Hoisin Chicken and Veggies

A little sweet, a little spicy. Overall, very mild.

Chicken thighs
Hoisin Sauce
Szechuan Sauce
onion
sweet peppers
broccoli
Chicken broth
cornstarch
Optional: sesame seeds

Rice to serve
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Slice chicken, and stir-fry until almost done. Add veggies and continue cooking. If you use frozen veggies, as I did today, keep the heat on high and cook off the excess water as it cooks off of the veggies.

Add the sauces, about 1/4 cup of hoisin and a heaping tablespoon of Szechuan sauce.

Pour in most of the can of broth. Add a heaping teaspoon of cornstarch to the reserved broth, mixing well. Add to pan. Bring to boil to thicken sauce and serve over rice. I like to sprinkle sesame seeds over my stir-fry. It just adds a little visual appeal.

Enjoy!

Gather your ingredients. 

I roll up the chicken thighs and slice them into strips. It gives interesting texture to the meal.

I got some coupons for frozen veggies, so I used about 3/4 of this 16 oz. bag of the pepper and onion mix. Feel free to use fresh. I usually do. :)

And what I had left of a bag of broccoli. Cook off excess water coming off the frozen veggies.

I used about 1/4 cupo Hoisin sauce. This is the sweet-ish ingredient.

About a heaping tablespoon of Szechuan sauce. This is the spicy ingredient. 

Adjust to taste. Mix in well.

To make the sauce, add most of a can of chicken broth. Reserve about 1/5 of the can, maybe an inch of liquid.

Add about a heaping teaspoon of cornstarch to the broth. Mix well.

Add the last of the broth, with cornstarch to the pan. Mix well. Bring to boil and serve when the sauce is thickened to your liking.

Doesn't that look tasty? My family really likes broccoli. But feel free to substitute any of your favorite veggies. I would cook a lot more squash, zucchini, snow peas, carrots and others if my kids would eat them instead of making such a production of picking them out. So, expand your horizons and pack your stir-fries with loads of gorgeous fresh veggies! I also like to serve a cool side with anything that someone might find spicy. It gives a way to cool the palette if the need arises. Mandarin Oranges are a favorite here.