Crumbs: Easy chicken stir-fry

Try this 30-minute weeknight meal

Kick off the semester right with this 30-minute meal that will fuel your take-out cravings without breaking the bank. This recipe uses top-ramen noodles as a cheap and easy substitute for traditional stir fry noodles, and if needed, the sauce can be substituted with storebought teriyaki sauce to make this recipe even easier. 

Ingredients: 

Sauce:

¼ cup soy sauce 

1 tbsp cornstarch 

½ cup chicken stock 

1 tbsp rice vinegar 

2 tbsp brown sugar 

3 cloves garlic (minced) 

Stir-Fry:

2 ramen packets (noodles only) 

2 chicken breasts  

8 oz frozen or fresh broccoli (or other vegetables) 

Salt, pepper and desired seasonings to taste 

Directions: 

  1. To make the sauce, mix soy sauce and cornstarch. Then add rice vinegar, chicken stock, minced garlic and brown sugar. Whisk until evenly mixed. 
  1. Chop chicken into bite-sized pieces and then toss with salt and pepper. Sauté over medium-high heat until fully cooked. 
  1. Set chicken aside and cook vegetables until soft. 
  1. Add ramen noodles to boiling water and cook until tender. 
  1. Combine chicken, vegetables and noodles in pan with sauce and mix until sauce has coated all ingredients. 
  1. Serve and enjoy! 

Grace Giger can be reached at [email protected] 

About the Author

Grace Giger Argonaut Life Editor and Senior at the University of Idaho studying English Education.

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