Spicy Ground Chicken Stir Fry with Green Beans
Spicy ground chicken stir fry with green beans is a fast one pan dinner with a spicy kick. It's simple, satisfying and easy to make any night of the week.
Equipment
- 1 Wok or large skillet
Ingredients
Sauce Mixture
- ¼ cup mushroom* sauce
- 2 tablespoons tamari (or soy sauce)
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon crushed red peppers**
Chicken and Green beans
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- ¼ teaspoon white pepper
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 12 ounces green beans trimmed and cut
Instructions
- If serving with rice, start the rice.
- Mix the mushroom sauce, tamari sauce, minced garlic and crushed red peppers together in a small bowl. Set it aside.
- Mix the cornstarch and ground white pepper into the raw ground chicken until the chicken is evenly coated.
- Heat a wok or large skillet over medium high heart. Add the sesame oil and then the ground chicken mixture and green beans to the hot pan.
- Cook, flipping and breaking up the chicken as it browns, until no large pieces remain and no pink color is visible. The chicken should reach an internal temperature of 165°F. This may take up to 10 minutes or more depending on pan heat.
- Once the chicken is done, pour in the prepared sauce mixture and stir until the chicken is evenly coated and the sauce is heated though, about 1 minute.
- Serve over rice if desired. Enjoy!
Notes
*If you don't have mushroom sauce, you can substitute your favorite stir fry sauce, hoisin sauce, black bean sauce or oyster sauce.
**Omit the crushed red peppers if you want a mild dish.
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