Ginger Green Beans & Chicken Stir Fry
Ginger Green Beans & Chicken Stir Fry
Ingredients:
- ¾ tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 2 cups Fresh Green Beans trimmed and halved cross-ways (166 grams)
- 1 tbsp Fresh Ginger thinly sliced
- 1 stalk Scallions sliced, (10 grams)
- 2 cloves Fresh Garlic diced (10 grams)
- 5.5 oz Boneless, Skinless, Chicken Breast sliced thin (about 1 medium breast)
- 1½ tbsp Soy Sauce, Lite
- 1 tbsp Distilled White Wine Vinegar
- ½ tsp Sesame Seeds
Instructions:
- Heat a large saute pan over medium heat, add 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil and toss in green beans, garlic, ginger, scallions, and 1 tbsp soy sauce. Cook for 4-5 minutes, stirring consistently.
- Remove green bean mixture from pan and add 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil, to begin cooking the chicken. Arrange the chicken in the pan to cover the entire bottom of the pan, leave chicken untouched for 3-4 minutes to get one side golden brown.
- Then stir chicken and cook for another 2-3 minutes. Once chicken is almost fully cooked add the bean mixture back into the pan with remaining soy sauce, vinegar, and olive oil.
- Toss together, cooking for another 2 minutes until the chicken is fully cooked.
- Serve the chicken and green beans with a sprinkle of white sesame seed.
Nutrition
Stir frys are a lot like one-pot meals, they are easy to clean up but pack a major flavor punch! Try this ginger beans and chicken stir fry, it is loaded with flavor, only takes 30 minutes to cook, and 5 minutes to clean up! Add this recipe to your meal plan this week! And check out my notes below the recipe on how you can incorporate this dish into your meal prep. Are you counting macros or calories? I also include notes on how to adjust this recipe to fit your individual goals.
Macro Adjustments:
Below outlines the Items In each macro group that are easily adjustable to meet your specific macros.
Fat:
The majority of the fat In this recipe comes from the sauce, and because of that it is not easily adjustable as It will change the flavor of the dish.
Carbohydrates:
Carbs in this recipe come mainly form the veggie. which Is easily adjustable to meet your macro needs. If you need to increase your carbs drastically, you could serve this recipe with rice.
Protein:
Chicken Is a great lean cut of meat, providing most of the protein In this recipe. You could adjust the amount of chicken used to adjust the protein macro.
Meal Prep:
Yes this recipe Is meal prep-able, and will last up to 6 days In the fridge.
Freezer Friendly:
No. Again this being another rice recipe this dish is not very freezer friendly, I would not recommend freezing.