Thursday, January 26, 2012

CHEATER'S STIR-FRY CHICKEN & BROCCOLI ~time to table: 25 mins

Cheater's Stir-Fry Chicken & Broccoli (COOK'S NOTE: so incredibly quick & delicious- as if stir-fry isn't- but this should be a sin its so simple & tasty. Buy frozen egg rolls and keep on hand for this dish)


  • 3 fully cooked, preseasoned Teriyaki chicken breasts, cut into bite-size (comes in a pkg at Sam's Club and probably Cosco alike)
  • 2 T. Sesame seed oil (no subst. it's flavorful)
  • 2t. dry onion, minced or flakes
  • 2 c. quick-style rice, such as Minute Rice
  • 1 sm head of broccoli cut up into flowerettes or half of a large one. Peel the stem to the meaty part of it, slice like bamboo shoots and use if you have time.
  • 1 can sliced style water chestnuts, drained (optional)
  • 1 can bamboo shoots, drained (optional)
  • 1 can sliced mushrooms, drained (optional)
  • 1/2 c. Cream of Chicken soup (cover & freeze the can for next time)
  • 2 c. water
  • Soy Sauce to taste (optional)


Preheat your oven or toaster oven now, if you're serving frozen egg rolls with this dish, and bake when oven is ready.
Heat a large skillet or wok pouring the sesame seed oil in the bottom (I don't measure it b/c its for the flavor only) and add the diced chicken (it's easier and less mess if it's frozen when cut it). Add dry onion & rice. Stir and heat for a minute or 2 then add broccoli and other canned vegetables that are optional. Keep stirring until broccoli is turning a richer shade of green or al denta stage. Add soup and stir in well, then add water and keep stirring nearly continuously to keep the broccoli cooked even but for the rice to absorb the water. Taste the rice; you may need to add 1/4 c. more water once or twice to keep it moist and finish cooking. You can add Soy Sauce to taste, just as if you were adding it to food on your plate. It will be sticky like a casserole since the rice was added to the meal, but it's oh-so-good! You could separate the rice and entree' and cook the rice separately but it'd be just another pan to clean.  With any luck, your egg rolls will be ready to serve at the same time as the meal.




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