Healthy Chicken Stir Fry

I could eat Chinese food everyday, but with all the MSG and unnecessary fat, it's not the best idea. For those of you who don't fully understand what MSG is, it's a flavor enhancer commonly added to Chinese food, canned vegetables and processed meats. It has been linked that MSG causes headaches, poor attention, nausea, skin rash, and even chest pain. It is a synthetic additive added to your food taht cannot be processed in your body, like high fructose corn syrup. One of the great things about stir fry is that it doesn't require a lot of time and you can add as many ingredients as you like. This dish proves that you don't have to drench a meal in butter and fat for it to be delicious.

Ingredients

• 1 yellow bell pepper

• 1 stick of celery

• 1 carrot stick

• 1/2 diced white onion

• 1 cup of cooked corn

• 5-10 cut up asparagus

• 2 chicken breasts (cut into bite size pieces)

• 3 tablespoons lemon juice

• 2 tablespoons of light soy sauce (I used Kikkoman)

• Dash of 2 of Chili flakes

• Siracha

Step 1: Chop up all your veggies. Heat a medium-sized skillet and add a few dashes of olive oil. Add your vegetables to the skillet and cook until they start to brown. 

Step 2: After a few minutes, add your raw chicken. Let the chicken cook for about 5 minutes with the veggies. Finally, add your lemon, soy sauce and chili flakes. Cook for about 10-15 minutes total.

Step 3: Put in a bowl and drizzle Siracha on top for some extra spice to your already delicious dish.

I chose to put my stir fry over 1 cup of red quinoa instead of white or brown rice. Essentially, you do not need any rice or quinoa because they dish itself is very low cal, but extremely satisfying without it. As you can tell from my picture, I drenched my bowl in Siracha and it was delicious. The meal was simple and the best thing is, I got to use a lot of veggies that I had extra of. You can change up this meal by opting for shrimp or beef instead of chicken, adding more veggies (edamame, sprouts, mushrooms, etc) or completely removing the meat and just stick with veggies. Definitely give it a try!!

ENJOY!!