Chicken Stir Fry with Zucchini and Carrots. Boneless chicken breasts cut into bite sized pieces and sautéed in extra virgin olive oil with garlic, onions, zucchini, carrots, and stir fry sauce.
Welcome to the fourth recipe in our Chicken Stir Fry series of recipes. In this version, Chicken Stir Fry with Zucchini, we are using zucchini, carrots, 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.
Fresh vegetables are such a delight. Where I live, I can not always get the fresh vegetables that I want all year round. Our winters are cold and certain vegetables are not available until the spring or summer. Carrots and zucchini are available all year round in the grocery store, but there is nothing that compares to a home grown vegetable. What makes this recipe such a treat is that the zucchinis and carrots I use are from my raised garden beds.
I like my carrots with a little bit to them, so that is how I base all of my cook time for carrots. In this recipe, if you would like your carrots on the softer side I would make sure you test them before you finish cooking. The last step of this recipe calls for 2-4 minutes of cooking. For softer carrots you might need to add a few additional minutes to this step.
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 Zucchini and Carrots
Preparing The Chicken:
- In a large skillet add the extra virgin olive oil and bring to a high heat. Next, add in the garlic and sauté until golden, about 1-2 minutes.
- Next, add in the onions and sauté for 2 minutes, mixing occasionally. Next, add in the chicken pieces, salt, and pepper, and sauté for 5 minutes, mixing occasionally.
Bringing It All Together:
- Continuing on high heat, add in the zucchini and carrots and sauté for 5 minutes, mixing occasionally.
- Finally, add in the stir fry sauce and sauté for 2-4 minutes, until the carrots are tender, ensuring to mix occasionally.
How to Serve Chicken Stir Fry with Zucchini and Carrots
- Place the chicken stir fry with zucchini and carrots in a large serving dish or on top of brown rice.
My favorite way to eat this dish is with the chicken stir fry with zucchini mixed in with the brown rice. I usually serve the stir fry and brown rice separately and then mix them on my plate. However, I have also added cooked brown rice into the skillet at the end of the recipe and mix before serving.
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The Recipe
Chicken Stir Fry with Zucchini
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts cut into bite sized pieces
- 4 gloves of garlic sliced
- 2 small zucchini cut into sticks
- 2 medium carrots cut into sticks
- 1 medium sweet onion sliced
- ½ tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. black pepper
- ¼ cup Canola oil for chicken
- 2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil or canola oil
- 2 tbsp. stir fry sauce
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:
- In a large skillet add the extra virgin olive oil and bring to a high heat. Next, add in the garlic and sauté until golden, about 1-2 minutes.
- Next, add in the onions and sauté for 2 minutes, mixing occasionally. Next, add in the chicken pieces, salt, and pepper, and sauté for 5 minutes, mixing occasionally.
Bringing It All Together:
- Continuing on high heat, add in the zucchini and carrots and sauté for 5 minutes, mixing occasionally.
- Finally, add in the stir fry sauce and sauté for 2-4 minutes, until the carrots are tender, ensuring to mix occasionally.
To Serve:
- Place in a large serving dish or on top of brown rice.
Invent Your Recipe
Nutrition
Invent Your Recipe
This is another version in our stir fry chicken series of recipes. In this version, chicken stir fry with zucchini, we are using zucchini and carrots as the vegetables, and leaving them cut into sticks for a different texture and eating experience. I would recommend cutting the carrots sticks into thinner pieces than the zucchini. Carrots take more time than the zucchini to become tender, so by cutting the carrots thinner the theory is they will be tender by the time the zucchini is.
This recipe can be easily adapted for boneless pork loin or boneless turkey breasts. All you need to do is cut up the pork or turkey into bite sized pieces and follow the recipe as written. The cook times should be about the same.
For more chicken inspired dishes like this chicken stir fry with zucchini, check out our chicken recipe page.
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