This quick and easy rainbow chicken stir-fry is ready in less than 30 minutes and loaded with vegetables of all colors, making it a great weeknight meal.
When I am in a pinch, it is stir-fry to the rescue. Why? Because you don’t need much in terms of cooking equipment and they are really speedy to prepare. Honestly, the longest part of making a stir-fry is chopping the vegetables, but nowadays you can easily buy pre-chopped veggies in any grocery store or even frozen vegetable blends. When it comes to making stir-fries tasty, it really comes down to the flavors you add. You can certainly find lots of pre-made stir-fry sauces at any grocery store but most of them are loaded with added sugars and sodium, and it is just so easy to make your own!
I used a blend of vegetables that I like in this stir-fry, but if you aren’t a fan of cabbage or mushrooms swap them out for a vegetable you prefer like bok choy, broccoli, and/or snow peas. I think chicken is a great protein to use because it cooks so quickly but shrimp or thinly sliced beef would be delicious too! To keep the recipe gluten-free I used tamari, but you could also use coconut aminos to keep it completely paleo, or soy sauce works just as well.
Rainbow Chicken Stir-Fry
I like to think of this chicken stir-fry recipe as a ‘”kitchen sink” stir-fry because you can pretty much use any vegetables you have on hand, and can easily swap the chicken for red meat or seafood.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
- Category: Mains
- Cuisine: Chinese
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
Stir-Fry:
- 2 chicken breasts
- 1/2 head red cabbage, thinly sliced
- 2 carrots, peeled and thinly sliced
- 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 2 cups buttons mushrooms, thinly sliced
- 2 cups spinach, tightly packed
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
Sauce:
- 1 1/2 teaspoons fish sauce
- 3 teaspoons tamari or coconut aminos
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 inch fresh ginger, grated or minced
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine the marinade ingredients and set aside.
- In a skillet on medium-high heat, add the olive oil and sliced chicken. Cook for 1-2 minutes just until the chicken is seared on both sides.
- Add the sliced vegetables to the pan, pour in the sauce and stir-fry for 3-4 minutes until tender but still crisp and the chicken in cooked through.
- Remove from the heat and serve.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 399 calories
- Sugar: 22 grams
- Fat: 12 grams
- Carbohydrates: 42 grams
- Fiber: 13 grams
- Protein: 36 grams
Maria says
Made a big batch and it was a hit! Very easy to whip up quickly. Kids thought the purple chicken (chicken pieces turn purple as they sit overnight with the cabbage) were cool. Thanks for another tasty recipe.
Stephanie Kay says
Haha – Happy to hear it is kid approved! I’m impressed they like cabbage 🙂