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You all love this vegetable stir fry, and I don’t blame you. It’s fast, flexible, and that sauce? So addicting! Toss in whatever veggies you have and dinner’s done.
A Reader’s Review
This recipe was very easy to follow and it turned out excellent.
First time I used your recipes and I want to do more.
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Why This Stir Fry Works for Real Life
- It’s the “I have 20 minutes and zero brainpower” dinner: When the day’s been chaos and takeout isn’t an option, this stir fry saves you!
- Your kids will actually eat it! Mine licked their plates and asked for seconds. That never happens unless there’s sugar involved.
- It’s a fridge-clean-out hero! Have random veggies hanging out? Toss them in! Which means food waste and no extra shopping trips. Winning!
Vegetable Stir Fry Ingredients
- Grocery Shopping Tip: Baby corn and water chestnuts are found in the ethnic food aisles.
- Meat: Want to get your protein? Add in some chicken, pork, shrimp, beef, or tofu.
- Vegetables: You can use what you have on hand; other ideas include asparagus, bean sprouts, celery, zucchini, cauliflower, onions, or tomatoes.
- Nuts: Almonds and cashews are great to stir in as well.
- Bring on the Heat: Make it spicy by adding some sriracha or crushed red pepper flakes. Or use my spicy hibachi sauce instead!
How to Make Vegetable Stir Fry
I recommend having all the veggies cut before you start cooking. And try to cut them into similar-sized pieces so they cook evenly. Stir frying happens fast, so it’s important to have your veggies, sauce, and add-ins prepped and ready to go.
- Cook Vegetables: Add olive oil over medium-high heat in a wok, which is ideal, but a large skillet will work as well. Add red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, zucchini, sugar snap peas, carrots, mushrooms, broccoli, baby corn, and water chestnuts. Cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring frequently until the veggies are almost tender.
- Make the Sauce: In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, minced garlic, brown sugar, sesame oil, chicken broth, and cornstarch.
- Cook: Pour the sauce over the veggies and cook until the sauce has thickened and the veggies are tender.
- Garnish and Serve: Garnish with green onions and sesame seeds if desired, and serve with noodles or rice.
Alyssa’s Pro Tip
Don’t overcrowd your pan! Too many veggies cause steaming instead of searing, resulting in mushy veggies.
Make Ahead, Storing, & Reheating
Unlike sad leftovers, this vegetable stir fry tastes just as good (maybe better?) the next day. Meal prep lunch wins all week long.
- Make Ahead: You can make the stir fry sauce ahead of time and keep it in the fridge for up to 3 days, or freeze it for later if you want dinner even faster next time.
- In the Fridge: Store your leftover vegetable stir fry in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
- Reheating: Reheat leftovers on the stovetop over medium heat in a wok or skillet until heated through.
More Stir Fry Recipes To Try
I love a good stir-fry. It’s a great way to get your veggies in, and if you’re looking to add more protein to your diet, try my honey garlic chicken stir-fry! Here are a few more for you to check out!
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Vegetable Stir Fry Recipe
Ingredients
Veggies
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 sliced red bell pepper
- 1 sliced yellow bell pepper
- 1 small sliced zucchini
- 1 cup sugar snap peas
- 1 cup sliced carrots
- 1 cup sliced mushrooms
- 2 cups broccoli
- 1 (15-ounce) can baby corn drained
- 1 (8-ounce) can water chestnuts drained
- green onions for garnish
- sesame seeds for garnish
Sauce
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- ½ cup chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
Instructions
- Add 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium-high heat in a wok or large skillet. Add 1 sliced red bell pepper, 1 sliced yellow bell pepper, 1 small sliced zucchini, 1 cup sugar snap peas, 1 cup sliced carrots, 1 cup sliced mushrooms, 2 cups broccoli, 1 (15-ounce) can baby corn, and 1 (8-ounce) can water chestnuts. Cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring frequently until the veggies are almost tender.
- In a small bowl, whisk together ¼ cup soy sauce, 3 garlic cloves, minced, 3 tablespoons brown sugar, 1 teaspoon sesame oil, ½ cup chicken broth, and 1 tablespoon cornstarch.
- Pour the sauce over the veggies and cook until the sauce has thickened and the veggies are tender. Garnish with green onions and sesame seeds if desired.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I made this last night and it was excellent! I had lots of veggies that needed to be used and not much time, so this was perfect. I really like the sauce, it’s a good balance of sweet & savory and I added some pepper flakes for heat as suggested. Thanks!
I love this fry food. Looks so delicious and tasty. These vegetable are looking so healthy. Thank you for sharing it.
This is looking so delicious and tasty. SO easy to make vegetable fry, really love tis recipe. I will surely try this. Thanks you for sharing this wonderful article.
Taught my g-daughter this recipe to teach her how to read a recipe and cook it. Came out delicious.
This stir fry is looks so delicious. A great post and recipe of vegetable stir fry, thank you for sharing this wonderful post.
What noodles would you recommend with this dish? Any particular brands you love?
Thanks!
Any lo mein noodles are great or bowtie pasta soaks in the sauce too.
I’m not the greatest cook, but this was so unbelievably easy and delicious! Thank you for this recipe. My kids ate it right up;)
Looks awesome. I’m going to swap out chicken for vegetable stock and give this a try! I love stir fry.
Great photos.
My husband is a meat and taters man, he said he didn’t think he’d like this but ate a ton. Already asking me to make it again.
I don’t care for broccoli or baby corn, but there are lots of other vegetables to pick from. I used cabbage, sugar snap peas, carrots, red and orange peppers, celery, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, free onions and thin sliced white onion.
It was absolutely delicious!
And I get vegetables in my husband.
The pan must be extremely hot that oil instantly becomes runny like water.
Nice recipe but thats not truly a stir fry. Stir fry needs to be burning hot to a point that olive oil cannot be used as it will get burnt. Veggies should take 2-3 minutes max. Cooked slower you get normal cooked veggies with sauce.
Thanks for the step by step explanation on how to prepar recipe.
I will try this.
just made this recipe and it was delicious …. love this recipe… thank you so much!!!
Yumm! I really like how Asian play with the veggies just like this dish, so versatile and healthy!
My SO was not excited about having stir fry for dinner until he tried it! I did add orange/pineapple juice to substitute for broth. ?
Forgot to rate! Please refer to my review made previously! 🙂