kickin' chicken stir fry

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 cups water
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 dried red chiles, broken into several pieces
• 2 cups uncooked white rice
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce, divided
• 1 skinless, boneless chicken breast half, diced
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon ground white pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dry ground mustard
• 1 pinch ground tumeric
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 1/2 cups broccoli florets
• 1 cup diced green bell pepper
• 1 cup diced red bell pepper
• 1/2 cup diced onion
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 45 mins


• combine water, salt, 2 tablespoons butter, and red chili peppers in a pot over medium-high heat. bring to a boil.
• stir in rice, cover, and lower heat to medium. cook until rice is tender, 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• heat sesame oil in a skillet or wok over medium heat. cook and stir garlic until fragrant, about 1 minute; pour in half the soy sauce.
• cook and stir chicken, basil, white pepper, dry mustard, and turmeric with garlic until chicken is browned, no longer pink in the center, and juices run clear, 5 to 8 minutes.
• mix remaining soy sauce into chicken mixture.
• cook and stir 1 tablespoon butter with broccoli, green pepper, red pepper, and onion in a separate skillet until tender, about 10 minutes. stir lemon juice into vegetables.
• toss vegetables with chicken.