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Chicken and Zucchini Stir Fry

by Jamie

For all of you gardeners out there with a plethora of Zucchini or Yellow Summer Squash, I have a super easy, darn delicious Chicken and Zucchini Stir Fry recipe (FYI, you can still make this recipe, even if you didn’t plant a garden. Just throwing that out there). This simple stir fry is adorned with a scrumptious glaze made from sweet and hot chili sauce, giving it a fabulous taste that’s not overly sweet or hot, but a great balance of both. Hope you get a chance to give it a try!

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Chicken and Zucchini Stir Fry Jamie Cooks It Up!!

 

Let me show you how to make it happen!

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1. Cut 3 chicken breasts into bite sized pieces.
2. Heat a large, deep skillet up over medium high heat. Add 2 Tb olive oil and allow it to heat through. Add the chicken and sprinkle it with salt and pepper. Cook the chicken, stirring only occasionally until the outsides are golden brown. Remove the chicken to a plate, cover and set aside.

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2. While your chicken cooks, grab 2 small zucchini and 2 yellow crookneck squash (sometimes called yellow summer squash).

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Cut them into 1/4 inch slices.
3. Slice 1 medium onion into 1/4 inch rings.

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4. Add 2 Tb more olive oil to the pan you cooked the chicken in. Let it heat through and add the vegetables. Cook over medium high heat, until crisp tender. You don’t want them to get too soggy. 🙂

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5. Into a small sauce pan place 3/4 C sweet chili sauce (found at your grocery store on the asian food aisle), 3 Tb soy sauce, 1 Tb rice wine vinegar, 2 Tb honey, 1 Tb cornstarch and 1 Tb water. Whisk it together to combine. Heat it on the stove top until thick and bubbly. Should only take a couple of minutes.

Chicken and Zucchini Stir Fry

6. When the veggies are done cooking, add the chicken back into the pan and pour the sauce over the top. Stir to combine. Serve immediately over white or brown rice.

Enjoy!
Here’s the handy printable…

Chicken and Zucchini Stir Fry

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

STIR FRY:
3 chicken breasts
4 Tb olive oil
salt and pepper
2 small zucchini
2 small yellow summer squash
1 medium onion
SAUCE:
3/4 C Sweet Chili Sauce
3 Tb soy sauce
1 Tb rice wine vinegar
2 Tb honey
1 Tb cornstarch
1 Tb cold water

Instructions

1. Cut 3 chicken breasts into bite sized pieces.
2. Heat a large, deep skillet up over medium high heat. Add 2 Tb olive oil and allow it to heat through. Add the chicken and sprinkle it with salt and pepper. Cook the chicken, stirring only occasionally until the outsides are golden brown. Remove the chicken to a plate, cover and set aside.
3 While your chicken cooks, grab 2 small zucchini and 2 yellow crookneck squash (sometimes called yellow summer squash). Cut them into 1/4 inch slices.
4. Slice 1 medium onion into 1/4 inch rings.
5. Add 2 Tb more olive oil to the pan you cooked the chicken in. Let it heat through and add the vegetables. Cook over medium high heat, until crisp tender. You don't want them to get too soggy. 🙂
6. Into a small sauce pan place 3/4 C sweet chili sauce (found at your grocery store on the asian food aisle), 3 Tb soy sauce, 1 Tb rice wine vinegar, 2 Tb honey, 1 Tb cornstarch and 1 Tb water. Whisk it together to combine. Heat it on the stove top until thick and bubbly. Should only take a couple of minutes.
7. When the veggies are done cooking, add the chicken back into the pan and pour the sauce over the top. Stir to combine. Serve immediately over white or brown rice.
Enjoy!
https://jamiecooksitup.net/2015/09/chicken-and-zucchini-stir-fry/

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24 comments

Kim September 9, 2015 - 2:29 pm

That looks wonderful:) Can’t wait to make THIS!

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Melanie September 15, 2015 - 12:41 pm

Made this the other night and it was fantastic. I added mushrooms as well. My kids both looked at it and said “gross zucchini” and then after trying it they had seconds and requested this again tonight. Thanks Jamie

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Jamie September 16, 2015 - 9:21 am

Melanie,
Thanks for reporting back. So happy to hear it turned out well for you and your family!
All the best,
~Jamie

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Erin Basile February 13, 2016 - 5:50 pm

This was outstanding! Well done!

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Yvonne June 27, 2016 - 12:20 pm

This was very easy and really flavorful. I had all the ingredients on hand and took no time to prep and cook. Since my small pan was cooking the rice I used a microwave safe bowl and microwaved the sauce ingredients for 2 minutes before pouring it over the ingredients in my pan.

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Tricia July 17, 2016 - 4:22 pm

I don’t like rice. Think you can put over noodles?

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Amy April 28, 2018 - 1:26 pm

Why not? I put it over riced cauliflower!
Great recipe, Jamie!

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Rae Ann October 4, 2016 - 3:00 pm

Made a few slight adjustments, used garlic chili sauce, WOWZA added broccoli. Just fabulous!

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Great recipe. I made a few modifications: added cashews and sesame seeds along with a few dashes of sesame oil. Also used garlic chili sauce and riced cauliflower instead of rice. Amazing dish – thanks for sharing the recipe!

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Lindy November 1, 2017 - 11:52 am

it asks for rice wine vinager do you need this or can it be optional.

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Sharon April 12, 2019 - 8:38 am

My mouth watered, ? I’m planing for this for tonight dinner, I will let you know my out come thank you for sharing your extra add on I’m extremely excited to do this after work. ??

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Jess September 13, 2019 - 6:55 pm

i made this, i didnt have the chili sauce so i just added an extra tablespoon of raw honey and sprinkled in red pepper flakes. i also only used rice vinegar, not sure if there is a difference its all i had turned out amazing

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Tammy January 10, 2020 - 7:36 am

Would a rotisserie chicken work with this?

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B.J. June 29, 2020 - 12:37 pm

WOW! This dish is absolutely AWESOME! I prepared it exactly as written and it turned out perfectly. My wife raved about it, saying not only is this the best Chinese dish I’ve prepared, but it’s the best chicken dish I’ve prepared….and we’ve been together 20 years now.

Thank you soooo much! Now I’m gonna check out your other recipes. 😛

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Dee May 3, 2022 - 8:45 pm

So sorry–but this was the WORST recipe I have EVER tried from you. So disappointing. Everyone in my family who took ONE bite, spit it out and said ‘EWWWWE’ Needless to say, into the trash it went. Wasted time, and ingredients. 3/4 of that chili sauce was the culprit…..horrible..and I bought the same brand you use.

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