What’s Cookin’?: Citrus Chicken Stir Fry [Recipe]
Kelly Bland, from the UK Cooperative Extension Office, is back for another edition of What's Cookin'? here on WBKR. This week, she's "plating up" a Kentucky Proud recipe that is going to launch you right into the New Year. Here's a recipe for Citrus Chicken Stir Fry. It's the January recipe in the Cooperative Extension Office's 2020 calendar. Check this out!
CITRUS CHICKEN STIR FRY
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
¼ cup orange juice
1 teaspoon honey
½ teaspoon black pepper
8 ounces sugar snap peas,wash and string, if needed
1 red or orange bell pepper, sliced
DIRECTIONS:
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
Add chicken and sprinkle garlic powder over the pieces. Brown each side for about 2 minutes, flipping chicken occasionally.
In a small bowl, stir together soy sauce, orange juice, honey and black pepper. Pour over chicken. Add sugar snap peas and bell pepper slices to the pan. Stir to combine.
Cook for an additional 3-4 minutes, until peas and bell pepper slices soften and chicken has reached 165 degrees F. Serve over rice!
UK Cooperative Extension is committed to developing quick, tasty, affordable recipes that allow you to feed the entire family AND supply them with essential nutritional components. Kelly Bland joins Angel and me on the fourth Monday of every month on our What's Cookin'? segment.