Easy Chicken Stir Fry

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 1 cup fresh button mushrooms
• 1/2 large bell pepper, any color chopped
• 1 bunch green onion, sliced
• 1 (8 ounce) can bamboo shoots, drained
• 3 -4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite sized chunks
• 1 (14 ounce) can chicken or 1 (14 ounce) can vegetable broth
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon dark sesame oil
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons cold water
• chopped cashew pieces, roasted peanuts (optional) or walnuts, for serving (optional)

Recipe

• 1 rinse, pat dry, then slice mushrooms. set aside.
• 2 heat vegetable oil in a deep 12-inch skillet over medium heat. add the sliced mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally for a minute. add bell pepper and cook for one minute stirring occasionally.
• 3 while the vegetables cook, cut green onions including green tops.
• 4 remove vegetables from skillet and set aside. add chicken to skillet and cook until chicken is no longer pink.
• 5 put vegetables back into the skillet along with the bamboo shoots, green onion, broth, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, sesame oil.
• 6 meanwhile combine the cornstarch and water in a jar with a lid. cover and shake until lumps dissolve. add cornstarch mixture to skillet.
• 7 continue to cook stirring occasionally, until thick and bubbly.
• 8 serve over rice and top with chopped nuts.