Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry

Gluten what??

So the BF and I are considering a low gluten diet (we've discussed it at length, gluten free probably wont happen....) for various health reasons. Plus we might lose some weight. Bonus! So this week we went meat and veggie shopping and I set up a weekly menu. The amount of planning makes me head hurt. I am not a planner. I'm more of a "whats in the fridge that I can cook in ten minutes before I eat the plate" kinda girl.

Now this is a play off of a recipe I used earlier this week to make beef and snow peas that I found off of Pinterest. I wanted to make it something different with a thinner sauce. I think the results we're pretty good,  and I was informed I could make it again using shrimp anytime I wanted. Wasn't that nice? But I will say it was REALLY good!

The Ingredients
Oil
Chicken, cut into bits
Cornstarch (enough to lightly coat chicken)
About 3/4 of soy sauce (remember I dont measure anything... sorry)
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 tsp of orange zest (this was left over from another project and i didnt want to waste it)
1 tsp of red pepper flakes
2 Tbsps brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger (fresh would be better but i was lazy)
Brown Rice (or any rice you want. We like brown, you like white. It's all good)


What to do
1.) Make the rice and set it aside
2.) Cut up your chicken into about 1 inch pieces. Dust with cornstarch and toss to cover and then set aside.
3.) Cut up your broccoli into bite sized pieces. (you know the size of your mouth better than I do so I'll let you decide what bit size is)
4.) In a seperate bowl mix the soy sauce, sugar, ginger, pepper flakes, garlic, and orange zest. Mix it up good and set aside.
5.) Pull out your wok (PLEASE tell me you have a wok, this will be awkward if you don't) and set it on a burner on high. Add some oil (I used peanut oil because it was on the counter). Let it get nice and warm.
6.) Carefully add the chicken so that you dont get splattered with oil (that hurts, trust me). Stir it until lightly browned and cooked through.
7.) Add the soy mixture and stir until chicken is well coated. Quickly add the broccoli and keep stirring it all together until the broccoli is at a doneness you like. I like mine with a crunch so only cooked 2-3 minutes.
8.) Remove from heat and serve over rice.

Better than what we get from take out. And healthier. AND I can pronounce all the ingredients. AND I have leftovers for the next day. So much win!