Chicken Chop Suey

This delicious Chicken Chop Suey Recipe combines tender bites of chicken breast with a variety of veggies like onions, celery, carrots, snow peas, and mushrooms in a mouthwatering good yet simple sauce. It is a really easy stir-fry dish that is adaptable to what you have in the fridge and rivals any Chinese restaurant. Even the novice cook can handle this simple recipe.

Chinese cooking just doesn’t get much better than this. It is traditionally served with rice, but it also tastes delicious with steamed noodles. For a meal low in carbs, try cauliflower rice. This is a hearty meal by itself, but if we are having family or friends over, I love to serve it with Crab Rangoon or Sweet Pork Dumplings.

How to make Chicken Chop Suey

First, in a medium bowl, whisk together the chicken broth, soy sauce, mirin, sesame oil, and cornstarch. Go ahead and set it aside for a few minutes.

Now combine the chicken and cornstarch in a large plastic bag and shake to coat. Then, heat a tablespoon of oil in a large nonstick skillet or wok over medium heat. Add the chicken and cook until browned on both sides and cooked through. Work in batches plating the chicken as it browns. Now, heat a little more vegetable oil in the pan. Then add the onion, celery, carrots, and mushrooms cooking until the mushrooms are golden brown and the carrots are crisp tender. Now add the snow peas and cook for a minute. Then add the garlic and cook for a minute. Plate the vegetables with the chicken.

Whisk the sauce ingredients one more time before adding to the skillet. Cook over medium-low heat until thickened, whisking several times. Add the chicken and vegetables back to the skillet with the gravy and stir to warm. Season with fresh ground black pepper and salt to taste. 

Recipe notes and helpful tips

• Cut the chicken into small, thin, bite-size uniform pieces so they cook quickly and evenly.
• Sometimes, I use two skillets to push this recipe along even faster. You can cook the chicken in one skillet and the vegetables in the other skillet. Use whichever skillet is available first to finish the gravy.
• Vegetables should be dry, so they stir-fry, not steam.
• Cook the chicken in a single layer so it browns well and cooks all the way through.
• Use an oil with a high smoking point, like canola, peanut, or vegetable oil.
• Other vegetables that you can use include cabbage, broccoli, snap peas, bell peppers, bean sprouts, bok choy, baby corn, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, and leeks.
• This recipe is best served promptly while the vegetables are crisp tender.

How to prep snow peas

Snow peas are an absolutely delicious addition to any stir fry, but they can seem a little daunting as far as prep work is concerned. It really is very easy to prep them. Simply place the snow peas on a cutting board, and cut off the end. and pull the thin string out. Then cut the opposite end and remove the string on the other side. Snow peas are delicious, stir-fried, steamed, and blanched.

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Chicken Chop Suey

A simple yet delicious stir fry Chicken Chop Suey Recipe with tender chicken bites, snow peas, onions, carrots, and mushrooms all in an easy-to-make flavorful gravy.  Skip the Chinese takeout and make this right in your own kitchen, where you control the ingredients.  

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Course: main meal chicken

Cuisine: Asian

Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 291kcal

Author: Beth Pierce

Ingredients

Sauce

• ¾ cup low sodium chicken broth
• 3 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons mirin or rice wine
• ½ teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch

For the Rest of the Dish

• 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast cut in thin bite size pieces
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 onion cut in half moon slices
• 2 ribs celery chopped
• 2 carrots chopped
• 8 ounces mushrooms sliced
• 2 cups snow peas 6 ounces
• 2 cloves garlic minced

Instructions

• Whisk together the chicken broth, soy sauce, mirin, sesame oil, and cornstarch.  Set aside
• Combine the chicken and cornstarch in a large zipper bag and shake to coat.  Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat.  Add the chicken and cook until browned on both sides and cooked through.  Plate the chicken.
• Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil over medium-high heat in the same skillet.  Add the onion, celery, carrots, and mushrooms cooking until the mushrooms are golden brown and the carrots are crisp tender.  Add the snow peas and cook for 1 minute.  Reduce the heat to low.  Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Plate the vegetables with the chicken.
• Whisk the sauce ingredients that you set aside.  Add them to the skillet and cook over medium-low heat until thickened, whisking several times.  Add the chicken and vegetables back to the skillet with the gravy and stir to warm.

Notes

• Cut the chicken into small, thin, bite-size uniform pieces so they cook quickly and evenly.
• Sometimes, I use two skillets to push this recipe along even faster. You can cook the chicken in one skillet and the vegetables in the other skillet. Use whichever skillet is available first to finish the gravy.
• Vegetables should be dry, so they stir-fry, not steam.
• Cook the chicken in a single layer so it browns well and cooks all the way through.
• Use an oil with a high smoking point, like canola, peanut, or vegetable oil.
• Other vegetables that you can use include cabbage, broccoli, snap peas, bell peppers, bean sprouts, bok choy, baby corn, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, and leeks.
• This recipe is best served promptly while the vegetables are crisp tender.

Nutrition

Calories: 291kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 621mg | Potassium: 981mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 5752IU | Vitamin C: 37mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 2mg

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