Description
Mango chicken stir fry brings together juicy mango with tender chicken and crisp vegetables for a bright, balanced meal that comes together in about 20 minutes. Your weeknight dinner table gets a tropical twist when you combine sweet fruit with savory sauce and serve it over rice.
Ingredients
Scale
Proteins:
- 1 pound chicken breast, sliced
Produce:
- 1 ripe mango, diced
- 1 red bell pepper, sliced
- 1 cup broccoli florets
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon ginger, grated
Seasonings and Liquids:
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Pour 1 tablespoon of olive oil into your pan and let it heat over medium temperature for about 1 minute until it shimmers.
- Toss in 2 minced garlic cloves and 1 teaspoon of grated ginger, stirring constantly for 1 minute until the kitchen smells fragrant.
- Add your 1 pound of sliced chicken breast to the pan and cook for 6-7 minutes at medium heat, breaking it up as it browns on all sides.
- Push the chicken to the side of your pan and add 1 sliced red bell pepper and 1 cup of broccoli florets, cooking everything together for 4 minutes at medium heat while stirring occasionally.
- Pour 2 tablespoons of soy sauce over your mixture and stir everything to coat evenly for about 30 seconds.
- Fold in your 1 cup of diced ripe mango and let it warm through for 2 minutes over medium heat, being gentle so the mango doesn’t break apart.
- Taste your dish and sprinkle in salt and pepper as needed to reach the flavors you prefer.
- Transfer everything to your serving plates while it’s still hot and enjoy right away.
Notes
- Cook your chicken pieces to similar sizes so they finish cooking at exactly the same time and stay tender throughout.
- Add your vegetables in stages—start with broccoli since it takes longer, then bell pepper—so nothing turns mushy while waiting for other ingredients.
- Fresh mango works best here, but frozen mango thawed and drained works just fine if that’s what your kitchen has on hand.
- Cut your garlic and ginger small so they distribute their flavor evenly through the pan rather than leaving big chunks.
- Keep your heat at medium so the chicken cooks through without the outside burning before the inside finishes.
- If you follow a gluten-free diet, swap regular soy sauce for tamari or coconut aminos to keep the same savory depth.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10-12 minutes
- Category: Stir-Fried Chicken
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: Chinese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3
- Calories: 235 kcal
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 400 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 14 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 29 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg