Easy Black Pepper Chicken Recipe
Skip takeout and make this delicious Black pepper chicken recipe in 15 minutes. Chinese black pepper chicken is the best one pot meal and so easy.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil (divided)
- 3 chicken breasts (diced into bite size pieces)
- 1 green pepper (sliced)
- ½ red onion (sliced)
- 2 stalks celery (diced)
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 Tablespoon sesame seeds
For the Sauce:
- ½ cup soy sauce
- 2 Tablespoon Cornstarch
- 2 Tablespoon oyster sauce
- 2 Tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
Instructions
- Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the chicken and cook for 4-5 minutes until the chicken is browned and cooked through.
- Move the chicken to a separate plate.
- Add the remaining oil to the pan with the bell peppers, onion, celery and garlic. Cook these ingredients for 5-6 minutes until slightly soft.
- I a separate small bowl, combine the sauce ingredients.
- Stir the chicken and sauce back into the skillet. Stir to combine all ingredients with the sauce.
- Cook over medium high heat for 1-2 minutes until the sauce has thickened.
- Remove from heat and top with the sesame seeds. Then it's ready to serve and enjoy!
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Notes
Refrigerate any leftovers in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
This is amazing serve as is or over rice!
Expert Tips
- It is best to cook chicken hot and fast - Make sure you dice your chicken into small bites. It is best to cook your chicken in a hot skillet and large enough that the chicken cook evenly.
- If you have a small pan - If you do have a small pan, cook chicken in batches. Try not to over crowd the pan so that you can cook chicken fast.
- Cook Vegetables Softly - We like to cook our vegetable so that they are soft but still have a little bit of crunch to them.
- Add sauce when everything is done - Add your sauce when your chicken and vegetables are done. If you add it to soon that it makes the food mushy.
- Easy Cleanup - We love that everything cooks in one skillet. It makes for an easy cleanup so we can spend more time with family.
- Add more Vegetables - We like to add in some chopped broccoli and shredded carrots. I am always trying to find ways to get my family to eat more vegetables.
- Skillet - 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, include stir fries, and they are great for skillet recipes.
Nutrition
Calories: 218kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 1388mg | Potassium: 558mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 167IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 1mg
