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Easy Honey Peppered Chicken Stir Fry
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Easy Honey Peppered Chicken Stir Fry,

Easy Honey Peppered Chicken Stir Fry, an easy 30 minute dinner recipe featuring juicy chicken with pepper in a honey black pepper sauce.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Dinner, Main Course, Meal, Mediterranean Diet Recipes
Cuisine: Mediterranean Diet
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Servings: 4

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1½ lbs Chicken Breast. --Use boneless skinless chicken breast that has been cut into bite-sized one inch pieces.
  • 1 tbsp Cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp Soy Sauce.
  • 1 tbsp Sesame Oil
  • 1 Red Pepper --seeds and stems removed and then sliced into slivers about ½" thick.
  • 1 Green Pepper --seeds and stems removed and then sliced into slivers about ½" thick.
  • 2 cloves Garlic. --Freshly minced.
  • 1 tsp Ginger. --Freshly grated.
  • ½ cup Honey
  • 2 tbsp Soy Sauce
  • 1 tbsp Rice Vinegar
  • 1½ tsp Cracked Black Pepper
  • 1 tsp Cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp Water.

Optional garnish: green onions or sesame seeds

Instructions

  • Chicken. Place the cut up chicken pieces into a large bowl. In a smaller bowl, use a whisk to combine together the soy sauce and cornstarch (one tablespoon of both). Pour half of the mixture over the chicken and toss. Then repeat the process using the remaining mixture.
  • Cooking Sauce. To make the sauce for cooking, in a clean bowl, use a whisk to combine together the honey, soy sauce (two tablespoons), rice vinegar, and black pepper.
  • Brown. Preheat the oil in a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat for two minutes. Add the chicken to the skillet or wok and cook allow the chicken to cook for two minutes. without stirring. After two minutes stir the chicken constantly while if continues to cook until browned and cooked through. It should take about six to eight minutes for this step. When the chicken is done cooking transfer it to a clean plate or holding area.
  • Peppers In the skillet or wok that you just used to cook the chicken, stir fry the sliced peppers until slightly tender, about two to three minutes. Then add the garlic and ginger and continue to cook for another 30 seconds.
  • Combine Return the chicken to the pan with the cooked peppers. Pour the sauce that you made in the second step over the ingredients and stir the ingredients until the chicken is well coated.
  • Slurry. In a small bowl, use a fork or small whisk to combine together the slurry ingredients- cornstarch and water. Add this to the ingredients and continue to cook until thickened, stirring constantly. It should take a couple of minutes to get the sauce to a good texture for serving.
  • Serve. Serve your stir fried chicken warm over rice or with noodles and enjoy!

Recipe Notes

*Please check the nutritional labels to assure that you are sticking to your diet restrictions for any substitutions used.
Also, please see the actual recipe post for further details on this recipe.
Nutritional Information is only an estimate and can vary especially with ingredients that are used.
To make this recipe fully vegan, please make sure that you are using fully vegan ingredients.
See Foodwineandlove.com for details on this recipe.

originally posted:

September 28, 2026
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Nutrition

Calories: 353kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 87mg | Sodium: 2510mg | Potassium: 724mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 133IU | Vitamin C: 25mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 1mg
Please note: Nutritional data has been calculated using a tool that comes with this recipe card and not by me. This means that Nutritional Information is only an estimate and can vary especially with ingredients that you use. The accuracy of this tool may differ from other tools as expected. Also note that there is no instructional value to the video that may be attached to this recipe. It is only there for visual pleasure. For more information about the images in this recipe, please refer the the recipe instructions. Thank you!
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