This quick and easy Green Bean Chicken Stir Fry is filled with tender chicken breast and perfectly cooked green beans in a light sauce that’s simply irresistible.
We love to pair this delicious dinner with steamed rice and my Crispy Chicken Egg Rolls for a complete meal.
I love it when dinner comes together quickly. That’s what you’re going to get with this nutritious and filling recipe.
I’ve teamed up with Land O’Lakes once again to create another mouth-watering dinner that you’re simply going to love.
Juicy slices of chicken breast are coated in a flavor-packed sauce with tender-crisp green beans and onions… it’s a match made in heaven.
Green Bean Chicken Stir Fry
Stir fries are one of my favorite meals to make because it’s a great way to use up any extra produce you might have in your fridge.
Whatever you’re doing, make sure you start with some Land O Lakes® Butter with Olive Oil & Sea Salt.
I always have a tub (or two) in my fridge, making it nice and quick to get dinner on the table.
Stir Fry Ingredients:
Here’s a basic list of the ingredients you’ll need to make this stir fry recipe. As always, you can find the full printable recipe located in the recipe card below.
- Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast
- Cornstarch
- Red Pepper Flakes
- Salt
- Soy Sauce
- Rice Vinegar
- Dry Sherry
- Sugar
- Land O Lakes® Butter with Olive Oil & Sea Salt
- Fresh Green Beans – trimmed
- Onion
- Garlic
- Ginger
How To Make Chicken Stir Fry
Just like any good stir fry, there are three main components – the sauce, the protein and the veggies.
Each has its own moment in the spotlight, but all three come together quickly to make an unforgettable dish.
- SAUCE: Combine the simple, yet flavor-packed sauce ingredients in a small dish and set that aside.
- PROTEIN: Thinly slice the chicken breast and marinate it with a little cornstarch, soy sauce, red pepper and salt.
- VEGGIES: Cook your veggies first, getting them nice and charred in a hot wok over high heat.
To prepare your chicken stir fry, you’ll start by marinating your chicken first, create your sauce and THEN start the cooking.
Since stir fries come together so fast, you want to make sure all your ingredients are prepped and ready to go so nothing gets overcooked.
Once your veggies are cooked to your liking, you’ll remove them from the wok and set them aside.
Add another tablespoon of Land O Lakes® Butter with Olive Oil & Sea Salt to the wok and toss in the chicken.
Cook the chicken until it’s browned and cooked through, stirring frequently. Next, you’ll add the green beans and onion back to the wok.
Finally, stir in the sauce and let it heat through and thicken slightly.
That’s it! Dinner is ready!
Tips On Cutting Juicy Chicken for Stir Fries
There’s a special trick when it comes to cutting up chicken for a stir fry so you don’t end up with tough, chewy chicken.
When you slice the chicken, cut against the grain of the meat in thin strips.
This will create tender strips of chicken that cook quickly and taste amazing!
Tips For Making a Quick Stir Fry
Like I mentioned above, my #1 tip is to have everything prepped and ready to go BEFORE you actually start to cook.
Here are a few more tips and ways to modify the stir fry to your liking…
- Use a lid and cover the green beans and let them steam for a few minutes to make them softer to the bite.
- If you like it extra saucy, try doubling the sauce and adding in an extra cornstarch slurry at the end to thicken it up.
- Keep a tub of Land O Lakes Butter with Olive Oil & Sea Salt handy for quick dinners like this.
- Want it less spicy? Reduce or omit the red pepper flakes.
What To Serve With Green Bean Chicken?
This quick and easy Asian-inspired Green Bean Chicken Stir Fry is perfect with a side of steamed rice or noodles. Here are a few more easy recipes that’ll pair nicely with it.
- Egg Drop Soup
- Crispy Chicken Egg Rolls
- Brown Fried Rice
- Cream Cheese Rangoon
More Delicious Stir Fry Recipes To Try
Craving more? I’ve got you covered with these quick and easy dinner stir fry recipes.
- Honey Sesame Chicken Stir Fry
- Chili Shrimp Stir Fry
- Honey Garlic Chicken Stir Fry
- Shrimp and Asparagus Stir Fry
Green Bean Chicken Stir Fry
Ingredients
For The Chicken
For The Veggies
- 2 tbsp Land O Lakes® Butter with Olive Oil & Sea Salt, divided
- 12 oz fresh green beans, trimmed
- ½ medium onion, sliced
- 1 tbsp garlic, minced
- 1 tsp ginger, minced
Instructions
For The Chicken
- Combine the ingredients for the chicken in a large bowl and stir to coat, then set aside.
For The Sauce
- Combine the ingredients for the sauce in a small bowl and set aside.
For The Veggies
- Heat a large wok over medium-high heat and add in 1 tbsp of Land O Lakes® Butter with Olive Oil & Sea Salt. Once melted stir in the green beans and onion and cook about 3 to 5 minutes, stirring frequently until lightly charred and tender-crisp. Add in the garlic and ginger and cook for about 30 seconds, until fragrant. Remove green beans and onion from pan and set aside.
- Add remaining 1 tbsp of Land O Lakes® Butter with Olive Oil & Sea Salt to the wok and cook the chicken until browned and cooked through. Return the green beans and onion to the wok and pour in the sauce mixture. Cook about 2 minutes, until the sauce begins to thicken slightly. Serve immediately and enjoy!
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Erika
This is a keeper! Delicious; thank you!!! Everyone loved it!
My only changes were substituting 1/2 cider vinegar, 1/2 water for the sherry (as suggested by another commenter), used three times the amount of onion (and I’ll use even more next time), and added some leftover red pepper I had on hand – and next time I’ll add more… perhaps 1-2 red peppers, because it combined perfectly. Oh and I way reduced the sugar…maybe 1/4 tsp? Just because I already get too much elsewhere in my diet lol.
Christina
Wow this was REALLY delicious! Made it for dinner tonight and added carrots, red, yellow & orange mini peppers and mushrooms. I did substitute the Dry sherry with 1 tbsp water and 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar as I read in one of the comments since I didn’t have that on hand. All the flavors were perfect and coating the chicken in cornstarch, red pepper flakes and soy sauce took it to another level. I served it over coconut rice and sprinkled it with sesame seeds. NOM NOM NOM NOM. This is definitely going into our dinner rotation. Healthy and delicious. THANK YOU!
Alicia M
Made this tonight. I doubled the sauce and added also corn starch to the sauce. It was very good my whole family loved it. This recipe is a keeper for sure.
Diana Theresa Fieck
Made this recipe for my son and I. Super easy to make. Totally excited that I had all the ingredients at home. The sauce was delicious! The whole recipe was delicious!!! Will make again for my whole family.
Shawn
Fantastic! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Laurie
Tried this for first time tonight and it was delicious! So much flavor. My husband has never been a fresh green bean fan but he liked this so much he had seconds. We both said this will be a regular dish for us. I didn’t have the Sherry on hand so I substituted chicken broth. Worked beautifully. Thank you for this recipe. It’s definitely a keeper!
Shawn
I’m so glad you enjoyed this!
Sara Anne
We love this for our family- just tried it a couple weeks ago and have made it 2 more times! I made another pan with more veggies (red/ yellow peppers and mushrooms and additional onion) with the same seasoning for the green beans for my guy and our kids that aren’t so picky- so delish! Going to try adding some of a bag in of shredded carrots next time as well! BUt for 3 of our kiddos who are sooooo picky the original is PERFECT!!
Jem
Can I freeze this dish?
Shirl
The sauce is so good! I’ve made this many times. One change I’ve made, is I stir fry the beans by themselves for about 7-8 mins with the cover on. Moving the beans around often, so they don’t burn. Then I add the onions and cook without the cover for about 5 mins. Beans come out soft, but not mushy and still a bite to them. Also, cutting the chicken against the grain as the recipe video shows, is key to having tender, moist chicken.
Darlene
ARE WE ALLOWED TO SHARE THESE RECIPES? AS LONG AS IT HAS THE WEBSITE ON IT????
Sharyl
I felt like the sauce was very vinegar forward. I will probably use half the vinegar next time.
Shawn
Thanks for your comment Sharyl!
Tobius
Any idea what I can use instead of Land O Lakes® Butter with Olive Oil & Sea Salt as we don’t have it in Canada where I live, thanks
Shawn
Use regular butter with a splash of olive oil!
NicoleG
I am curious what could be used to replace the dry Sherry also.
Jenny
What’s a good replacement for dry sherry? I really would love to Make this.
Kathleen
This was easy to make and my family loved it! I will definitely make this again!
Karen
I’d like to know also what you can use in place of the sherry
linda
omg i made this 3 times love it….thank you so much
Neal
whats abgood substitue for the dry sherry?
Maggy
Buy some. It lasts a long time refrigerated and is so good in stir fry.
Paula
What could be used as a substitute for the dry sherry?
Sally Vandervort
Delicious!! It takes awhile for the green beans to cook, but other than that, an extremely quick meal!
Shawn
So glad you enjoyed the recipe Sally!
Cynthia Claire
i’m allergic to cornstarch. Can I use flour??
Erica
Dry sherry substitute would be 1 tbsp water and 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
Making this recipe again tonight but substituting broccoli and adding mushrooms serving with white rice and homemade dumplings
Shawn
That sounds great! Hope you enjoy it!