Chicken Pepper Stir-Fry
TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 30 min.
YIELD: 4 servings.
I challenged myself one day to create a sweet and spicy stir-fry using only the ingredients I had on hand. It had to be sweet yet tangy for our liking. I think I have finally mastered this dish.—Kelly Baumgardt, Seymour, Wisconsin
Ingredients
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1 each small green, sweet red and sweet yellow pepper, julienned
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1 medium onion, quartered
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4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
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2 garlic cloves, minced
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3/4 pound boneless skinless chicken breast halves, cubed
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3/4 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
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1/3 cup packed brown sugar
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2 teaspoons cornstarch
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1 tablespoon water
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1 tablespoon lemon juice
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1 tablespoon honey mustard
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1 teaspoon soy sauce
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1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
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Hot cooked rice, optional
Directions
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1.
In a large skillet, stir-fry peppers and onion in 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat until crisp-tender, 5-7 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Remove and keep warm. In the same skillet, stir-fry chicken and Cajun seasoning in remaining oil until no longer pink, 7-9 minutes.
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2.
In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, cornstarch, water, lemon juice, mustard, soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce; pour over chicken. Return pepper mixture to the pan; cook and stir until combined and sauce has thickened, 1 minute. If desired, serve with rice.
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