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Ground Chicken Stir Fry (Easy One-Pan Dinner)
Ground Chicken Stir Fry is a quick, one-pan dinner with lean ground chicken and crisp vegetables in a simple soy and ginger sauce. It comes together in about 30 minutes and works with any ground meat, which makes it an easy weeknight dinner for four.
Servings 4
Calories 310kcal
Equipment
- Large skillet or wok
Ingredients
For the Sauce
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
For the Stir Fry
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger fresh, grated
- 1 medium yellow onion thinly sliced
- 1 cup carrots shredded or julienned
- ½ cup chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 cups broccoli florets
- 1½ cups snow peas
- 1 medium red bell pepper cut into strips
For Serving
- 1 tablespoon lime juice fresh squeezed, half a lime
- 2 stalks green onions sliced
- ½ tablespoon sesame seeds
Optional for Heat
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- garlic chili oil to taste
- sriracha to taste
Instructions
Make the Sauce
- Whisk the soy sauce, brown sugar, rice vinegar, and sesame oil together in a small bowl. Set aside.
Cook the Stir Fry
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet or wok over medium heat. Add the ground chicken and cook, breaking it up, until no longer pink and cooked through to 165º Fahrenheit, about 5 minutes.
- Add the garlic and ginger. Cook for about 30 seconds, until fragrant.
- Add the onion and carrots. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, until they start to soften.
- Whisk the cornstarch and water together into a slurry. Pour the sauce, chicken broth, and slurry into the skillet. Stir to combine.
- Add the broccoli, snow peas, and bell pepper. Stir, then cover and reduce the heat to medium-low. Simmer for about 5 minutes, stirring now and then, until the vegetables are tender-crisp.
- Take the skillet off the heat. Stir in the lime juice. Top with the green onions and sesame seeds. Serve over rice or noodles.
Notes
FOOD SAFETY
The USDA safe minimum internal temperature for ground chicken is 165º Fahrenheit.Nutrition
Calories: 310kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 98mg | Sodium: 1035mg | Potassium: 1105mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 7099IU | Vitamin C: 108mg | Calcium: 91mg | Iron: 3mg