Homemade Chinese Chicken and Broccoli recipe that is so easy to make. Ready in 30 minutes it tastes just like your favorite Chinese takeout, but instead a more healthy home-cooked version!
Homemade Chinese Chicken and Broccoli
Craving Chinese takeout? Try this homemade Chinese Chicken and Broccoli recipe you can whip up in 30 minutes! My family loves this juicy chicken with crunchy broccoli covered in a brown sauce. And my recipe includes a little extra sauce because we love our chicken and broccoli saucy!
it’s the perfect way to turn Chinese takeout into a healthy home-cooked meal you can enjoy on repeat! Packed with simple ingredients, protein, and healthy veggies, you can feel good about serving it.
Tip: You can use chicken thighs or chicken breasts, but I think chicken thighs tastes much more like traditional Chinese takeout!
So next time you are craving Chinese, but don’t want to make the trip out to the takeout Chinese place (or spend money!), head to the kitchen and make your own!
Looking for more takeout recipes? Try my Easy Indian Butter Chicken, Beef and Mushroom Dumplings Soup, Chinese Buffet Green Beans and Chicken Chow Mein too!
Healthy Chicken and Broccoli Ingredients
Vegetables
- Fresh Broccoli
- Sugar snap peas or snow peas (adds a nice crunch!), if you don’t have them you can skip them or add chopped green bell pepper instead.
For the Chicken Marinade
- Boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut up into bite-size pieces. You can also use chicken breast if you like but I think dark meat is better in this dish.
- Cornstarch
- Sugar
- Baking soda
- Low sodium soy sauce
- Vegetable oil
- Water
For the sauce
- Low sodium soy sauce
- Minced garlic
- Brown sugar
- Flour
- Rice cooking wine (if you don’t have it, you can skip it!)
- Vegetable oil
- Sesame oil
Additionally
- Vegetable oil to fry in
- Chicken broth, but you can also use water if you don’t have broth.
How to Make Chinese Chicken and Broccoli
In a large bowl, mix the marinade ingredients. Add the bite-size chicken pieces into a bowl and stir to coat. Set aside fora few minutes while you work on the next step.
In a small bowl, combine the sauce ingredients.
Heat up vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken, its marinade, and 1/2 of the sauce mixture. Keep cooking until chicken is fully cooked.
Add broccoli and sugar snap peas, remaining sauce, and chicken broth. Bring to a boil and cook until the sauce thickens and the broccoli is tender.
Serve alongside white rice for a full meal. Enjoy!
How to Store Chinese Chicken and Broccoli
Got leftovers? You can store Chinese Chicken and Broccoli in an airtight container for up to 5 days in the refrigerator!
Sometimes I meal prep this meal, making it on a Sunday and then serving it on Monday or Tuesday. All I need to do is throw it in the microwave to heat up, and then serve over rice.
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Chinese Chicken and Broccoli (tastes like takeout!)
PrintIngredients
Vegetables
- 1 large head broccoli cut up into florets
- 1/4 cup sugar snap peas or snow peas strings removed, chopped into thirds
For the chicken marinade
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken thighs cut up into bite size pieces
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon water
For the sauce
- 1/3 cup soy sauce (low sodium)
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 tablespoon rice cooking wine
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
Additionally
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil to fry in
- 1 cup chicken broth
Instructions
- In a large bowl mix together the chicken marinade ingredients: cornstarch, sugar, baking soda, soy sauce, vegetable oil and water. Add the bite size chicken pieces into bowl and stir to coat. Set aside.
- In a smaller bowl mix together the sauce ingredients: soy sauce, minced garlic, brown sugar, flour, rice cooking wine, vegetable oil and sesame oil. Set aside.
- Heat up 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the chicken, it's marinade and 1/2 of the sauce mixture. Keep cooking until chicken is fully cooked, about 4-6 minutes per side, making sure to stir often to prevent sticking.
- Add broccoli and sugar snap peas, remaining sauce and chicken broth. Bring to a boil and cook for 5-7 minutes or until the sauce thickens up and broccoli is tender.
- Serve in bowls alongside rice. Enjoy your homemade chicken and broccoli!
Joe says
Fantastically good and pretty easy to make. Great recipe!
Pamela says
Awesome, glad you liked it Joe!
Erenada says
This recipe is amazing!!! I just tried it and it taste even better than actual Chinese takeout! You’re a genius!
Pamela says
High 5! So happy you enjoyed it!
Alyssa says
Tasty! I tried your recipe tonight and it turned out great, exactly like carry out Chinese, only better! In case it is helpful to someone I’ll mention that I didn’t have sesame oil but peanut oil worked great and also I didn’t have Rice Wine but substituted Rice vinegar and that worked fine too! Also I was cooking for four hungry adults and so I doubled the recipe, everyone had a very generous serving and we have one portion left over for tomorrow, yum! Thanks so much for posting this tasty recipe, we’re sure to make it again.
Pamela says
So glad you enjoyed Alyssa! Thanks for letting everyone know about those substitutions, I’m sure they will help others! Enjoy those leftovers. 🙂
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Melissa says
Holy cow!! I have never found a recipe that I liked. This one is BETTER than the restaurant by me, and that place is really yummy. So glad if found this 🙂 thanks for posting!
Pamela says
Hey Melissa, that makes me so happy to hear! Glad you enjoyed the dish!
Flora says
I made this Chinese style and it was amazing! I will be making this dish quite often now! Will make shrimp and broccoli next time…I was excited that it turned out so well!
Pamela says
So happy you enjoyed this dish Flora!
Camille says
Best EVER!!!!!!! IT TASTED WONDERFUL AND WAS EASY TO MAKE! I loved it.
Pamela says
So happy you enjoyed it! Thanks for letting me know! 🙂
Georgina says
Thanks for your awesome recipe my family loved it! I did improvised a bit adding a whole squeezed orange and veggies were broccoli, carrots and portobello mushrooms and it was so good. Thanks
Pamela says
That sounds great Georgina – glad you guys liked it!
Jason says
This recipe is perfect – the sauce is so sweet and thick, although I did have an issue with the flour in my sauce mix going a bit lumpy. I might mix this seperately with a tablespoon of water next time before adding it to the rest of the dish. I also added some yellow pepper and brown onion in place of the other greens.
Pamela says
Yum, sounds delicious Jason! I’m happy you enjoyed this dish!
Kara says
Made this and it is better than local chinese joints. Thank you for sharing.
Pamela says
So happy you enjoyed Kara!
Shannon says
Thank you for this recipe. I tried it tonight and it was delicious!! Everyone cleaned their bowls and went back for more.
Pamela says
Happy to hear you all enjoyed Shannon!
Eli says
My wife is a really picky eater and she LOVES takeout. I tried this recipe tonight and wowsers. She absolutely loved it as did I. Your directions made it very easy to follow. I put the mixture on top of some brown rise. Thanks so much for posting this!
Pamela says
So happy you and your wife enjoyed it Eli! Thanks for leaving a comment! 🙂
Shagun says
Thanks a lot u helped me to cook a gr8 chicken broccoli . Thanks again
Pamela says
Happy to hear this! Thanks for letting me know! 🙂
Becks says
Thanks so much for this recipe! Just made it last night and it turned out so much better than I expected! So simple and delicious, and right on the mark of what you would order from Chinese take-out places, minus the MSG of course :). I did add a few more garlic cloves and 1/2 teaspoon of crushed red pepper flakes in the sauce since I usually like this dish to be extra garlic-y and spicy, and it came out superb. Thanks again!
Pamela says
So happy to hear you enjoyed Becks! Thanks for stopping by and letting me know!
charlene taylor says
Can’t wait to try it! Thanks!
Cori says
This recipe looks great. I’m curious about the baking soda in the marinade: what does it do/add?
Pamela says
It tenderizes the meat (basically denaturing the proteins) and helps form a little tasting coating when you cook the chicken. It’s a key ingredient in Chinese cooking. Enjoy!
Jenn says
Totally amazing:))) I made this last week and it was a huge hit. I cant believe how fast and easy it was to make. Tonight I am trying it with beef. My mouth is watering just thinking about it!
Pamela says
Happy to hear Jenn! I bet the beef version is going to be a hit too!
Mickey says
This is the best thing I’ve ever made. You’re awesome.
Pamela says
That makes me happy to hear Mickey!
Hope says
OMG! This was awesome. I made it for the first time tonight. I could not find rice wine, so I substituted rice vinegar and added a tsp of honey. My family ate everything. This is great for us, my son has severe food allergies so ordering chinese happens very rarely. Everyone has demanded that this be added to meal rotation. Quick, simple, easy, delish!
Pamela says
Hi Hope, I’m so happy you guys enjoyed this and it was a family hit! Thanks for stopping in and letting me know! Enjoy!
coco says
I love this recipe. Can you substitute shrimp for chicken in this recipe?
Thank You
Pamela says
I think that would work great and be very delicious!
Des says
Making this right now! Can’t wait to try it. Almost royally messed up bought rice vinegar by mistake! Had to remake the sauce hope it comes out okay with a dash of reg wine.
Pamela says
Enjoy Des, hope you enjoy it for dinner!
Amy L says
I made this recipe last night for our family and THANK YOU for it. It was so delicious. The brown sauce was just perfect and my daughter couldn’t get enough. I’m looking forward to finding more recipes on your site!
Pamela says
Hi Amy, thanks for letting me know you tried and enjoyed it! It’s hands down one of my favorite recipes!
Steph says
PAM! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS RECIPE! I just made it tonight with just sugar snap peas and sesame seeds! It is such a great recipe, look forward to trying out more recipes from your website!
Pamela says
Sounds like a delicious dinner Steph, glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
Kits says
Looks awesome! Would I be able to omit the green peppers and peas?
Pamela says
Absolutely! Enjoy! 🙂
Dyani says
How about in white sauce. That’s my favorite ! Do have a recipe for that ?
Pamela says
Hey Dyani – stay tuned for this, it’s actually something I’m working on! 🙂
Brandy Layton says
I was having a pregnancy craving for chicken and broccoli and did not want to order out for the sheer unknown methods most places use. I have to say this was amazing and now I have an easy recipe to add to my favorites. The best part; my children loved it too! Thanks!
Pamela says
Thanks for letting me know Brandy, and I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed it! It has definitely become a recipe favorite of mine! No more take-out! 🙂