Sliced Chicken With Broccoli
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 1 lb broccoli
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
- 2 tablespoons chicken broth or 2 tablespoons water
- 3 teaspoons cornstarch, divided
- 1 teaspoon salt, divided
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 3⁄4 cup water, divided
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed and peeled
- 1 (8 ounce) can sliced bamboo shoots, drained
directions
- Trim the broccoli stalks and peel them.
- Slice off the florettes, and cut them into bite size pieces.
- Roll cut the peeled stalks into small pieces.
- (you should end up with approz. 4 cups cut broccoli) Set aside.
- Slice chicken breasts into 1/4 inch wide slices.
- Place in bowl with chicken broth, 1 teaspoon cornstarch, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and stir together.
- Mix remaining 2 teaspoons cornstarch and 1/2 teaspoon salt with 1/2 cup cold water.
- Set aside.
- Pour 1 tablespoon oil into wok or large skillet and place over high heat.
- When oil is hot, add broccoli and stir for about 30 seconds.
- Add remaining 1/4 cup water, reduce heat to medium, and cover the pan.
- Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, for approximately 2 to 3 minutes, or until broccoli turns dark green and is tender-crisp.
- Pour onto shallow platter and set aside.
- Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in same pan over high heat.
- When oil is hot, add garlic and stir for about 30 seconds.
- With a spoon, stir up chicken in bowl again, and dump into pan with garlic.
- Stir briskly for 3-4 minutes, or until chicken has turned white.
- Add bamboo shoots and cooked broccoli, stirring constantly.
- Pour in the cornstarch mixture and continue stirring until the greavy has thickened slightly.
- Remove from heat and discard garlic, if desired.
- Serve hot.
- (I serve it over rice).
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Kzim4
Mesa, AZ
With 5 kids and a hungry husband to feed, I'm always looking for good, budget friendly meals. We generally eat meals that use little meat (I try to use 1 lb or less per dinner, and none the rest of day), so that means lots of casseroles and meats with gravy.
I enjoy baking, so bread recipes and desserts tend to get saved more frequently than others. I'm especially partial to chocolate and lemon (although not together).