CHICKEN TERIYAKI STIR FRY

CHICKEN TERIYAKI STIR FRY

DINNER AT HOME

Looked into the refrigerator crisper and saw that we had a lot of vegetables that needed to be used.  Checked the freezer and found some boneless skinless chicken thighs.  Decided to mix everything up and make a Teriyaki Chicken Stir Fry.  I made a few mistakes here.  Primarily not cooking the chicken all the way through the first time.  My thought was to add it to the vegetables at the end and let it finish cooking.  It did finish cooking, but in the process I overcooked the vegetables waiting for the chicken to cook through.  Everything tasted fine but I wanted a little fresher and brighter look to the dish.  Easy enough to fix the next time I make this delicious recipe.  I used J.E.S. brand Ginger Teriyaki Sauce because we had half a bottle sitting in the refrigerator.  This is a pretty mild tasting Teriyaki Sauce.  Dish tasted great and we used up a lot of vegetables that may have gone to waste.

CHICKEN TERIYAKI STIR FRY 

PRETTY MUCH EMPTIED OUR CRISPER OF VEGETABLES.  

CUBED BONELESS, SKINLESS CHICKEN THIGHS AND THEN SEASONED THEM WITH SALT, PEPPER AND A KICKIN CHICKEN SPICY SEASONING

ADDED A LITTLE GINGER TERIYAKI SAUCE AT THE END

STARTED WITH A LITTLE HEATED OIL AND THEN ADDED GARLIC AND GINGER 

ADDED THE CHICKEN

COOK CHICKEN THROUGHLY AND THEN REMOVE FROM PAN

I ADDED THE REALLY HARD VEGETABLES FIRST AND PUT IN SOME WATER TO CREATE STEAM

ADDED ONIONS, CARROTS AND CELERY

AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES I ADDED THE BELL PEPPERS

ADDED CABBAGE

STIR EVERYTHING UP 

ADDED THE COOKED CHICKEN AND TERIYAKI SAUCE

KEEP STIRRING AND SEASON TO TASTE

CHICKEN AND SHRIMP STIR FRY - DINNER AT HOME

CHICKEN AND SHRIMP

STIR FRY

DINNER AT HOME 

We had two chicken breasts and some shrimp in the refrigerator so I whipped up a fresh stir fry using ingredients that we had available. Only had to pick up a few things at the store to prepare this dish.  I marinated the chicken in shoyu, garlic and ginger for less than one hour.  The shrimp were placed in olive oil with some garlic and ginger and marinated shortly too.  I cut up every vegetable I could find in the refrigerator and added some water chest nuts too.  Cooked the chicken and shrimp first and then set aside.  I undercooked them a bit because they would go back in with the vegetables later.  I cooked the vegetables so that they were still a bit crunchy and then added the chicken and shrimp.  Poured in 1/2 cup of Stir Fry Sauce that I bought at the store.  Mixed this all together and served with rice.  Excellent flavor, low fat and healthy!

CHICKEN AND SHRIMP STIR FRY

FRESH VEGETABLES, GARLIC AND GINGER

DICED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH GARLIC, GINGER, SHOYU AND OLIVE OIL

SHIRMP WITH GARLIC, GINGER AND OLIVE OIL

SAUTEE CHICKEN WITH LITTLE BIT OF OIL, GARLIC AND GINGER

SAUTEE SHRIMP WITH GARLIC AND GINGER.
REMOVE CHICKEN AND SHRIMP AND SET ASIDE

SAUTEE THE HARDER VEGETABLES FIRST

ADD IN THE COOKED CHICKEN AND SHRIMP.
POUR IN 1/2 CUP OF STIR FRY SAUCE

ADD BEAN SPROUTS AT END AND REMOVE FROM HEAT