Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry (VIDEO)
The sauce in this broccoli chicken stir fry is perfectly “saucy,” making it ideal for serving over steamy white rice. Homemade Chicken and Broccoli is an easy 30-minute meal and it has the best stir fry sauce.
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Chicken Broccoli Mushroom Stir Fry:
Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry satisfies the craving for takeout and you’ll feel good about serving this to your family because it’s healthier than going out. If you loved our Beef and Broccoli, then you will love this chicken stir fry. It’s loaded with tender chicken, mushrooms and fresh broccoli. I hope you’re inspired to make this easy and tasty dinner!
Ingredients & Substitutions for Stir Fry:
- Chicken – we used boneless skinless chicken breast, but chicken tenders or even thighs would be delicious here.
- Stir Fry Veggies – We love the combination of broccoli, onions, and mushrooms for an authentic Chicken Broccoli Stir fry. You could sub the broccoli with snap peas or zucchini and sub onions with julienned carrots.
- Chicken Broth – this adds more flavor, but water can easily be substituted.
- Low Sodium Soy Sauce – Since different brands have different amounts of salt, add soy sauce to taste. You can always add more at the end, but you can’t take salt out of a dish. For gluten-free, use Tamari sauce.
- Sesame Oil – this one ingredient gives the sauce authentic Chinese stir fry flavor. Do not skip it.
- Ginger & Garlic – fresh is best for stir fry, but in a pinch, you can substitute 1 tsp fresh garlic for 1/2 tsp garlic powder and substitute 1 tsp fresh ginger for 1/8-1/4 tsp ground ginger.
- Brown Sugar – we used 2 Tablespoons of packed light brown sugar. You can substitute with 1 1/2 Tbsp to 2 Tbsp of liquid sweetener like honey, or add it to taste.
- Corn Starch – using cornstarch as a thickener helps keep this gluten-free.
Pro Tip: It’s easiest to peel fresh ginger using the edge of a teaspoon. Simply scrape the skin away. Try it – it’s so easy.
Watch the Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry Video:
How to Make Broccoli and Chicken Stir Fry:
- Make the Sauce: Combine all of the sauce ingredients and stir to dissolve the sugar. The warm broth will help the sugar to dissolve easily.
- Cook Chicken: Cut chicken into small 3/4″ bite-sized pieces and season lightly with black pepper. Heat a large heavy skillet over medium-high heat with 1 Tbsp oil. Add chicken and cook 1 minute undisturbed then stir fry 5 minutes until golden and just cooked through. Remove chicken to a bowl.
- Sautee Veggies: In the same skillet over medium-high heat, add 1 Tbsp oil, broccoli florets, sliced onion and mushrooms and stir fry 3 minutes until mushrooms are softened then reduce heat.
- Add Stir Fry Sauce: Give the sauce a quick stir in case there was settling and add it to the skillet. Simmer the sauce over medium/low heat for 3-4 minutes until thickened and garlic and ginger have mellowed in flavor. To thin the sauce, add water as needed and you can add more soy sauce to taste.
- Return Chicken to the Pan and stir until heated through then serve over white rice garnished with sesame seeds if desired.
The KEY to Cooking Stir Fry:
A stir fry is essentially flash cooked on a very hot skillet (less than 15 minutes of cooking time). Since this recipe moves fast, you want to have every ingredient chopped, measured, prepped and ready to use before you fire up the skillet. If serving with white rice, you’ll want to put the rice on the stove first then cook your stir fry. You’ll want to bookmark our tutorial for Perfect White Rice.
More Easy Chicken Recipes (Reader Favorites!):
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- Chicken Tetrazzini – a creamy cheesy pasta bake
Print-friendly Recipe for Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry:
Chicken Broccoli Stir Fry Recipe
The sauce in this stir fry is perfectly "saucy," making it ideal for serving over hot and fluffy white rice. This recipe moves fast so start cooking your rice first and be sure to prep and chop all of your stir fry ingredients and make the sauce before cooking the stir fry.
Ingredients
Chicken and Broccoli:
- 1 lb chicken breast, (boneless skinless), cut into 3/4" pieces
- 2 Tbsp cooking oil, (I used extra light olive oil), divided
- 1 lb broccoli, cut into florets (about 5 cups)
- 1 small yellow onion, sliced into strips
- 1/2 lb white button mushrooms, thickly sliced
Stir Fry Sauce Ingredients:
- 2/3 cup low sodium chicken broth
- 3 Tbsp low sodium soy sauce, (use Tamari for gluten free), or added to taste
- 2 Tbsp light brown sugar, packed (or honey to taste)
- 1 Tbsp corn starch
- 1 Tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp fresh ginger, peeled and grated (lightly packed)
- 1 tsp garlic (2 small cloves), grated
- 1/4 tsp black pepper, plus more to season chicken
Instructions
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In a small bowl, combine all of the sauce ingredients and whisk to dissolve sugar and corn starch (warm broth will help dissolve the sugar faster). Set sauce aside.
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Cut chicken into small bite-sized pieces (no more than 3/4” thick) and season lightly with pepper. Heat a large heavy skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Add 1 Tbsp oil. Add chicken in a single layer and let it sit undisturbed for 1 minute to get a good sear then stir fry for another 5 minutes or until golden brown just cooked through then remove to a bowl and loosely cover to keep warm.
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In the same skillet, add another 1 Tbsp oil along with broccoli florets, sliced onion and sliced mushrooms. Stir fry 3 minutes or until mushrooms are softened and broccoli is crisp-tender then reduce heat to medium/low.
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Give the sauce a quick stir in case there was any settling of starch and pour all of it over the vegetables. Simmer 3-4 minutes or until sauce is thickened and garlic and ginger are mellowed in flavor. To thin the sauce, add water a tablespoon at a time.
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Return chicken to the pan and stir another 30 seconds or until heated through. Add more soy sauce to taste if needed and serve over hot rice.
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This recipe was first published in October 2014. We updated it April 2020, using corn starch instead of flour to make it gluten-free chicken broccoli stir fry, improved the flavor of the sauce and re-photographed the recipe.
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Made it tonight…. Yummy , turned out just as you showed in your video. Served with rice noodles
Maybe next time I’ll add a few chill flakes
Cheers Natasha from Jane in south Australia
Hello Jane, thank you for your review. Yes, you can try adding some chili flakes next time I think that’s a good idea.
Let’s get real about stir frying! Mushrooms are sponges and will just absorb the liquid from the onions. Do mushrooms alone!!!! ALWAYS!
But they will taste even better if they absorb onion flavors. It works really well and it’s faster and easier.
This is perfect! Tastes better than takeout and very authentic.
Changed nothing and being a huge foodie with my own cooking page I usually add or do something to it. Not this time.
My only issue is if not served immediately the sayer gets like soup instead of thick. Please let me know Natasha how to avoid that ? Only thing I can think of is keeping the sauce separate until serving .
Thank you for your good feedback, Randi. Keeping the sauce separate until ready for serving is a good idea!
I made this for my family and everybody loved it! Everything you make is really good. You are my favorite food blogger/vlogger. Natasha’s Kitchen is my go to when I can’t think of anything to cook 🙂
That is the best when the family loves what we moms make. That’s so great!
I started with your Meatloaf recipe…Bamm! Then the Pork Chop in Creamy Mushroom sauce…Bamm! Bamm! Now this Chicken-Broccoli Stir Fry..Wow!!
Thank you for sharing your gift of great cooking. Looking forward to more yummy recipes.
Bamm! Thank you so much for sharing this excellent review with me, Tony! I can’t wait to try more of them!
Absolutely loved this! We can’t do onions so I added red bell pepper. Delicious addition. Also, stir fried rice noodles for my partner, he is trying to gain weight. Took my portion then added the noodles to his. He said it was amazing.
Hi Debra, good to know that you loved how it turned out. Thank you for sharing that with us!
I made the recipe and it was great!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
This recipe is sooooo good!!….. although I love mushrooms, I left them out and added red bell peppers (sliced lengthwise) this added even more flavor to this dish…… I also double up on the sauce, and add about 50% more meat and broccoli.
Glad you enjoyed this recipe, Shannon. Thank you for sharing!
Hey Natasha! What can I do to make This more saucy without ruining the flavor ? I like a lot of sauce : )
Hi Emy! You can definitely adjust it for more sauce! Several of our readers mentioned in the comments doing so successfully!
I LOVE your recipes. They are delicious, usually fast and always a hit. However, I could not stand the music playing during this video….it totally distracted me, and I kept going back to my computer to try to locate what was playing on top of your link. Couldn’t believe it was coming from YOUR video! No mas, no mas.
My husband is very picky! And he loves chicken and broccoli. Since we moved here in the Philippines, it’s hard to find good Chinese restaurants that fix good chicken and broccoli. This recipe saved my life! Lol. This is a perfect recipe! Thank you so much Natasha! ❤️❤️
Hi Tifany, that’s awesome! I’m happy that you both loved this recipe. Thank you for sharing your good feedback with us.
Easy and tasty. Sesame oil is key
Thanks for your review, Paula!
I tried this recipe and I absolutely loved the sauce! I added more vegetables such as carrots and zucchini, and I also tried this recipe with tofu. I prefer using chicken, but the tofu was pretty good. The tofu soaks the sauce which I really enjoyed. I recommend doubling the sauce recipe if you plan on having leftovers. I would add a few more pieces of garlic, but otherwise, this recipe is a keeper! Thank you, Natasha!
Yum! Thank you so much for sharing that with me, Jayaa! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Made this for the first time tonight. Simply delicious!! Moving it from my “recipes to try” board to my “favourites” board. Thanks for sharing
Awesome, great to hear that you loved it! Thank you for your wonderful review and feedback.
Made this for dinner tonight! It was terrific! Made it KETO by using Stevia instead of brown sugar and did not put it over rice. Shared this recipe with friends and will definitely be making this again! Great recipe. Thank You, Natasha
Very nice, great to hear that you were able to make it work using stevia. Thanks for sharing that with us, Sherrie!
Hi Natasha! I’m so excited to try this recipe this week. The calorie count you provided – is that for the whole recipe, or per serving? Thank you!
Hi Alicia, it is per serving and the serving size for the whole recipe is for 4 people.
It’s amazing recipe I always want to make good stir fried and thanks to you I did it. Thank you
You’re so welcome, Dorothy! I’m happy that you enjoyed it.
Amazing!! I even made it with frozen broccoli and canned mushrooms because I happened to have them when I saw this recipe…and it was still one of the best meals I’ve made. I can’t imagine how much better it’ll be with fresh ingredients! Thanks for sharing!
Perfect, I’m happy with your feedback and great review. Thank you for sharing that with us, Erika!
Amazing dish 🙂 i am staying at my grandmas currently, and i’ve been cooking all our dinners. i made this for her and she adored it. thank you so much!
That’s nice to know, Sierra. I hope you and your family will love all the recipes that you will try for them!
Why does my chicken end up dry I did exactly the way the recipe said
Hi Margie, it should not be dry. I recommend making sure you’re not crowding the pan, and the chicken is cooked just until it reaches 165. If using a smaller pan, this may take a few rounds.
Delicious fresh quick and easy recipe which all the family (even the fussy one) loved. This recipe is a keeper!
Yay, that is fantastic! Thank you for your good feedback and review, we appreciate it.
Hi Natasha , I’m making this for dinner tonight , have made it before and it’s now a firm favourite of ours. Making extra so hope to freeze some for my hubby as I’m due to go into hospital tomorrow and prepping meals for him to just lift out and heat through. I’m presuming it will freeze ok as usually there’s none left over!!
Great to hear that you all enjoyed this recipe! I imagine that would be fine. Take care and stay safe.
Delicious. I used Mongolian fire oil since that’s all i had. The combination of sweet and spicy was so good. I also didn’t have mushrooms,I substituted sweet red pepper. Thank you for this recipe.I will make sure to try your other stir fried recipes.
You are very welcome, Jessie. Great to hear that you enjoyed this recipe. I hope you’ll love all the recipes that you will try!
I’ve made the beef and brocolli stir fry recipe from your site and it was fantastic. Just curious why you have lesser seasonings in the sauce x brown sugar here when its same quantity of meat and veg as in the beef and brocolli stir fry. Thanks
Hi Sahana, in my testing, I found that it overwhelms the chicken and these proportions worked best for chicken.
Where can I get the iron skillet?
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Amazing! I love all of your recipes. Thank you, for making me a better cook!
You’re so nice! Thank you!
I’ve made this three times already and I still can’t get over how good the sauce is.
The sauce is indeed special, totally agree with you on that, Kim. Thanks for your great review!
This is the second time I’ve made this, and it is absolutely amazing! The sauce is right on point. I have a few picky eaters in my family, but I did not hear any complaints on this dish. I’m looking forward to making more of your recipes! 🙂
That is the best when kids love what we moms make. That’s so great!
The best stir fry recipe! Easy to make and so delicious! And as any recipe from your website, Natasha, turns out perfect from first try!
Hello Inna, thank you for your wonderful review and feedback. I hope you’ll love all the recipes that you will try!
Loved this! Used water and butter mixture instead of chicken brother. Came out so amazing, so glad i found a chicken broccoli recipe that’s actually worth making at home! (:
That sounds great, Abigail. I’m happy to know that you loved this recipe, thank you so much for your great review and feedback.
I made this for the first time for dinner tonight. We ran out of sesame oil, so used hoisin sauce instead. It was great.
Hello Mike, great to hear that it worked out well! Thanks for sharing your good feedback with us.
Love this recipe! The sauce makes it! Hubby loved it! Pretty easy but do have everything ready to go, moves fast.
That’s just awesome! Thank you for sharing your wonderful review!
First time on your blog, first recipe I tried…..girl this was amazing!!!! Whole family raved about it!! The sauce was on point!!! Will def be making this again.
Yay, that’s fantastic! I’m glad you enjoyed the first recipe that you tried, Vanessa.
What are the exact severing size for the calories?
Hi Sheila, The serving size is 6 (it can be found on the print-friendly at the bottom of the tutorial).
I have everything but the ginger… Can I go ahead without or will the flavor profile be off without it? Thanks.
It would still work without the ginger, Nicole. But the flavor would be a bit different but not really off.
I made this tonight for my grandson. He wants to start eating healthy and try new things. I’ve never made a stir fry until now. He loved it and was thrilled to know it was healthy. Thank you for giving us a stir fry that was easy to make and so delicious.
You’re welcome! I’m so happy you enjoyed it, Marianne!
Hey Natasha,
I have a question. Do you have to use chicken broth, sesame oil, and brown sugar in this recipe? Will the recipe change if I don’t use them.
Hi Lauren, I haven’t tried other substitute ingredients for those that you mentioned but yes, those are important ingredients to make the recipe work.
Made this a few weeks ago and it was DELICIOUS. How do I double the sauce?
Hi Erin! That’s just awesome! I’m so happy you enjoyed that! I would double all of the sauce ingredients equally.
This came out delicious and very easy as promised. The whole family loved it. Definitely will make again!
Love it! I’m glad that you loved the result of this recipe.
This was great! Very easy to make. For any newbies to stir fry, make sure you have all of your prep done and ready because this moves fast. I might never order this dish from the take-out place again. Too easy to make and much more tasty and healthy.
Thanks for your suggestions, Mike. I appreciate it!
This was great. Definitely a keeper and it was super simple. Served it on top of steamed rice and topped with green onions. Even the 6 year old gobbled it up.
Yay, fantastic! Good to know that you both enjoyed this recipe. Thanks for sharing that with us, Holly!
Going to try it tonight.
It looks so Yummy.
I hope you love this recipe Susan!
Once the prep work was done, this recipe came together so quickly. Like all your recipes, this was delicious!
Super! Thanks for your good comments and feedback, Carol.
Easy and delicious! I will make this again.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Delicious! I used Birds Eye Stir-Fry instead of fresh vegetables the second time. Birds Eye has all the vegetables and more and it was to die for. I have this about 3 times a month. Thanks Natasha you make cooking fun!
Wonderful! Thanks for sharing your good comments and feedback with us, Bob.
Hi Natasha! First of all, many thanks to you and your husband for such fun and informative videos with awesome recipes. I truly enjoy watching them and learning to cook different things.
This stir fry is incredibly simple to make and so delicious with the “saucy” sauce! It definitely has become one of my favorites. In fact, I am making it again for dinner today and honestly can’t wait to eat…YUM!!!
Thank you for sharing such an awesome recipe! 😊
Hello Jacqueline, thank you for your good comments and feedback. You are most welcome and it is a pleasure! I’m glad that you enjoyed this recipe!
I made the chicken and broccoli and it was great. I added a small amount of pineapple because I like pineapple. My husband really really loved this recipe. Thank you.
Thanks for sharing that with us, Sharon. I’m glad you and your husband loved this recipe!
Hello Natasha,
I do not have homemade chicken broth. Can i substitute with chicken stock?
Thanks for the recipe, excited to try it!
Yes, stock will work. Someone commented and shared this “Didn’t have broth or stock, just used water. This dish is delicious!! Will be making this again and again.”
Yikes! I forgot to add to my review that I bookmarked this recipe!
Thank you!
Easy and tasty recipe, I omitted the brown sugar and just added a tad of honey to the sauce. Since my hubby doesn’t like al dente vegetables, I semi steam cooked the broccoli before stir frying
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
The recipe is amazing I omit the mushrooms However don’t bother trying to print this recipe because it continues to print ads over top of the recipes in black boxes very disappointed
Thanks for your good feedback, Heather. Are you doing this to print the recipe? Click Jump to recipe to go quickly to the recipe card, click print and save as pdf then print from your device. That should help.
Did your chicken and broccoli stir fry for dinner this evening and it was a hit all round , will most certainly be making this again. Thank you for your recipes Natasha keep up the good work
I’m so glad you enjoyed it, Ivy!
Not as saucy as you stated in your presentation. The flavor was there….thanks
I’m glad you enjoyed that Linda.
Excellent! Perfect proportion of chicken to veggies. I added a dash of red pepper flakes and dusted the chicken with chili powder. My husband had two huge servings!
Thank you for the wonderful review!
Fantastic recipe! Immediately added to permanent rotation. Subbed bok choi for the broccoi, cuz that was what we had, and sprinkled salt as I went on chicken and veg…just my preference…and used homemade stock.
The sauce is divine! Thanks!
That’s so great! It sounds like you have a new favorite!
This was wonderful! Excellent recipe and definitely will make over and over. Thank you Natasha!
You’re very welcome, Susan. I’m glad you loved it!
You’re welcome, Susan! It sounds like you found a family favorite!
This was so delicious and easy to make! I’m not usually one for leftovers, but I made a double-batch and can honestly say this tasted even better the next day! Thanks for sharing – I love your recipes. 🙂
Hello Kass, so great to hear that. Thank you for sharing that with us!
Delicious Sauce! Everyone loved the stir fry. I did use thighs because that’s what my husband prefers and I doubled the veggies and tripled the chicken. I tripled the sauce as well since this is something else hubby prefers. I love that this is so versatile and veggies can be adjusted to individual preferences.
That’s great, Barb. I’m glad you everyone enjoyed this recipe. Thank you for giving us this recipe an awesome review!
Very easy… Soooo yummy 😋 good
Thank you!
Made this tonight for the first time. It turned out great! Delicious! I haven’t found a recipe of Natasha’s that I don’t like 🙂
Isn’t it so good! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
I made this for dinner tonight and it came out perfect. I used water instead of broth and used a little bit more of a black pepper. Thumbs up! It was excellent and easy!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you Natasha for sharing these amazing recipes. I tried out this Chicken & Broccoli Stir Fry today. It was so easy and it came out looking really yummy.
Hello Diana, you are most welcome. Glad you loved this recipe, thank you so much for your good review!
I have cooked a bit of stir fry and one always stir frys the garlic and ginger for the last 30 seconds and not simply add it to the sauce. I couldn’t find my go to link so just tried this one. It doesn’t taste like authentic stir fry. Not trying to be offensive, just was disappointed after all the good reviews and then without reading the recipe was in a pinch so just started it only realizing 1/2 through making the sauce how off it was.
Hi Yvonne, I always recommend reading the recipe through especially when making it for the first time.
Helloo doent need salt this recipe??
Hi Safo, we found it the perfect balance of flavor with the story fry ingredients, but you are welcome to lightly salt the chicken if you prefer it.
This recipe looks easy and delicious too! I love your recipes that are simple and easy to make.
Thank you for that wonderful compliment!
Great recipe. Love the substitute options provided. I didn’t have all the fresh ingredients but the substitutes worked well and very tasty. Thanks 👍💯
You’re welcome, Jose! I’m happy you enjoyed this recipe.
Delicious simple and Easy! My hubby really enjoyed it!
I’m glad your hubby loved this recipe. Thank you for your great feedback, Sheryl!
Everyone asks for seconds such a great recipe! Definitley a new family favorite. Make it almost every week for dinner!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it, Kylie! Thank you for the wonderful review!
OMG this is divine!!! The only alteration I did was add Water-chestnuts, Bamboo Shoots, and Baby Corn (these are my favorite in any stir-fry). We have this quite regularly (3-4 times a month). Love love love this recipe!! Going to fix the Chicken Fried Rice next. Would love a Cashew Chicken recipe.
I’m so happy you enjoyed that. Thank you for sharing those substitutions with us!
Would love to know about the pan and the spatula. When you mention “the notes” is that the same as “the comments’? Excited to try this!
Hello Deb, the notes are in the description field below every video that I post on YouTube. The comments are the messages below every recipe like this one.
O…M…G! This Chicken and Broccoli was freaken DELICIOUS!! It was also quick and easy to make. I can’t get enough of these recipes!!
Awesome! Thank you so much for sharing your great review with us, Jamie.
This recipe is really good. I added a little red chili flake to the sauce. And I think I’ll season the chicken a little more than just black pepper. Maybe some Chinese five spice too. Thank you for a delicious recipe!!
You’re welcome! I’m so happy you enjoyed it, Mark!
Delicious sauce! So quick and easy! Thank you for another favorite recipe!
You’re welcome! I’m so happy you enjoyed that.
Just made this for dinner tonight and my husband and I loved it and it went together Fast Thank you love all your recipes stay well and safe
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for the wonderful review!
I made this last evening and it was fantastic. I used thighs because that’s what I had on hand. Had to de-bone and remove the skin,so will save for stock. I also used a wok. My husband loved it. What a great recipe when you want Chinese food. It was really easy. I did the prep ahead of time. Cooking went so fast. Thank you so much I enjoy you recipes
Thank you so much for sharing that with me, Patty! I’m so glad you enjoyed this recipe.
I love making stir fry. I’m very excited to try’s this
Looks delicios!!! What size is the skillet?
Hi Norma, we used this 12″ large heavy skillet HERE.
I’m going to try this tonight. I plan on doubling the recipe as I have two pounds of tenders, and no mushrooms (my kids don’t like them), but keep the 5 cups of broccoli and one onion measure. What measures should I use for the sauce if I’m doubling the recipe?
Hi Naureen, if you aren’t doubling everything then you probably won’t need quite double the sauce. If you click on the servings size in the recipe card, you can adjust the ingredients up or down which may help you to scale the ingredient list.
This recipe was a huge hit last night. I like that it can be easily modified but still taste great. We subbed out chicken breasts for thighs and omitted the mushrooms and ginger. I was using what we had on hand. It was delicious! Thanks!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
This was delicious! I omitted the mushrooms, ginger, and sesame seeds simply because I didn’t have them on hand. It was still very tasty! I added bamboo shoots and more broccoli, and if I do this again, next time I will make more sauce, too. The whole family liked it, even my husband who doesn’t like vegetables. Thanks for sharing!
I’m so happy to hear that!
This has become one of my family’s favorite meals! We swap the mushrooms with one chopped zucchini and red bell pepper. It is so delicious, thank you!
Sounds great, Em. Thanks for sharing that with us!
This was simple AND delicious! I’ve bookmarked it for future meals. Thank you!
Awesome! Thank you so much for your good feedback, Liz.
I made this tonight and oh my goodness! It was so good! 🙂 I have some skeptical Chinese food eaters, so I was anxious to hear what they thought – the results?? Everyone said it’s a keeper and I could make it anytime! Thanks for the great recipe!A (I omitted the sesame oil.)
Yay, so wonderful to hear that. Thank you, Ashley, for your good comments and feedback about this recipe.
I just saw the video and think your presentation is delightful. Going to prepare this dish tonight.
I hope you love this recipe Shirley!
Oh my goodness! This was sooooo good! I omitted the ginger, because we don’t care for it, and it was still delicious! My littles even liked it! I will definitely be making this again—SOON!
That’s just awesome! Thank you for sharing your wonderful review!
I’ve made this recipe several times since finding this recipe. I love it! I have tweaked it and switched out the sesame seeds for cashews and they are wonderful too!
So glad to hear that, Cathy. Thanks for your good feedback and for sharing that with us!
Absolutely delicious!!!
Thank you for your good feedback, Debra!
Made this tonight and dang it was good. Definitely keeping this recipe! Thank you!
Hi Cameron, yay, love it! Thank you for your awesome feedback.
Just made this tonight, Absolutely Awesome!! We did add some red pepper strips to the veggies. When serving, we added a little Sweet Thai Chili Sauce to finish it off. New favorite at our house!!
Hello Diane, nice addition to the recipe. Thank you for sharing that with us and for giving this recipe an awesome review.
Hi. I want to try your recipe but I can’t eat sesame seeds or sesame oil (or any kind of seeds or nuts). Will this taste good without it or is there anything I can substitute for the sesame?
Hello Phil, I saw that others commented that they didn’t use sesame and still loved it!
I forget to put them in and it was still great.
Great to hear that!
Love love love this recipe! Love everything I’ve made from your recipes. I love the chicken Fried Rice- pesto stuffed chicken – lemon chicken and so many more. I am 53 and I finally feel like I can cook great tasting meals. Just wanted to say thank you! You truly have a gift and make cooking fun. My whole family thanks you lol
That’s just awesome! Thank you for sharing your wonderful review, Kathy!
Hi is there any way of getting the original recipe for the sauce? I prefer the old sauce and would be so grateful if you could tell me the measurements for the ingredients in the original sauce recipe. Thank you so much!
Hi Ess, the best way to look at old versions of a recipe is to go to this site and paste the url of the recipe in the search bar. I hope that helps!
Made this for dinner about a week ago,soooooo good
I enjoy all your recipes
I’m so happy you enjoyed that. Thank you for sharing that with us!
I wanted to double the recipe thinking it would be good to meet prep, but 3 lbs of chicken made about 7 servings. The recipe was amazing, though! Definitely will keep this in mind for the future, but I will need to probably use 5 lbs instead with 3 cups of rice, 3 heads of broccoli and 2 things of mushrooms.
I’m so glad you loved it, Ned. Thank you for trying out this recipe!
I love your recipes, but it’s becoming increasingly frustrating trying to read your page because of all of the ads. There are just way to many popping up covering your content. Even as I’ve typed this comment, more than a dozen have popped up, literally, more than a dozen.
Hi Sallie, thank you for sharing your concerns and feedback. The only way we can continue providing free recipes is by having ads on our site so we are not able to remove those at this time. We find that most people would rather see the ads than pay to see the recipes. I appreciate your feedback and I hope you love every recipe you try.
I’m planning to try this recipe tonight, so I cannot yet rate it. However, I would like to let you know that I totally agree with Sallie’s comment about the ads on your website. Both the ads and your videos make it take the webpage a long time to load. I have found that I just cannot do it on my iPad and have to use my laptop for a little better experience. But I am one of those that would rather pay for recipes than have the ads.
Thanks for your feedback, Jeannie. We always check our website and videos and they load just fine on our end. There may be ads but you should be able to close them after a few seconds. The only way we can continue providing free recipes is by having ads on our site so we are not able to remove those at this time.
Hi Natasha!
Made it tonight and was a great success.
Also the rice recipe that you linked.
Thanks so much.
*Had to change things around cause last minute realized I don’t have mushrooms!
Used broccoli and cauliflower and was just great!
I’m so happy you enjoyed that. Thank you for sharing that with us!
Hi, can I prep the sauce a day ahead of time and refrigerate?
Hi Nicole, I imagine that should work fine too.
I’m assuming i can make this with boneless skinless chicken thighs as well? that’s what i have on hand.
Hello Carole, yes that would work too. I hope you love this recipe!
I made your chicken and broccoli minus the mushrooms. YUM!!!
I will print it and make it again. It is better than the Chinese restaurant near me. I am looking forward to trying other recipes from your blog!
So awesome! I’m so glad you loved this recipe, Ann. It is also one of our favorites.
Whoa, this recipe is spot on. I followed it pretty closely except I used canned mushrooms. It didn’t make a difference though, everything turned out great!
Hello Effy, thank you for sharing that with us and for giving this recipe a perfect rating. I’m so glad you loved it!
I’m not the best chef, but I followed this recipe as closely as I could (substituting mushrooms for more broccoli and chicken broth for water) and it was absolutely spectacular! I’d love to try it with beef instead if chicken. Does anyone have any ideas for what kind/how much beef to use to keep the recipe the same otherwise? Thanks!
Sounds awesome! I imagine that will work too but you can also use my Beef and Broccoli recipe.
Hi Matthew, I haven’t tried a beef substitute for this recipe but it does sound good. Let me know how it goes if you test it but also check out our recipe for Beef and Broccoli HERE.
Such a simple and delicious recipe! The stir fry sauce is one of the best I’ve made/tasted. Thank you for a keeper recipe
Hi Jackie! I’m so glad you enjoyed this recipe! Sounds like you found a new favorite!
Just made this for my boyfriend. He’s Asian, KNOWS chicken and rice and is actually kind of a picky eater. He’s also not afraid to hurt my feelings ( I’ve tried my hand at some Indian dishes that he had some critiques on for sure). He was slurping this down! Complimented me several times and cleaned every bit of rice off his plate! I was gleaming the whole time watching him enjoy this one! Definitely make!
Wow! That’s so great! It sounds like you have a new favorite!
We made this tonight and it was great. We did not add mushrooms, as we do not care for them. Still was very good. Prepping is key.
So great to hear that you enjoyed this recipe even without mushrooms. Thank you for sharing that with us, Tim!
It was super amazing and super easy. Just to make it healthy I replaced the rice with quinoa and it was still amazing.
Thanks Natasha for this delicious recepie.
Cheers!
OMG this is soooooooo delish! So happy to have a new go-to!
That’s just awesome! Thank you for sharing that with me!
Can frozen broccoli florets with this recipe?
Hi Anna, one of my readers reported the following for using frozen broccoli: ” I use frozen all the time I steam in the microwave first to drain any excess water and it cuts down the time it takes to cook. I just throw them in after the mushrooms cook down.” I hope that helps!
Hi, can I use ginger powder in place of fresh ginger? How much would I use?
Hi Ellie, Fresh usually tastes better but it would work if you added the powdered version.
Made this tonight, so delicous!
Glad you loved it!
Amazing recipe!! The sauce is really great, will definitely make again!!
I’m so happy you enjoyed this recipe Sandra!
We made the chicken and broccoli stir fry and immediately fell in love. We have made it multiple times and we definitely recommend!
That’s so great! I’m so happy you enjoyed that!
Made this on Friday for a family supper – went down a treat everyone loved it, real quick and easy to make definitely a keeper in our house 😋
That’s so great Hels!
Can I have the other recipe, before it was updated? My family loved that one. This one tastes different for sure.
Hi Erica. The best way to look at old versions of a recipe is to go to this site and paste the url of the recipe in the search bar. I hope that helps!
Hi Natasha, my daughter introduced you to me. I love chicken and broccoli and plan to make it tonight. However, I don’t like mushrooms and am wondering if there’s something I can substitute. Or, I’ll just leave them out.
Thanks.
Hi VERNELL, we love this recipe with mushrooms but you are welcome to omit them or replace them. Here is what one of our readers wrote “I subbed carrots for the mushrooms and it was delicious! TY for the recipe, it’s filed under family fav now!”
Hi! I have sesame seed oil at home, is that the same thing as sesame oil?
Hi Mariya, yes that is the same thing.
Hello, Natashas Kitchen
I love this recipe it’s quick and easy and it tastes great. It’s a big hit in my family so I see a repeat performance in its future.
Thanks
I’m so happy you enjoyed that. Thank you for sharing that with us!
I made this last night! Delish!!!👍🏻
I did the “velveting method” with the chicken. Works! Natasha, Since you’re so great at cooking videos, suggesting you do one using this method!
Since I had water chestnuts leftover from Asian meatloaf, added them! You’re a great inspiration to my cooking and I’m no spring chicken. Lol.
Hello Debi, thank you for your great comments and suggestion. I’ll keep that in mind if I do this recipe again next time. Thanks again, we appreciate your awesome feedback!
Made the beef and broccoli and was wondering if it can be done with chicken as had that in the fridge. and low and behold there it is. Will make tomorrow.
Perfect! Enjoy and hope you love it.
So simple, quick and delicious! Would make it again. Thanks, Natasha!
You’re welcome, Kay! I’m glad you enjoyed that!
Perfect! Fast, easy, delicious!
A big hit, everyone loved it, wouldn’t change a thing!
Thanks for your great comments, Cindy. We appreciate it!
I added Red bell peppers and small can of water chestnuts. Served on brown rice, it was amazing.
Sounds good, James. Those were great additions, I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Chicken broccoli mushroom stir fry. The absolute best EVER. I’ll never use bottled stir fry sauce again. I did cut the brown sugar by one tablespoon…..but it was perfect. I love all the recipes I’ve tried. This is a favorite as well as the Chicken Avacado salad…..out of this world. Thank you, you’re delightful!!
Sounds like you found a new favorite, Janet! That’s just awesome!
Y’all when I tell you this recipe is delicious, believe me. My family ate the whole pot. As long as you keep making delicious recipes you have a fan.
Aaw that is the sweetest! Thank you so much for your wonderful comments, we appreciate it!
U are amazing. Easy to follow. Recipes yummy and simple. And the way u make. The recipes. Simple. And easy. U need. A. Cook. Book. I will be the first. To buy. I love. Your. Style. Of. Cooking. Simple. And easy. Some. Chief. Cook. And I say to myself. Gross thank. You. Xo Boston. Ma.
Thank you for your compliments, I am currently working on my cookbook I’ll share it with everyone when it’s done!
It was delicious! Loved it just the way you made it!
I’m so happy you enjoyed that Tamara!
First time trying Chicken and Broccoli because I usually make Broccoli Beef. I loved the recipe and the sauce (minor modification in using Truvia Brown Sugar Blend).
I’m so happy you enjoyed that Rosie! Thank you for that great review!
Delicious! I probably cooked the veggies a little too long. The sauce is wonderful. Even on soggy vegetables.
I’m so happy you enjoyed that. Thank you for sharing that with us!
This was really delicious! next time I will add salt and pepper to the chicken before cooking it, it definitely needs it! It will be too bland otherwise, I adjusted the seasonings before serving it and it was fine but it would of been way better to have added the salt and pepper to the chicken from the get go.
Thank you so much for sharing that with us Carmen! I’m happy you enjoyed this recipe!
This was so delicious. I didn’t have sesame oil and it was still fantastic. Thanks Natasha.
You are most welcome, Kathy. Thanks for giving this recipe a try!
The recipe for the chicken broccoli stir fry was delicious! My family of picky eaters loved it. Thanks! Can’t wait to try a few of your other recipes. Shirley
That is the best when kids love what we moms make. That’s so great! Thank you for that wonderful review Shirley!
Natasha,
I made the chicken broccoli stir fry. Delish! I have a lot left over and want to eat it tonight. How do I reheat? No microwave is no good for chicken. Cover and put in oven or re sauté in pan ? I pulled it from fridge 2 hours ago to get to room temp. BTW I have made at least 10 of your recipes and turned you on to my adult kids and they are hooked on your recipes too!
Love it! I’m so glad you all enjoyed the recipe. Yes, you surely can reheat this in an oven or in a pan. Either method will work.
Hi, Natasha.
I saw that you used a cutting board to “cut” the broccoli florets. Is a hand-held cutting board better to do that with?
Thank you.
It depends on what you’re comfortable with but that works better for us.
OMG this is so easy and delish I change out meat veggies but luv it so easy quick……great to make when we camp
Great idea for camp! Thank you for sharing that wonderful review, Elaine!
Loved this recipe. I did velvet the chicken. Making again for dinner tonight. Love all you recipes and watching your videos on Facebook!
Thank you for that lovely feedback, Cheryl! I’m so glad you’re enjoying our videos!
hi Natasha,
I like your recipes very much and i tried them.
but i have hard time to find the links.
Hi Joanna, I’m not sure what you mean, but all of our recipes are here on our blog. You can either search by using the search bar at the top or by searching our RECIPES index at the top.
Hi Natasha,
It looks very delicious. I am going to make it, but I don’t like mushrooms. What can I put instead?
Hi Fatin, we love this recipe with mushrooms but you are welcome to omit them or replace them. Here is what one of our readers wrote “I subbed carrots for the mushrooms and it was delicious! TY for the recipe, it’s filed under family fav now!”
Looooks soooo yummy! what’s the recipe for a family of 8?
Hi Kylie, this recipe makes 4 so you can double it up! Also, if you scroll to the printable recipe card there is a serving count slider. Simply click on the red “4” and slide it to 8 servings. I hope that helps!
I’ve been looking for a simple chicken stir fry for years. Gave this recipe a try tonight and my search is over !!! The dish turned out great. I didn’t have sesame seeds so I added some cashews. Fantastic!
Sounds awesome, Cathy. It is so great to hear that you enjoyed this recipe, thanks for your good review!
I made this tonight (21 July) and it came out great. Wish I would have made more. It was a hit at my house!
Yay so awesome! You can make more next time.
The sauce and veggies were excellent but the chicken did not absorb the flavour so it felt a bit bland.
Thank you so much for sharing that with us! I have not had that experience but I’m more than happy to troubleshoot. Was anything altered in the recipe by chance? I’m curious if a little extra salt or sauce would help that.
Velveting the chicken first will have super soft Chinese restaurant-style chicken. That’s the way we all do it.
Thank you so much for sharing that with me Thomas!
I can’t seem to find at what point you add the garlic and ginger? I assume it is at the same time as with the broccoli, onion and mushroom, but it is not mentioned.
Hi Gabby, those are in the sauce ingredients list so you would combine them with the rest of the sauce ingredients.
Help… I have frozen broccoli florets only..will this be ok to use??
Hi, one of my readers reported the following for using frozen broccoli: ” I use frozen all the time I steam in the microwave first to drain any excess water and it cuts down the time it takes to cook. I just throw them in after the mushrooms cook down.” I hope that helps!
We loved this recipe. I have very fussy children – they picked just the chicken out but they loved the flavour. I will be cooking it again very soon. Thank you 🙂
So great to haer that the kids loved this recipe!
Excellent! I have two gluten free teens, a 21 year old and a very picky husband and this was a hit for all 5 of us! Flavorful without being too salty (and I didn’t use low sodium soy). We didn’t need to add any additional water; sauce was exactly the consistency we wanted. Will definitely make this one again!
Thanks for sharing that with us, Rose. So glad to hear that your family enjoyed this recipe!
I have a bag of broccli and baby carrots since I don’t have mushrooms could I cook those a little in the microwave and then add them once they are a little cooked ?
Hi Melissa, I bet that could work! If you experiment please let me know how you like that.