String bean chicken panda express recipe
Panda express string bean chicken with green beans, onions, and tender chicken breasts is the perfect stir fry for healthy homemade takeout!
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
For the chicken:
- 1.25 lb chicken breasts thin sliced
- ½ tsp coarse sea salt
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp coconut aminos
- 1 tsp tapioca starch or arrowroot starch
For the sauce:
- 0.6 oz garlic clove grated, about 4 medium
- 0.25 oz ginger grated
- 2 tbsp chicken stock
- 1.5 tbsp coconut aminos
- 1 to 1.5 tbsp peach jam or orange jam
Other:
- 0.5 lb French petite green beans trimmed and diced into 3 sections
- 3 oz yellow onion thinly sliced
- 2.5 tbsp avocado oil divided
- 0.25 tsp coarse sea salt or to taste
Instructions
- Trim and dice the green beans into 3 equal-sized sections. In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave the beans with 1 tbsp water on high for 1.5 minutes. Rinse the beans under room temperature water and set them aside to drain well. The beans aren’t completely cooked. They should still be a bit firm and crisp.
- Thin slice chicken into about ¼ and ⅛ inch thin pieces. Add the seasonings from salt to starch, mix well, and set aside in the fridge.
- In a well-heated large skillet, when hot, add 1.5 tbsp oil. Sear the chicken in a single layer over medium-high heat without disturbing them until they are in golden brown color, about 2-3 minutes, then use a spatula with a firm tip to flip and sear the flip side, about 1-2 minutes. The chicken should be almost cooked through before transferring it out of the pan, along with the pan juice and oil in the skillet.
- Use the same skillet, and add 1 tbsp avocado oil. Saute the onion over medium-high heat until they are almost translucent, about 1 minute. Add the green beans with coarse salt. Saute for an additional minute.
- Add the sauce and return the chicken to the pan. Turn the heat up to high and toss to combine for about 15 seconds. Turn off the heat. Serve hot or at room temperature.
Notes
- This dish comes together fast. I recommend having all the ingredients ready before you start stir-frying.
- You should hear the sizzling sound throughout the whole entire stir-fry. If not, that means your pan is not hot enough or you need to turn the heat up higher.
- The beans should be tender and crisp and not mushy texture. I recommend using French petite green beans for their crisp and tender texture. If using beans with a very firm texture, I recommend hot water blanching the beans for a few minutes (as opposed to microwaving them), then sock them in cold water and pat dry before adding them to the pan.
- Use 1 tbsp jam for a lesser sweet sauce. Use 1.5 tbsp jam if you prefer a sweeter sauce.
- Optional, drizzle with a few teaspoons of Garlic chili sauce.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 321kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 91mg | Sodium: 914mg | Potassium: 711mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 435IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 1mg