Cheap healthy meals：Lemon Chicken Stir-Fry

Spiked with lots of zesty lemon, this delectable chicken stir-fry has a colorful mix of snow peas, carrots and scallions. But feel free to substitute other thinly sliced vegetables, such as bell peppers or zucchini. Serve with: Rice noodles or brown rice.

 

Lemon Chicken Stir-Fry

 

Lemon Chicken Stir-Fry

 

Prep time: 40 mins

Total time: 40 mins

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1 lemon


• 1/2 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth


• 3 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce


• 2 teaspoons cornstarch


• 1 tablespoon canola oil


• 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces


• 10 ounces mushrooms, halved or quartered


• 1 cup diagonally sliced carrots, (1/4 inch thick)


• 2 cups snow peas, (6 ounces), stems and strings removed


• 1 bunch scallions, cut into 1-inch pieces, white and green parts divided


• 1 tablespoon chopped garlic

Instructions

1. Grate 1 teaspoon lemon zest and set aside. Juice the lemon and whisk 3 tablespoons of the juice with broth, soy sauce and cornstarch in a small bowl.


2. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook, stirring occasionally, until just cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate with tongs. Add mushrooms and carrots to the pan and cook until the carrots are just tender, about 5 minutes. Add snow peas, scallion whites, garlic and the reserved lemon zest. Cook, stirring, until fragrant, 30 seconds. Whisk the broth mixture and add to the pan; cook, stirring, until thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add scallion greens and the chicken and any accumulated juices; cook, stirring, until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes.

 

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Cheap healthy meals：Lemon Chicken Stir-Fry