Easy Chicken Stir Fry Recipe is bursting with flavor but so simple to make. No need to grab take out when you can make this amazing dish in just minutes.
Easy Chicken Stir Fry Recipe
This recipe is the result of me throwing stuff together one night for dinner. I was actually going to make something else and didn’t have all the ingredients.
Next thing I know, this Easy Chicken Stir Fry Recipe was born and it was so tasty! Even better, this skillet recipe is very frugal.
The entire dish has a really good flavor with the blend of soy sauce and Italian dressing. The chicken is so flavorful.
The bell peppers not only give the dish such a gorgeous burst of color but they are so tasty. Your family will go crazy over this easy meal.
What can you serve with this Chicken and Peppers Stir Fry?
We love to serve the chicken and peppers over rice. In fact, I have a little tip for you to make dinner time even faster.
Learn how to freeze rice and you can make this meal even easier. I love to grab the rice from the freezer in the morning and when we come home it is all ready to reheat and serve.
We do this for lots of meals and it helps put together a quick meal. This saves a ton of time so I would definitely recommend doing this.
Another idea is to serve the chicken mixture in tortilla shells. This is so tasty and makes a really good fajita style filling for tacos.
The chicken stir fry marinade is so flavorful.
You are going to gobble this marinade up. I like to spoon extra over the rice because it is that amazing.
Can I make this healthy chicken stir fry low carb?
Sure! If you are trying to reduce your carb intake, just omit the rice or tortilla shells.
Eat the chicken and bell peppers by themselves. This is a great way to cook once but meet the needs of the entire family.
We love meals that are easy and everyone can enjoy. This really helps during crazy nights when everyone is running from activities.
What do I need to make this Chicken and Bell Pepper stir fry?
- chicken breasts
- bell peppers
- soy sauce
- Italian Salad Dressing
It is SO easy to make that you will make this all the time!
How do I make Stir Fry Chicken and Vegetables?
Cut your chicken into strips and brown in a large skillet.
Slice your bell peppers and add to the pan once the chicken is nice and tender.
You also want to add your soy sauce and Italian dressing. Yum!
Bring everything to a boil and let simmer.
Serve with rice and enjoy.
This is one of the easiest meals and only takes a few ingredients.
Keep reading for the full recipe.
Other ideas to try with Chicken Stir Fry Sauce:
Feel free to add more veggies if you prefer. This meal is so versatile.
We love to add:
- onions
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snap peas
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stir fry vegetables
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snow peas
- and more!
Just use what your family likes. Sometimes we clean out the fridge and use all the veggies that we already have.
This chicken stir fry always turns out great!
Make sure you have a good skillet for this simple chicken stir fry.
We use a cast iron skillet and it’s perfect for this recipe. I have the Lodge cast iron skillet but you can see all the different brands here.
Cast iron is amazing! You can make so many different recipes and they are great for skillet recipes.
If you are not already cooking with one, you should! They are amazing and the food cooks so evenly.
Tip for making stir fry recipe chicken.
This recipe calls for bell peppers and I actually keep these in the freezer. This is one of the ways I meal prep and it makes meal time so much easier.
I love being able to grab the sliced bell peppers from the freezer for this stir fry dish and other recipes. It really helps make cooking dinner on busy weeknights much easier.
I also keep diced onions and peppers in the freezer for recipes as well. Learn and how to freeze onions and also how to freeze peppers to save so much time in the kitchen!
You can also add the garlic if you want a little more to the sauce. We also like to sometimes add crushed red pepper for a little heat.
The chicken is really good sauteed in sesame oil for another idea. Also, if your sauce needs to be thickened, you can use corn starch and chicken broth and whisk into the stir fry sauce.
It is a great recipe and I know your family will love it.
Give this easy Chicken Stir Fry recipe a try!
Once you make this recipe, you will see just how simple and easy it is. Plus, it is so tasty!
Even my kids love this and go crazy over this skillet recipe. The kids can be a little picky at times so I know I really have a winner when they love it.
Print this Easy Chicken Stir Fry Recipe below:
Easy Chicken Stir Fry Recipe is bursting with flavor but so simple to make. No need to grab take out when you can make this amazing dish in just minutes.
- 3 boneless chicken breasts or tenders
- 2 bell peppers any color - of course you could eliminate them if you don't like them
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- ½ cup Italian Salad Dressing
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Slice your chicken into strips.
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In a large skillet (with a lid) brown the chicken. You want them to get nice and brown.
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Meanwhile, slice your bell peppers.
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Once chicken is browned, add the bell peppers, the soy sauce, and the Italian Dressing.
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Stir. Bring to a quick boil.
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Reduce heat to medium low, cover and cook for 10 minutes until chicken is done.
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Serve over rice.
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Minnie(@thelady8home) says
Wow!!!! This is awesome. Can make this is going to be really tasty.
Carrie says
It really is fabulous… I love it because it is so simple!