This Chicken Stir Fry recipe is seriously the best ever! It features tender, juicy pieces of chicken and fresh vegetables tossed in the most delicious stir fry sauce. It is ideal for a weeknight dinner or meal prep, because it is super quick and easy to make.

Table of Contents

Why You’ll Love This Chicken Stir Fry Recipe

Stir fry recipes are one of my absolute favorite go-to meals to make on busy weeknights. They are full of fresh and nutritious ingredients, and take barely any time to prepare. Chicken and veggie stir fries are perfect for anyone following a healthy diet, because they are high in protein and fiber, and are very well-balanced.

In my opinion, every home cook should have a solid stir fry in their recipe arsenal, and this flavor-packed honey soy chicken stir fry recipe is a keeper. It is very fast and easy to make, and is absolutely bursting with sweet and salty flavor.

Chicken Stir Fry Ingredients

To make this easy chicken stir fry recipe, you will need:

Chicken breasts: Boneless, skinless chicken breasts are ideal for this recipe. But you can use boneless, skinless chicken thighs, if that’s what you have on hand.
Soy sauce: This adds that signature umami flavor to the stir fry sauce. I always use traditional soy sauce, but you could use tamari to make the recipe gluten-free or coconut aminos to make it soy-free.
Honey: This adds a touch of sweetness to balance the savory flavors in the sauce, while making it thick and sticky. You could also use maple syrup. brown sugar, granulated sugar, or coconut sugar instead.
Chicken broth: This is the liquid base for the stir fry sauce. It adds depth to the sauce and balances out the sweetness. If you don’t have any broth on hand, you could use water instead, but the sauce will taste better if you use broth.
Cornstarch: This helps thicken the sauce to that glossy and syrupy consistency, so that it sticks to the chicken pieces.
Garlic and ginger: These two aromatics enhance the flavor of the dish. Freshly minced garlic and ginger are best. However, if you don’t want to spend time peeling and grating, many grocery stores sell pre-made garlic and ginger paste, which will work in this recipe.
Crushed red pepper flakes: These add the perfect amount of heat to the sauce. You could also use Sriracha instead.
Salt and pepper: These two seasonings are used to flavor the chicken when stir frying. You can use as much as you would like.
Fresh vegetables: I used a combination of broccoli, mushrooms, and bell peppers in this recipe, but the options for veggies are truly endless. See my tips in the section below for more ideas!
Vegetable oil: This is the neutral-flavored oil I like to use to stir fry the chicken and veggies. You could substitute it with safflower, canola, or avocado oil as well.
Green onions: I like to garnish chicken stir fry with green onions (aka scallions), because they add extra flavor, color, and crunch to the dish.

Detailed ingredient information and amounts are included in the recipe card below.

The Best Vegetables For Stir Frying

In this recipe, I use a combination of broccoli, white button mushrooms, and red bell pepper, but you can seriously use whatever vegetables you have in your fridge. One of the best parts about stir fries is that they are a great way to use up leftover ingredients.

Some ideas for other vegetables to use in stir fry recipes are: Sugar snap peas, carrots, green beans, water chestnuts, baby corn, spinach, bean sprouts, and yellow onions. You could also just use a package of frozen stir fry vegetables.

Just remember: Add dense vegetables, like yellow onions and carrots, at the beginning of the cooking process, because they need more time to soften. Delicate vegetables, such as spinach and bean sprouts, should be added at the end, because they only need a short amount of time to cook.

How to Make Chicken Stir Fry with Vegetables

As a brief overview, here is how to make this easy chicken stir fry recipe:

Make the stir fry sauce: First, whisk together a simple homemade stir fry sauce, made from soy sauce, honey, chicken broth, cornstarch, crushed red pepper flakes, garlic, and ginger.
Stir fry the chicken: Next, stir fry some sliced boneless skinless chicken breasts with a bit of salt and pepper in a wok or frying pan. Once the chicken is cooked, transfer it to a plate.
Stir fry the veggies: Cook the vegetables just until tender-crisp. Then, return the chicken to the pan.
Coat the everything with sauce: Pour the sauce over the chicken and veggies. Continue cooking until the sauce has reached a boil and has thickened to a consistency of a syrup.
Garnish and serve: Top with green onions and serve with steamed rice.

Detailed ingredient information and instructions are in the recipe card below, as always.

Tips for Making Chicken Stir Fry at Home

For best results, here are a few pointers to keep in mind when cooking up this dish:

Get your rice going: Before you even begin stir frying, get your rice started in a separate saucepan. That way, the rice and stir fry will finish cooking at the same time.
Prep properly before: The key to a successful stir fry is to have everything prepped before you start cooking. Stir fry recipes cook very quickly, so there’s no time to prep ingredients as you go along. Having everything ready before you put anything in the pan will also help to ensure that nothing overcooks, because you want the chicken to be juicy and the vegetables to be tender-crisp.
Test the oil: Make sure the oil is hot enough before the rest of your ingredients hit the pan. The oil should look shimmery and should flow easily when the pan is tilted. A quick readiness test is to add a drop of water to the oil. If it sizzles and evaporates on contact, you are ready to start stir frying.

Use my simple tips above to ensure that your homemade chicken stir fry with vegetables turns out perfect every single time.

Chicken Stir Fry with Veggies Storage Tips

Here are a couple of tips for storing chicken stir fry in the fridge or freezer:

Refrigerate: Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to five days. To serve, simply reheat on the stovetop or in the microwave until warm.
Freeze: Leftovers can also be frozen and stored in the freezer. Place the chicken stir fry in a freezer-safe bag or container, and freeze for up to three months. To serve, simply thaw overnight in the refrigerator, then reheat on the stovetop or in the microwave until warm.

FYI: Whenever I make this recipe, it gets eaten up fast. So, I generally don’t have to worry too much about storing leftovers. 😉

Where to Get the Best Organic Chicken Online

I always urge people to buy free-range, organic chicken if it is in their budget. This is mainly because organic meat is way better for you than conventional meat. For the best-quality organic chicken and other meats, ButcherBox is always my first choice.

To learn more about ButcherBox, you can read my ButcherBox Review. However, if you want to learn more about other alternatives, you can read my Favorite Organic Meat Delivery Companies Online. In that post, I talk about other organic meat delivery brands.

More Quick and Easy Stir Fry Recipes

Craving more fast and simple stir fry recipes? Check out these terrific dishes:

If you make this Chicken Stir Fry recipe, let me know! Leave a comment with a star rating ★ below, because I love hearing from you! ♡