Easy Thai Chicken Stir Fry With Peanut Sauce

Nutrition

Ingredients

Directions

1. 1

   In a microwave-safe bowl , whisk soy sauce and brown sugar together until dissolved then add gradually to peanut butter

2. 2

   Stir until smooth

3. 3

   Stir in ginger , sesame oil , chili oil , and rice vinegar

4. 4

   Blend well

5. 5

   Fyi: at this point the thick peanut sauce makes a great dipping sauce !

6. 6

   Stir chicken broth into peanut sauce

7. 7

   Cook in microwave oven about 45 seconds or just until bubbly around edges

8. 8

   Stir and set aside

9. 9

   Bring a large saucepan containing 5-6 cups water to a boil

10. 10

    Remove pan from heat and add rice noodles

11. 11

    Soak noodles in hot water for 3-5 minutes until they are cooked but still al dent firm

12. 12

    Rinse noodles under cold water

13. 13

    Drain and set aside

14. 14

    If your noodles are very long you may want to chop them into a more manageable length

15. 15

    Meanwhile , peel carrots then slice them with a diagonal cut into pieces about 1 / 8" thick and 2" long

16. 16

    Par boil or steam carrots slices together with frozen broccoli cuts for about 3 minutes or until carrots are barely crisp-tender and broccoli is no longer frozen

17. 17

    Remove from heat and rinse under cold water

18. 18

    Trim down any oversized pieces of broccoli

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    Set aside until needed.

20. 20

    Add peanut oil and sesame oil to a large nonstick skillet or wok over medium-high heat

21. 21

    Heat until oil is almost smoking

22. 22

    Add chicken to skillet and saut 1 1 / 2 minutes or until the chicken is not quite done

23. 23

    Add mushrooms , carrots , and broccoli to skillet

24. 24

    Saut another 1 1 / 2 minutes

25. 25

    Add peanut sauce and toss about 30 seconds until chicken and veggies are evenly coated with sauce

26. 26

    Add rice noodles

27. 27

    Cook and toss for 1 minute until heated through

28. 28

    Turn onto serving plate and serve immediately garnished with sliced green onions and chopped peanuts