Chicken Stir Fry with Eggplant. Boneless chicken pieces sautéed with garlic, onions, and eggplant in a stir fry sauce.
Welcome to the sixth recipe in our Chicken Stir Fry series of recipes. In this version, Chicken Stir Fry with Eggplant, we are using eggplant, green beans, and onions to change up this dish. With these ingredient changes this recipe offers a whole new eating experience.
Look for more recipes to be coming out in this series, Chicken Stir Fry.
NOTE
Before beginning the recipe remember to read the “Invent Your Recipe” section below for additional suggestions, recipe combinations, or ingredient alternatives.
How to Make Chicken Stir Fry With Eggplant
Preparing The Chicken:
- Season chicken pieces with salt and black pepper. In a large skillet add the oil and bring to a high heat.
- Next, add the chicken and sauté for 4 minutes, ensuring to turn the chicken over after 2 minutes.
- The below picture shows you what the chicken will look like when it is time to remove it from the skillet.
- Remove the chicken from the skillet and return the skillet to high heat.
Bringing it All Together:
- Continuing on high heat, add in the garlic and onions and sauté for 2 minutes, mixing occasionally.
- Next, add in the green beans and sauté for 5 minutes, mixing occasionally.
- Next, add in the eggplant and ¼ cup of chicken broth. Bring to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes, mixing occasionally.
- The below picture shows you what the dish will look like when you add in the eggplant.
- Next, return the chicken to the skillet and add in the stir fry sauce, soy sauce, and remaining chicken broth. Finally, bring to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes, mixing occasionally.
- The below picture shows you what the dish looks like with the chicken added back in and with the eggplant cooked. At this point the dish is finished.
How to Make Chicken Stir Fry With Eggplant
- Mix this chicken stir fry with eggplant with rice and serve as a main entrée.
Invent Your Recipe
This recipe is part of our Chicken Stir Fry recipe series. In this series, we have prepared chicken in stir fry sauce with several different types of vegetables. I encourage you to to explore these vegetable options, as well as, other vegetable options we have not included in these recipes as of yet.
We will continue to offer more suggestions for Chicken Stir Fry recipes. With that said, this recipe can be easily changed if you are looking for a pork, beef, or shrimp dish.
Simply substitute boneless pork pieces, beef steak pieces, or shrimp for the chicken in this recipe. Then continue on with the recipe as written. You might have to change the cook time for the specific protein (for example, less time for shrimp), but for the most part, the recipe will work for your needs.
I have a wonderful list of no-fuss eggplant recipes I recommend you check out. If you like this chicken and eggplant healthy dinner recipe, you will enjoy that list.
For more chicken inspired dishes like this chicken stir fry with eggplant, check out our chicken recipe page.
The Recipe
Chicken Stir Fry with Eggplant
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts cut into bite sized pieces
- 2 cups green beans cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1 medium eggplant cut into strips
- 1 sweet onion sliced
- ¼ cup avocado oil or canola oil
- ½ cup chicken broth
- 4 cloves garlic sliced
- 2 tbsp. soy sauce
- 2 tbsp. stir fry sauce
- ½ tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. black pepper
Instructions
- Before beginning the recipe remember to read the “Invent Your Recipe” section below for additional suggestions, recipe combinations, or ingredient alternatives.
Preparing The Chicken:
- Season chicken pieces with salt and black pepper. In a large skillet add the oil and bring to a high heat.
- Next, add the chicken and sauté for 4 minutes, ensuring to turn the chicken over after 2 minutes. Remove the chicken from the skillet and return the skillet to high heat.
Bringing it All Together:
- Continuing on high heat, add in the garlic and onions and sauté for 2 minutes, mixing occasionally.
- Next, add in the green beans and sauté for 5 minutes, mixing occasionally.
- Next, add in the eggplant and ¼ cup of chicken broth. Bring to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes, mixing occasionally.
- Next, return the chicken to the skillet and add in the stir fry sauce, soy sauce, and remaining chicken broth. Finally, bring to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes, mixing occasionally.
To Serve:
- Mix this chicken stir fry with eggplant with rice and serve as a main entrée.
Invent Your Recipe
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