American Chicken & Broccoli Stir-fry

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 lb boneless chicken breast, cut in thin strips
• 4 cups broccoli florets
• 4 celery ribs, chopped
• 2 carrots, very thinly sliced
• 1 red pepper, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch, dissolved in the water
• 1 cup fat-free low-sodium chicken broth
• 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
• 1/3 cup grape jelly
• 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/4 cup chopped scallion

Recipe

• 1 heat the oil in a large, nonstick skillet or wok.
• 2 add the chicken and cook, stirring, for 4 minutes, then remove from the pan.
• 3 add the broccoli, celery, carrots and red pepper, and cook, stirring, for 3 to 4 minutes, or until the vegetables are softened.
• 4 stir together the cornstarch slurry, chicken broth, soy sauce, jelly and red pepper flakes.
• 5 add it to the pan and stir.
• 6 return the chicken to the skillet and cook the mixture until the sauce is thickened and glossy, about 3 minutes.
• 7 taste and correct the seasoning with salt and additional red pepper flakes, if desired.
• 8 divide among four plates and top each with 1 tablespoon of the scallions.