Description
A delicious stir-fry made with ground chicken, vegetables, and a savory sauce. Perfect for a quick and healthy meal!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 medium yellow onion, finely diced
- 1 medium zucchini, diced small
- 8 ounces sliced baby bella mushrooms
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound extra lean ground chicken
- 2 to 3 teaspoons white miso paste, or to taste
- 1/4 to 1/3 cup coconut aminos
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger, or to taste
- 1 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, or to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom (optional)
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
- 2 to 3 cups kabocha squash, cooked
- 1/4 to 1/3 cup fresh cilantro, finely minced
Instructions
- To a large nonstick skillet, add the onions, zucchini, mushrooms, and sauté over medium-high heat for about 5-7 minutes or until soft; stir occasionally. If desired, add oil to the skillet to prevent sticking and/or for additional flavor.
- Add the ground chicken, white miso, coconut aminos, ground ginger, salt, garlic powder, optional cardamom, pepper, and optional red pepper flakes, and sauté for about 5 minutes, or until chicken is fully cooked through. Stir, flip, and mash the chicken with a soft-tipped spatula or wooden spoon to break it up and ensure even cooking.
- Add the cooked squash, fresh cilantro, and stir gently to incorporate.
- If desired, because either you like things a bit more saucy and/or your mixture is looking a bit dry, add a couple tablespoons water as desired. You can also add additional coconut aminos, noting this will also add more flavor/salt along with moisture compared to just a splash of water.
- Taste, and make any flavor adjustments, as desired. If it tastes flat or boring, it likely needs more salt, so don’t be afraid to add it.
- Serve as-is, over lettuce, in butter lettuce leaves lettuce wrap style, with coconut rice, with a scoop of cottage cheese alongside, or as desired.
Notes
- White onion or sweet Vidalia onion may be substituted for yellow onion.
- White mushrooms or your favorite mushrooms may be substituted for baby bella mushrooms, or simply omit if desired.
- If necessary, substitute olive oil with toasted sesame oil for more Asian-inspired flavor.
- Ground turkey may be substituted for ground chicken; using the 93 to 95% range is recommended.
- 2-3 tablespoons finely minced fresh basil may be substituted for cilantro.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Sauté
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 75mg