan

whisk

bowl

wok

Cooking instruction summary:

Heat a large wok or skillet over medium high-heat and spray with cooking spray.Sprinkle chicken cubes with salt and pepper then add to the hot pan. Saut until golden brown, about 7-9 minutes, then remove from pan; set aside.To the same hot pan, add asparagus and stir-fry until bright green, about 3-4 minutes depending on the thickness of your asparagus.While asparagus is cooking, whisk together remaining ingredients in a small bowl: soy sauce, rice vinegar, hoisin, sesame oil, garlic, ginger and chili paste.Return chicken to the pan and pour in the sauce. Stir-fry until heated through and sauce becomes fragrant, 1-2 additional minutes.Sprinkle with sesame seeds and scallions before serving.

 

Step by step:


1. Heat a large wok or skillet over medium high-heat and spray with cooking spray.Sprinkle chicken cubes with salt and pepper then add to the hot pan. Saut until golden brown, about 7-9 minutes, then remove from pan; set aside.To the same hot pan, add asparagus and stir-fry until bright green, about 3-4 minutes depending on the thickness of your asparagus.While asparagus is cooking, whisk together remaining ingredients in a small bowl: soy sauce, rice vinegar, hoisin, sesame oil, garlic, ginger and chili paste.Return chicken to the pan and pour in the sauce. Stir-fry until heated through and sauce becomes fragrant, 1-2 additional minutes.Sprinkle with sesame seeds and scallions before serving.


Nutrition Information:

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246k Calories
28g Protein
9g Total Fat
12g Carbs
28% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
246k
12%

Fat
9g
14%

  Saturated Fat
1g
10%

Carbohydrates
12g
4%

  Sugar
4g
5%

Cholesterol
72mg
24%

Sodium
823mg
36%

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Protein
28g
58%

Vitamin B3
13mg
69%

Selenium
42µg
60%

Vitamin K
60µg
58%

Vitamin B6
1mg
53%

Phosphorus
365mg
37%

Copper
0.61mg
31%

Manganese
0.52mg
26%

Iron
4mg
25%

Potassium
748mg
21%

Vitamin B1
0.31mg
21%

Magnesium
81mg
20%

Vitamin B5
1mg
20%

Folate
78µg
20%

Vitamin B2
0.33mg
19%

Vitamin A
956IU
19%

Fiber
3g
16%

Zinc
2mg
13%

Calcium
124mg
12%

Vitamin C
9mg
12%

Vitamin E
1mg
11%

Vitamin B12
0.23µg
4%

covered percent of daily need
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