CHINESE Chicken and Broccoli. Homemade, healthy and easy recipe that tastes just like your favorite Chinese takeout restaurant! Your entire family is going to love how delicious this is, and you’re going to love how simple it is to make!
When I get Chinese takeout I usually order:
Chicken & Broccoli
Broccoli & Garlic Sauce
Shrimp & Broccoli
Lo Mein with Added Broccoli
Do you see the broccoli love?
How to Make Chicken and Broccoli Video
Authentic Chinese Chicken and Broccoli Recipe
I have been trying to perfect a takeout restaurant version of chicken and broccoli for many years. I was close but the broccoli was never perfectly crunchy, the sauce was too thick, the sauce was too thin, the taste was off. But finally, finally! I shake my fist at you chinese chicken and broccoli recipe because I did it! 
It was a great moment sitting down at dinner to eat this and hear the cheers from both my and Matthew’s mouths. It’s really good. I don’t think I can ever order takeout again if I know it’s this easy (and much more healthier) to make at home.
If you love Chinese Takeout Chicken and Broccoli, you will love this recipe!
How to Make Chicken and Broccoli
Oh garden greens, I love you. I picked some fresh broccoli, green peppers and sugar snap peas. You can omit the sugar snap peas if you want to, but I would highly recommend keeping them in. It gives it a great additional crunch!
Tip: And don’t forget if you’re using fresh broccoli, you can make vegetable broth from broccoli leaves and stalks!
You want your chicken to be cut up into bite size pieces, and then you let them marinate for a bit until you are ready to move on to the next step with them.
This is the magic sauce that holds everything together. It’s the sauce I have fought with to get just right. It was a glorious moment!
The sauce turned out so well due to these 3 great ingredients. I’ve really come to love sesame oil in cooking the past few years. PS. Make sure you use low sodium or lite soy sauce, we want to cut back on the salt in this recipe.
And when it’s all done you will have one beautiful skillet full of chicken and broccoli.
Dive right in, this CHINESE TAKEOUT Chicken and Broccoli is delicious!
Want more Chinese recipes?
Chicken Chow Mein
Bok Choy Stir Fry in Brown Sauce
Chinese Takeout General Tso’s Chicken
Homemade Chinese Wonton Soup
Easy Vegetable Lo Mein
Bok Choy and Garlic Over Pasta
Chinese Bok Choy and Mushroom Noodles
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CHINESE Chicken and Broccoli
PrintIngredients
Vegetables
- 1 head of broccoli cut up into florets
- 1 small green pepper - cut up into small slices
- 3/4 cup sugar snap peas - chopped into thirds
For the chicken marinade
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts - cut up into bite size pieces
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon water
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
For the sauce
- 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 4 cloves garlic - minced
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 tablespoon rice cooking wine
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Additionally
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil to fry in
- 1/2 cup water
Instructions
- Mix your marinade ingredients in a bowl - add your bite size chicken pieces and stir. Set aside.
- Mix your sauce ingredients in a bowl - set aside.
- Steam broccoli for 3 minutes, drain - 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.
- Add steamed broccoli, sugar snap peas, green pepper and remaining sauce with 1/2 cup water.
- Cook for about 3-4 minutes until sauce thickens up.
- Serve and enjoy!
Genie says
Love it! Will have to remember that sauce.
Debbie Harris says
I must say this looks absolutely delicious and so good for you! Thanks so much for sharing with us at The Blogger’s Pit Stop.
candy says
Broccoli and chicken is one dish we always enjoy as a family. Making it at home is even better. Found you on Bloggers Pit Stop link Party.
Jess says
Pinned!! Sounds amazing!!
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Corina Blum says
I love your broccoli addiction! This looks so fresh and just as good as a takeout.
Cindie says
Sounds delicious – and much healthier than ordering it!
Cat says
This looks so delicious! I love broccoli but I am far less healthy than you when ordering Chinese takeaway! I’ve pinned this and will make it soon.
Erin says
Delicious!! My son said it is better than takeout! Yay!
Pamela says
Hey Erin, that makes me so happy to hear! I’m glad it was a hit!
Connie T Bumgarner says
I made this last night for my five year old grandson, Justice, who LOVES chicken with broccoli. I left out the peppers and sugar snap peas to make sure he would have no reason to protest b/c it looked different. WE ALL LOVED IT! Oh my goodness . . . so quick and easy. We normally take him out for Chinese, always to the same restaurant. I’ve made chicken for him one other time, and it was just okay, so I decided to give your recipe a try. Justice and my husband both said it is better than at the restaurant! 🙂 Thank you for the recipe. It’s definitely a keeper. I served it with P.F. Chang’s mini chicken spring rolls; they were also a huge hit!
Pamela says
Hey Connie, I’m so happy to hear this recipe was a hit for your family, especially with Justice! Keep on enjoying!
Lindy says
This was AMAZING.
I think I may have appeared to be like a pig at a trough eating the leftovers at work today. Ah well. Couldn’t help myself.
Pamela says
Hahaha Lindy, I’m so happy you enjoyed this recipe – it’s one of my favorites!
Marcia says
Outstanding dish- simple yet scrumptious !
Pamela says
Thanks Marcia! Glad you enjoyed it!
Tricia Griffiths says
Any idea what calories are for this?
Love this recipe!
SEH says
It’s also great if you dice up some fresh ginger to put in it too!
Rohan Singh says
Actually, I was writing full comment but accidentally it got posted, sorry for this. So commenting again.
In childhood, my biggest enemy was green veggies, but after hitting teenage, I started facing problems like depression at the little age, doctor suggested to eat green veggies and I started excluding potatoes and including these healthy veggies.
Broccoli are one of the fantastic veggies and loaded with numerous benefits. This recipe is healthy and green peppers are always my favourite. Sorry for the mistake, but this is fantastic and I’m going try it. thanks, Pamela.
Rohan Singh says
No doubt
Debra @ Bowl Me Over says
Oooh this looks good! Dropping by from #FoodieFriDIY to say hi and share your delicious recipe! Thanks for linking up – hope to see you again this week!
Michelle | A Dish of Daily Life says
I bet my boys will love this. They always want Chinese takeout! It looks delicious too!
Shelley says
Hi Pamela,
I just made your recipe and it was delicious! Didn’t have snap peas so I added onions, carrots and red, orange and yellow mini peppers ( no green) I also doubled the sauce. Love your step by step pictures/instructions….so easy. My hubby and daughter loved it too! I also love cooking Chinese and wanted to thank you for a new family favorite! I’ve never commented before but was so pleased with the results, I had to let you know. Looking forward to checking out more of your recipes!?
Pamela says
Hey Shelley, glad to hear it’s a hit in your house! My husband would go crazy for those onions you added in! Hope you stop by again! 🙂
Wendy says
Just made this and it was extremely delicious. Even the 2 year old ate it!
Pamela says
That’s great to hear, glad it was such a hit!
Paula says
This was a great recipe! I added a handful of cashews at the end – more crunch – yum!
Pamela says
Glad you liked this recipe Paula. Love that extra crunch you added!
Sarah says
Doing this for the 2nd time! My husband loved the first try! One thing I did differently was to use frozen broccoli florets instead of fresh since I did not have any fresh broccoli. It worked well. Just poured the frozen broccoli in the skillet with the sauce
Pamela says
Thanks for that tip Sarah, perfect when you don’t have fresh broccoli on hand!
Alyssa Lynn says
Pamela, I just have to say that this recipe has to be one of my favorites! So easy to make and absolutely delicious!!
Pamela says
Hey Alyssa, thank you! I’m so happy you like this recipe so much!
Donna says
I get lots of recipes from the internet, but this is my first ever comment; this recipe is awesome! The first time I used zucchini (had lots from my tower garden) ; at that moment the recipe became a ‘keeper’. Last night we used broccoli; fantastic! I, too, love take out, but frequently the sauce is bland and/or the broccoli pieces are huge and thus aren’t flavored much. With water chestnuts and mushrooms, instead of the veggies, this would be a great version of Garlic Chicken. Thanks much for the recipe. Now I am off to look at the rest of your site.
Pamela says
Hey Donna, thanks for the nice comment, it made my day. I’m so happy you enjoyed this recipe, it’s one of my favorites and this is a good reminder to make it again this week! Sometimes depending on the garden goodies I use green beans and green peppers too, yummy!
Doreen says
Made it tonight – Delish
Pamela says
Thanks Doreen, glad you enjoyed it!
Tracy says
Thank you so very much!! Making it tonight, wish me luck!!!
Pamela says
Enjoy Tracy!
Tracy says
Do you use light or dark soy sauce?
Pamela says
I use the general supermarket kind, Kikkoman Soy Sauce, which I believe is light.