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Weeknight style 25 Minute Black Pepper Jalapeño Basil Chicken Stir Fry. The super fast chicken stir fry that everyone requests. Quick-cooking chicken tossed in a sweet, tangy, and spicy black pepper sauce with plenty of bell peppers, jalapeños, and basil. Serve this chicken over coconut lemongrass rice. Every bite is saucy, sweet, spicy, and perfectly seasoned with basil. It’s delicious and healthy.
The summer of my freshman year, I remember making chicken stir-fry all the time. This was the summer I really started to get into cooking. It was also the summer I got into the habit of cooking dinner for my family, I loved it. It was always such a release of creative energy for me at the end of the day.
Chicken stir-fry was one of the dinners I had the most fun experimenting with. You don’t need a specific recipe for stir-fry. For me, it’s always a mix of whatever vegetables I have on hand. And my sauce, it’s almost never the same.
Stir-fry is fun because you can do what you want with it. So today I’m sharing a quick stir-fry recipe that was just so good it needed to be written down…and hopefully made on repeat.
This really is fast, here are the details
First up, toss the chicken with a little cornstarch, turmeric, and ginger. Tossing the chicken with cornstarch helps the sauce to thicken nicely around the chicken.
Now make the sauce. It’s simply, honey, soy sauce, rice vinegar, fish sauce (if you’d like), and plenty of black pepper.
Then stir fry the peppers and jalapeños until they just begin to soften. Add the chicken and give everything a nice toss. Then pour the sauce over top and let it simmer down and thicken over the chicken and peppers
While the chicken cooks, I always make some coconut rice with a touch of lemongrass. Using coconut milk in the rice adds additional creaminess, and the lemongrass keeps it flavorful. SO GOOD.
Now, put it all together
Spoon the rice into bowls, then add the chicken and peppers. Finish each bowl off with fresh basil.
Then serve it up right off the stove.
This really is that simple and that quick-cooking. Honestly, this will take you no more than thirty minutes to make.
Looking for other quick stir fry recipes? Here are some favorites:
30 Minute Better Than Takeout Thai Drunken Noodles
20 Minute Stir Fried Honey Ginger Sesame Noodles
30 Minute Extra Saucy Thai Summer Noodle Stir Fry with Sesame Peanuts
Lastly, if you make these 25 Minute Black Pepper Jalapeño Basil Chicken Stir Fry, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
25 Minute Black Pepper Jalapeño Basil Chicken Stir Fry
Servings: 6
Calories Per Serving: 335 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs or breasts, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1-2 teaspoons black pepper
- 3 tablespoons sesame oil or extra virgin olive oil
- 1/3 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce (optional)
- 2 bell peppers, sliced
- 1-2 jalapeños, seeded, if desired, and sliced
- 1 medium shallot, sliced
- 1 cup fresh Thai or regular basil chopped
Instructions
- 1. In a medium bowl, toss together the chicken, cornstarch, turmeric, ginger, and black pepper. 2. In a glass jar, combine the honey, soy sauce, rice vinegar, fish sauce (if using) and 1/4 cup water.3. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the bell peppers, jalapeños, and shallots, cook 2-3 minutes, until the peppers are charring. Stir in the chicken, tossing to combine with the peppers, cook 2 minutes. 4. Pour in the honey/soy sauce mix. Bring the sauce to a boil over medium-high heat and cook until the sauce coats the chicken, about 8-10 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the basil.5. Serve the chicken and sauce over bowls of coconut lemongrass rice (recipe in notes). Top with plenty of fresh basil.
Notes
Coconut Lemongrass Rice: Combine 1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk and 1/2 cup water in a medium pot. Bring to a low boil. Add 1 cup basmati rice, 1-2 tablespoons lemongrass paste, and a pinch of salt. Stir to combine, cover, then turn the heat down to the lowest setting possible. Allow the rice to cook 10 minutes on low, then turn the heat off completely and let the rice sit, covered, for another 15-20 minutes (don’t take any peeks inside!). Remove the lid and fluff the rice with a fork.
This post was originally published on August 19, 2021
This recipe was outstanding! I doubled it and there were no leftovers. So easy and delicious!
Hey Cindy,
Thanks a lot for giving this recipe a try, I am so glad to hear that it was enjoyed!! xxTieghan
I don’t have any turmeric! What may be a suitable alternative?
Hey there,
You could use some curry in place of the turmeric. I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you give it a try! xTieghan
So SO easy and really yummy! Definitely worth making again!
Hey Emma,
Awesome! I love to hear that this recipe was enjoyed and appreciate you giving it a go! Have a wonderful week:) xTieghan
This dish is so delicious! Came at the perfect time of year as my garden has lots of peppers ready to use. I doubled it and it was gone quicker than we would have liked! I live on a farm so my husband and adult son eat lunch here almost daily, so I had made it for lunch and to rave reviews. By the evening it was gone.. I used the 2 jalapeños but only one left the seeds in and it was the perfect amount of heat. Since there is turmeric in it we thought it tasted a bit like a curry, which worked! Thanks! This recipe was shared with my family as we have all become huge fans of Teighan!
Hey Gail,
Awesome! I love to hear that this recipe was enjoyed and appreciate you giving it a go! Have a wonderful week:) xTieghan
Made this last week and it was delicious. So easy to put together and prepare. Great flavor, too. My husband raved about it so much to a friend of his that we had to forward the recipe to him so he could make it!
Hey Kelly,
Happy Sunday! Thanks a lot for making this recipe, I love to hear that it was enjoyed! xxTieghan
I never ever comment on recipes I make but THIS recipe was the most amazing thing I have ever cooked. So delicious, tastes like it came from a restaurant!!
Hey Jessica,
Happy Sunday! Thanks a lot for making this recipe, I love to hear that it was enjoyed! xxTieghan
This is so good! So much flavor really loved it. Thank you ?
Hey Kelly,
Awesome! I am so glad to hear that this recipe was enjoyed, thanks so much for making it! Have the best weekend:) xTieghan
This was delicious, so fast and made from almost all things I had in the fridge/pantry. Thank you, thank you!
Hey Kelsey,
Awesome! I am so glad to hear that this recipe was enjoyed, thanks so much for making it! Have the best weekend:) xTieghan
So delicious! The flavors work together like magic! Perfect amount of spice and the coconut rice gave it a pacific vibe. Thank you!
Hey Jennifer,
Happy Friday!! I am thrilled to hear that this recipe was enjoyed, thanks a lot for giving it a try! xTieghan
So good, the perfect amount of spice!! I added a little jarred minced garlic to the chicken & it was delicious. I think that the spice would go great with a coconut rice too. Thanks for a wonderful recipe!
Hey Haley,
I love to hear that this recipe was enjoyed, thanks a lot for giving it a go! xTieghan
Omg!!! Just freaking delicious!!! Sweet, tangy, and spicy!!!
Hey Magda,
I love to hear that this recipe was enjoyed, thanks a lot for giving it a go! xTieghan
So my husband is a total foodie, we both love food! He said” This is something we could get at a restaurant. That’s a compliment, whole heartely from him. Great recipe and quick and easy.
Hey Clair,
I love to hear that this recipe was enjoyed, thanks a lot for giving it a go! xTieghan
Ridiculously good Tieghan! The BEST stir fry recipe in my collection. Thank you for all of your recipes!
Hey Bobbi,
I love to hear that this recipe was enjoyed, thanks a lot for giving it a go! xTieghan
So good!!! Made this for dinner tonight and we loved it.
Only thing I’ll mention for others is the chicken is meant to finish cooking in the sauce. I didn’t realize that so I made sure it was pretty thoroughly cooked before adding the sauce and it was a little overdone. Still super yummy though nonetheless!
Hey Olivia,
I love to hear that this recipe was enjoyed, thanks a lot for giving it a go! xTieghan
Seriously… this was so dang good! I added a squeeze of lime at the end and cilantro instead of basil (that’s what I had on hand without traumatizing my basil plant by picking more leaves) and both changes really worked with the existing flavors. I will likely be adding this to my list of go-to weeknight recipes. 🙂
Hey Madison,
I love to hear that this recipe was enjoyed, thanks a lot for giving it a go! xTieghan