A quick, healthful meal with lots of flavor. Very convenient for a weeknight meal. Serve with your preferred rice.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 20 mins |
| Servings: | 2 |
| Yield: | 2 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 (5 ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 ¼ cups cornstarch, or as needed
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 (8 ounce) package shiitake mushrooms, sliced
- 1 (8 ounce) package maitake mushrooms, roughly chopped
- 2 large zucchini, chopped
- 1 teaspoon low-sodium soy sauce, or to taste
- 1 teaspoon chile paste, or to taste
Instructions
- Put chicken in a zip-top bag with enough cornstarch to lightly coat.
- Heat sesame oil and canola oil over medium-high heat until hot. Add chicken and brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove chicken to plate. Add all mushrooms and zucchini, adding extra oil if needed, and brown until tender, about 3 minutes, depending on desired texture. Add chicken back into the pan, then add soy and chile paste to taste. Cook for another 2 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 466 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 37 g |
| Cholesterol | 80 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 6 g |
| Protein | 39 g |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g |
| Sodium | 245 mg |
| Sugars | 9 g |
| Fat | 19 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
This was delicious once I tweaked it, but as written it was incredibly bland and dry. The 1 teaspoon of low-sodium soy sauce is not nearly enough to flavor a huge pan of food – it was undetectable. My initial thought was to rate this 3 stars, but I noticed the recipe submitter’s original version states “soy sauce, to taste”, and I’m pretty sure they intended on way more than 1 teaspoon. I ended up using 1/4 cup, and even sprinkled in a bit of salt. That did the trick and really brought out the flavor of the mushrooms and chicken. I also used more chile paste, since I like a bit of heat. I loved the choice of mushrooms used. Regular white mushrooms just wouldn’t have the same depth of flavor and umami, so try and use the shiitake and maitake if you can. I found them in an Asian market. I do have to mention this makes A LOT – easily 4 servings, especially if you are serving it over rice.