Black Pepper Chicken Stir Fry

4.90 from 76 votes

Black Pepper Chicken Stir Fry

A quick and easy weeknight-friendly black pepper chicken stir fry made with crisp peppers, sauteed onions, and crunchy celery! Serve this over brown rice or on its own!

Prep Time10

Cook Time15

Total Time25

Course: 30 Minute Meals, Chicken

Servings: servings

Calories: 224kcal

Author: Marzia

Equipment

Ingredients

4 teaspoons oil divided
1 pound boneless skinless chicken, cut into 1 inch cubes
2 small shallots or 1 small red onion, sliced
1 bell pepper sliced (any color)
2 stalks celery sliced into ½-inch pieces
5 cloves garlic minced
2 teaspoons ginger grated or minced
2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce or GF tamari
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
2 teaspoons coarse ground pepper
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1 ½ teaspoon cornstarch divided

Instructions

CHICKEN: In a small bowl, combine the chicken with 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch and a small pinch of salt and pepper. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add 2 teaspoons of oil to the skillet when it's hot along with the chicken. Allow the chicken to cook all the way through, about 4-6 minutes. Remove the chicken to a plate.
VEGGIES: In a small measuring cup, combine the soy sauce, oyster sauce, ground pepper, honey, rice vinegar, 1 teaspoon of cornstarch and 1 tablespoon of water; stir until the cornstarch dissolves, set aside. Heat the remaining 2 teaspoons of oil in the skillet. Add the onions, pepper, and celery. Saute everything for 3-5 minutes or until the veggies brighten in color and start to cook down a little. Add the ginger and garlic during the last minute of cooking.
FINISH: Add the chicken back to the skillet and drizzle in the prepared sauce, and stir to combine. The sauce will thicken fairly quickly, about 20 seconds or so. Serve on a bed of white or brown rice. Enjoy!

Notes

This is a good recipe for meal-prep as the flavors actually taste better as it sits.
Feel free to swap out the peppers or celery for other veggies you've got on hand that need to be used up. Depending on the veggies you use, you may need to double the sauce ingredients to make sure there is enough!

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