I’ll be honest, usually when I’m craving Chinese food I order out rather than make my own, but this recipe looks pretty easy. The great thing about stir fry is that once you find a sauce you like you can add any meat and vegetables.

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Preparation time: 30 minutes
Serves: 6

Ingredients:
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, cut into 1-inch chunks
12 oz. asparagus, trimmed and cut into 2-inch-matchstick strips
2 cups red or green bell pepper, cut into thin strips
1 medium onion, sliced
2 tablespoons sugar
¼ teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
2 tablespoon light soy sauce
Rice for serving

In a large skillet or wok, heat the oil over high heat until hot.

Add the chicken and stir-fry for about 4 minutes, or until no longer pink and the juices run clear.

Transfer to a plate.

Add the asparagus, bell pepper, onion, sugar, and black pepper to the skillet.

Stir-fry for about 3 minutes, or until the vegetables are crisp-tender.

Return the chicken to the skillet.

Sprinkle with the soy sauce; cover and cook, for about 1 minute, or until mixture begins to steam.

Serve over rice.

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Photo by elpresidente408

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About the author - Andrea Cooley

Andrea Cooley gets paid to post on Facebook and Twitter (among other things) to promote Des Moines University to prospective students. She is a Midwest girl at heart, but loves to travel around the country visiting friends and family. If Des Moines had mountains or an ocean she’d never leave. Before joining the DMU marketing team, she was an editor for Country Home magazine. She’s still a little obsessed with magazines, so if you want to talk about decorating, remodeling or gardening projects she’s your go-to girl.