This flavorful and fast ground chicken stir fry is a favorite family dinner on busy weeknights. It's made from ground chicken, bell peppers, green beans and a simple stir fry sauce that you're going to love!
Using ground chicken is a really quick way to make a stir fry. You don't have to deal with prepping or slicing raw meat, just put the ground chicken in a skillet and fry it up.
Ground chicken is also lean and flavorful. Depending on where you buy it, it can be an affordable protein.
If your kids won't like the meat and veggies mixed together, you can cook the ground meat and vegetables in two separate skillets.
Make a double batch of the stir fry sauce and use half to flavor the meat and half to flavor the veggies. Then, serve the ground chicken and vegetables in separate bowls on the table.
Looking for more stir fry recipes? Try rice noodles with vegetables or rice noodles with egg and shrimp.
Ingredients
This stir fry made with ground chicken and veggies has a balanced combination of meat and vegetables. The green beans and bell peppers are cooked until crisp-tender. For extra flavor, green onions are sprinkled on top before serving.
A light but flavorful stir fry sauce brings the whole dish together. The sauce is made from soy sauce and rice vinegar with just a teaspoon of maple syrup. It's so simple and so good!
Variations and Ingredient Substitutions
Ground turkey: Ground turkey is an easy substitute for ground chicken.
Ground pork: Using ground pork instead of ground chicken will make this stir fry even more flavorful, with a meatier and slightly heavier texture.
Ginger: Thinly slice or grate 2 teaspoons of ginger or use a frozen ginger cube. Add the ginger at the same time as the garlic.
Sriracha: Make the stir fry spicy by adding a generous squeeze of sriracha sauce to your bowl.
Store-bought stir fry vegetables: Make this recipe even faster by using pre-cut stir fry vegetables from the grocery store. Depending on the vegetables, they might take slightly longer to cook.
Frozen vegetable stir fry: Frozen stir fry veggies are another option, although the texture tends to be softer and sometimes watery.
Cashews or Peanuts: For a salty crunch, add roughly chopped roasted and salted cashews or peanuts to the finished dish.
How to Make Ground Chicken Stir Fry
Step 1: Cook the ground chicken in a drizzle of oil until the meat is lightly browned. Transfer the cooked chicken to a bowl and set it aside.
Step 2: Heat the sesame oil. Add the green beans and bell pepper. Stir fry just until the veggies are crisp-tender. Add garlic.
Step 4: Add the ground chicken back to the skillet.
Step 5: Drizzle the soy sauce, rice vinegar and maple syrup over the top to create a flavorful sauce. Stir really well and saute for another minute or two until the ground meat is hot.
For detailed instructions and measurements, see the recipe card below.
Serving Suggestions
To round out the meal, this stir fry can be served with either rice or noodles.
- Instant Pot white rice
- Instant Pot brown rice
- Rice noodles
- Knife cut style noodles
- Chow mein stir fry noodles
Storage and Reheating
The cooked ground chicken and vegetables will stay fresh in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Leftovers are good either warm or cold for lunch.
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Ground Chicken Stir Fry
This flavorful and fast ground chicken stir fry is a favorite family dinner on busy weeknights. It's made from ground chicken, bell peppers, green beans and a simple stir fry sauce that you're going to love!
You can serve this chicken and veggie stir fry over rice or noodles.
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 15
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: 30 Minute Meals
- Method: Stir Fry
- Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon neutral oil (canola, sunflower or peanut oil)
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
- 8 ounces green beans, trimmed and cut into 1-inch lengths
- 1 or 2 bell peppers (red, yellow or orange), thinly sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped or thinly sliced
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce (low-sodium or regular)
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon pure maple syrup
- Green onions, chopped, for garnish
Instructions
- In a large non-stick skillet or wok over medium-high heat, warm the vegetable oil.
- When the oil is hot, add the ground chicken. Lightly season the ground chicken with salt (about ¼ teaspoon).
- Cook for 6 to 8 minutes, until the meat is cooked through and browned, using a spatula to break up the ground meat as it cooks.
- Transfer the cooked ground chicken to a bowl.
- Add the sesame oil to the skillet.
- Add the bell pepper and green beans. Lightly season the veggies with salt.
- Saute for 3 to 5 minutes, until lightly browned and crisp-tender. If the vegetables start to burn, turn the heat down to medium.
- Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds more.
- Add the cooked ground chicken back to the skillet. Mix well.
- Drizzle the soy sauce, rice vinegar and maple syrup over the top. Stir really well to coat the ground chicken in sauce.
- Cook for another minute or two until the ground meat has been reheated.
- Top with chopped green onions.
Notes
This stir fry can be served over your favorite rice or noodles. Options include:
Instant Pot white rice
Instant Pot brown rice
Rice noodles
Knife cut style noodles
Chow mein stir fry noodles
Recipe Variations
You can choose to add fewer vegetables or add more, depending on what your family likes. You can also double the amount of meat; just double the sauce ingredients as well.
Instead of ground chicken, you can substitute ground turkey or pork.
If your kids really don't like veggies, you can cook the ground meat and veggies in two separate skillets. Make a double batch of the stir fry sauce and use half to flavor the meat and half to flavor the veggies. Then, serve the ground chicken and vegetables in separate bowls on the table.
Make this recipe even faster by using pre-cut stir fry vegetables from the grocery store. Depending on the vegetables, they might take slightly longer to cook.
Frozen stir fry veggies are another option, although the texture tends to be softer and sometimes watery.
For a salty crunch, add roughly chopped roasted and salted cashews or peanuts to the finished dish.
Keywords: ground chicken stir fry, Stir fry with ground chicken
Jenny Meier
I've been making this once a week for an easy family dinner that everyone loves. It's simple and flavorful!
★★★★★