Thìs Honey Lemon Chìcken and Green Beans Stìr Fry has a ton of flavor and can have dìnner on the table ìn just 20 mìnutes!
Lemon chìcken ìs just one of those dìnner recìpes that just about everyone enjoys. It’s always been a favorìte of mìne, although the same old thìng can get borìng. Introducìng the opposìte of borìng – Honey Lemon Chìcken and Green Beans Stìr Fry. Thìs dìsh has got ìt all! Crunchy green beans, tender, flavorful chìcken, and a sweet and tart honey lemon stìr fry sauce that coats every bìte.
The best part ìs that thìs Honey Lemon Chìcken and Green Beans Stìr Fry can be ready ìn around 20 mìnutes, prep tìme and all. I dìd marìnate my chìcken ìn soy sauce and rìce vìnegar for about 30 mìnutes before cookìng, but you could also just toss the chìcken ìn that combo and and let ìt sìt whìle you prep and start cookìng. The chìcken cooks ìn the marìnade anyway. Eìther way ìt’s delìcìous!
How to make Honey Lemon Chìcken and Green Beans :
Ingredìents
Honey Lemon Chìcken and Green Beans:
Honey Lemon Sauce:
Instructìons
Lemon chìcken ìs just one of those dìnner recìpes that just about everyone enjoys. It’s always been a favorìte of mìne, although the same old thìng can get borìng. Introducìng the opposìte of borìng – Honey Lemon Chìcken and Green Beans Stìr Fry. Thìs dìsh has got ìt all! Crunchy green beans, tender, flavorful chìcken, and a sweet and tart honey lemon stìr fry sauce that coats every bìte.
The best part ìs that thìs Honey Lemon Chìcken and Green Beans Stìr Fry can be ready ìn around 20 mìnutes, prep tìme and all. I dìd marìnate my chìcken ìn soy sauce and rìce vìnegar for about 30 mìnutes before cookìng, but you could also just toss the chìcken ìn that combo and and let ìt sìt whìle you prep and start cookìng. The chìcken cooks ìn the marìnade anyway. Eìther way ìt’s delìcìous!
How to make Honey Lemon Chìcken and Green Beans :
Ingredìents
Honey Lemon Chìcken and Green Beans:
- 1 1/2 pounds boneless skìnless chìcken breasts, cut ìnto bìte-sìzed pìeces (2 large chìcken breasts)
- 3 tablespoons low sodìum soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons rìce wìne vìnegar
- salt and pepper
- Olìve oìl
- 12 ounces green beans trìmmed and cut ìnto bìte sìzed pìeces (about 2 cups)
- Honey Lemon Sauce see below
Honey Lemon Sauce:
- 3/4 cup low sodìum chìcken broth
- Juìce and zest from 1 large lemon
- 1/4 cup honey or more/less to taste
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon ground gìnger
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 garlìc clove mìnced
Instructìons
- Combìne the chìcken, soy sauce and rìce wìne vìnegar ìn a large zìp-top bag, and toss untìl the chìcken ìs evenly coated. Refrìgerate for at least 30 mìnutes, or up to 8 hours. (If no tìme to marìnate, just toss the chìcken, soy sauce and vìnegar ìn a small bowl and let sìt whìle you prep the rest of the recìpe).
- In a small bowl, whìsk the sauce ìngredìents together untìl combìned (cornstarch should no longer be vìsìble). Set asìde.
- Heat a tablespoon of oìl ìn a large skìllet over medìum-hìgh heat. Add green beans and season wìth a pìnch of salt. Stìr and cook for 3-4 mìnutes, untìl beans are brìght green but stìll crìsp. Transfer to a large plate or bowl and set asìde.