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Chicken and Green Beans Stir Fry – Healthy Asian Cooking

What can be more desirable on a weekday lunch? A quick and easy chicken green beans stir fry that gets done is 15 minute or less? This simple, easy and effortless recipe is not just super simple but healthy too. Crisp green beans with soft tender chicken cooked in a sweet soy based sauce topped with crunchy sesame seeds is a perfect one pot meal for any family.

What can be more desirable on a weekday lunch? A quick and easy chicken green beans stir fry that gets done is 15 minute or less? This simple, easy and effortless recipe is not just super simple but healthy too. Crisp green beans with soft tender chicken cooked in a sweet soy based sauce topped with crunchy sesame seeds is a perfect one pot meal for any family.

Chicken Green Beans Stir Fry – Healthy Asian Cooking

Having lived in Singapore for ten years I love Asian food and I absolutely adore making chicken with veggies.  Simple one pot meals that can be made quick easy and simple. If you cook Asian food than almost all dry ingredients can usually be sourced in your pantry.

This one is a Chicken and Green Beans Stir fry, some onions,garlic, soy, sesame oil, Sesame seeds and  lighter sauce to blend all the flavors together with chicken and beans. Perfect week day dinner or lunch. Serve it with a bowl of noodles and you have a full luscious meal

What can be more desirable on a weekday lunch? A quick and easy chicken green beans stir fry that gets done is 15 minute or less? This simple, easy and effortless recipe is not just super simple but healthy too. Crisp green beans with soft tender chicken cooked in a sweet soy based sauce topped with crunchy sesame seeds is a perfect one pot meal for any family.

Chicken Green Beans Stir Fry – Healthy Asian Cooking

This stir fry is a quick easy and healthy recipe

I love stir fry dishes. Those of you following me on Instagram should be seeing a few variations on these in My Story

  • First of all, they are the best thing for working mom like me that have no time to cook.
  • Furthermore you can use frozen veggies so your prep time is almost zero.
  • Most of all veggies stay crisp and retain all the nutrition unlike boiling them.
  • Noodles take only  4 minutes to cook
  • Chicken is a much healthy meat option and cooks faster
  • Stir fry is high heat cooking and cooks so fast!! hence dinner in less than 15 minutes is a possibility.
  • Asian cooking is usually dependent on prepared  store brought sauces which have a long (really long) shelf life. You can use them for a long time for such easy quick dishes.
What can be more desirable on a weekday lunch? A quick and easy chicken green beans stir fry that gets done is 15 minute or less? This simple, easy and effortless recipe is not just super simple but healthy too. Crisp green beans with soft tender chicken cooked in a sweet soy based sauce topped with crunchy sesame seeds is a perfect one pot meal for any family.

Chicken Green Beans Stir Fry – Quick Healthy Asian Cooking

Let’s talk ingredients and Substitutes (Save/Pin)

  • Chicken – I’m big on using thighs meat in general  but chicken breast will work just as well. If you don’t want to use chicken you can use thinly sliced beef steak as well. These flavors work really well. You can try my Quick and Easy Beef and Pepper Stir Fry recipe.
  • Beans – I love the combination of beans with chicken but broccoli does works amazing too you can see I used that in my recipe Chicken Broccoli Stir Fry. When Asparagus is in season I love to switch the beans with asparagus as well.
  • Sesame seeds and Sesame oil – often used in Asian and Middle Eastern cooking full of nutrition and healthy too. The seeds add a nice crunch to the dish. A little oil goes a long way so add just as stated in the recipe.
  • Cornstarch/cornflour – helps thicken the sauce and give us that thick rather than watery sauce by helping bind everything together.
  • Herbs – I love to use cilantro often but parsley works just as well.
  • Green onions – always add a nice touch to any Asian dish with it fresh leafy greens. Make a huge different to the overall dish.

Now that’s lunch for my family today.!

What can be more desirable on a weekday lunch? A quick and easy Chicken and Green Beans Stir Fry that gets done is 15 minute or less? It's not just super simple but healthy too.

Chicken and Green Beans Stir Fry

Recipe – Chicken and Green Beans Stir Fry (Save/Pin)

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Ingredients

  • Green beans – 500 grams  (washed and ends removed)
  • Boneless Chicken breast or things – 400 grams  (1 double bread or 2 thighs)
  • Sesame seeds – 1 tbsp
  • Canola or Sunflower oil – 2 tbsp
  • Onion – 1 medium
  • Garlic – 2 med
  • Ginger – 1/4 inch
  • Cornflour/Cornstarch – 1 tbsp
  • Soy Sauce – 1 tbsp  (I use low Sodium)
  • Pepper – 1/2 tsp
  • Chinese parsley or Cilantro Chopped – 1/4 cup
  • Green onions for garnish – 1/4 cup

For the Sauce

  • Light soy sauce – 2 tbsp  (I use low sodium)
  • Brown Sugar – 1 tbsp
  • Cooking sherry – 1 tbsp  (optional)
  • Rice vinegar – 1 tbsp
  • Cornflour/Cornstarch – 1 tbsp
  • Sesame Oil – 2 tbsp
  • A few drops of Tabasco sauce (to taste)

Method

Preparation

  • Clean, wash and pat dry the chicken. Cut into bite size cubes.
  • Add the soy sauce, garlic, cornflour, salt and pepper. (use less salt as the soy sauce has salt too)
  • Stir well and set aside to marinate for 30 minutes on the counter or a couple of hours in the fridge.
  • Slice the onions and separate the slices
  • Grate the garlic and slice the ginger to thin slices.
  • Chop the parsley.
  • Place all the sauce ingredients in a bowl and set aside.

Stir Fry

First – Chicken

  • Stir fry is generally a quick dish – so ensure you have the above all ready before you turn the flame on.
  • Add 1 tbsp canola or sunflower oil into a wok or wide surface pan.
  • Next add the chicken pieces in a single layer.
  • Followed by the sliced onions, garlic and ginger.
  • Let cook on medium high tossing as you need too until almost done.
  • Remove from pan and keep warm.

Second – Beans

  • Add another 1 tbsp of oil to the wok or pan and add in the beans.
  • Saute for about 3 to 4 minutes tossing them as needed.
  • Add about 2 tbsp of water to create steam and help them cook without sticking to the bottom of the pan.
  • They should be tender to bite into but still firm to hold up straight.

Assemble

  • Add the chicken back into the wok with the beans almost cookied. Stir well.
  • Followed by the sauce. Stir fry for about 2 minutes on medium until every thing is well coated with the sauce.
  • Taste and adjust for seasoning -(note -some soy sauce can be salty so taste first then adjust seasoning)
  • Add the sesame seeds and garnish with chopped herbs such as cilantro or parsley and green onions.

A Few progress shots  – Chicken and Green Beans Stir Fry

What can be more desirable on a weekday lunch? A quick and easy chicken green beans stir fry that gets done is 15 minute or less? This simple, easy and effortless recipe is not just super simple but healthy too. Crisp green beans with soft tender chicken cooked in a sweet soy based sauce topped with crunchy sesame seeds is a perfect one pot meal for any family.

Chicken Green Beans Stir Fry

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What can be more desirable on a weekday lunch? A quick and easy chicken green beans stir fry that gets done is 15 minute or less? This simple, easy and effortless recipe is not just super simple but healthy too. Crisp green beans with soft tender chicken cooked in a sweet soy based sauce topped with crunchy sesame seeds is a perfect one pot meal for any family.

Chicken Green Beans Stir Fry – Healthy Asian Cooking

What can be more desirable on a weekday lunch? A quick and easy Chicken and Green Beans Stir Fry that gets done is 15 minute or less? It's not just super simple but healthy too.
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Quick Chicken and Beans Stir Fry Healthy Asian Cooking

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Yield 8 servings

What can be more desirable on a weekday lunch? A quick and easy Chicken and Green Beans Stir Fry that gets done is 15 minute or less? It's not just super simple but healthy too.

Ingredients

For the Chicken and Beans

  • Green beans - 500 grams  (washed and ends removed)
  • Boneless Chicken breast or things - 400 grams  (1 double bread or 2 thighs)
  • Sesame seeds - 1 tbsp 
  • Canola or Sunflower oil - 2 tbsp 
  • Onion - 1 medium
  • Garlic - 2 med 
  • Ginger - 1/4 inch 
  • Cornflour/Cornstarch - 1 tbsp 
  • Soy Sauce - 1 tbsp  (I use low Sodium)
  • Pepper - 1/2 tsp 
  • Chinese parsley or Cilantro Chopped - 1/4 cup 
  • Green onions for garnish - 1/4 cup 

For the Sauce

  • Light soy sauce - 2 tbsp  (I use low sodium)
  • Brown Sugar - 1 tbsp 
  • Cooking sherry - 1 tbsp  (optional)
  • Rice vinegar - 1 tbsp 
  • Cornflour/Cornstarch - 1 tbsp 
  • Sesame Oil - 2 tbsp 
  • A few drops of Tabasco sauce (to taste)

Instructions

Preparation

  • Clean, wash and pat dry the chicken. Cut into bite size cubes.
  • Add the soy sauce, garlic, cornflour, salt and pepper. (use less salt as the soy sauce has salt too)
  • Stir well and set aside to marinate for 30 minutes on the counter or a couple of hours in the fridge.
  • Slice the onions and separate the slices
  • Grate the garlic and slice the ginger to thin slices.
  • Chop the parsley.
  • Place all the sauce ingredients in a bowl and set aside.

Stir Fry

First - Chicken

  • Stir fry is generally a quick dish - so ensure you have the above all ready before you turn the flame on.
  • Add 1 tbsp canola or sunflower oil into a wok or wide surface pan.
  • Next add the chicken pieces in a single layer.
  • Followed by the sliced onions, garlic and ginger.
  • Let cook on medium high tossing as you need too until almost done.
  • Remove from pan and keep warm.

Second - cook beans

  • Add another 1 tbsp of oil to the wok or pan and add in the beans.
  • Saute for about 3 to 4 minutes tossing them as needed.
  • Add about 2 tbsp of water to create steam and help them cook without sticking to the bottom of the pan.
  • They should be tender to bite into but still firm to hold up straight.

Assemble

  • Add the chicken back into the wok with the beans almost cookied. Stir well.
  • Followed by the sauce. Stir fry for about 2 minutes on medium until every thing is well coated with the sauce.
  • Taste and adjust for seasoning -(note -some soy sauce can be salty so taste first then adjust seasoning)
  • Add the sesame seeds and garnish with chopped herbs such as cilantro or parsley and green onions.

Courses Lunch, Dinner, Brunch

Cuisine Asian

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 155 g

Amount Per Serving

Calories 172

% Daily Value

Total Fat 9.42 g

14%

Saturated Fat 1.37 g

7%

Unsaturated Fat 3.56 g

Cholesterol 37 mg

12%

Sodium 121 mg

5%

Total Carbohydrates 9.35 g

3%

Dietary Fiber 1.8 g

7%

Sugars 3.46 g

Protein 12.8 g

26%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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What can be more desirable on a weekday lunch? A quick and easy chicken green beans stir fry that gets done is 15 minute or less? This simple, easy and effortless recipe is not just super simple but healthy too. Crisp green beans with soft tender chicken cooked in a sweet soy based sauce topped with crunchy sesame seeds is a perfect one pot meal for any family.

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Comments

  1. Hi.I’m a little bit confused.When you say sauce,does this mean the”marinade” of the chicken you used?or a different thing altogether?Tnx

    Reply

    • Ah Jayne. The chicken is marinated with a few ingredients and does not have any left overs. The sauce is mentioned separately (as you can see I just edited to make it more easy to understand) and that goes at the end of the recipe. Thanks Feel free to ask any more questions.

      Reply

  9. I love stir fry and would love to be able to travel and have it authentic! I am jealous that you were in Singapore! The top of my list is Italy and then I want to go to Asia! This looks like a great weeknight recipe and I know the kid will like it too!

    Reply

  14. Veena, this dish looks so appealing. I made almost the same dish for dinner last night, but I wish I had seen this blog post beforehand. I would have added a few drops of hot sauce to help me fight off this cold. 🙂

    Reply

  15. We stir fry at home all the time. It’s a quick and easy way to make sure I have dinner on the table! This recipe is simple and exactly what I need for a midweek meal.

    Reply

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