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Meat, One Pot, Pasta | Rice | Barley, Quick meals  /  28.01.2021

Garlic Soy Chicken with Cauliflower

by Anna Chwistek
Anna Chwistek

This garlic soy sauce chicken is easy enough for a weeknight, but tastes like something truly special. Super fast and packed with flavor. The chicken thighs are impossibly juicy and tender, while the cauliflower has a nice crisp-tender bite. It’s delicious, slightly spicy and hinted with ginger and garlic. To complete the meal, we boil noodles or make a pot of rice while we cook the chicken. Bonus? It comes together in about 25 minutes. Perfect for busy weeknights when you’re looking for something a little more funky. 

serving dumplings | Garlic Soy Chicken with Cauliflower

And the sauce? It’s sticky, super savory and a little spicy. Although you can make it as spicy as you can handle. It’s made with flavor bombs like soy sauce, sesame oil, tahini, chili sauce, ginger and garlic. You’ll love it!
Let me guide you through the recipe with this step-by-step VIDEO. 

serving dumplings | Garlic Soy Chicken with Cauliflower

RECIPE NOTES

  • You can throw practically any vegetable into the pan instead of the cauliflower, fresh or frozen, and it’ll get cooked in this stunning sauce. You can use broccoli, green beans, carrots or corn.
  • Instead of noodles or rice, serve with spiralized zucchini.
  • Add nuts for more crunchy textures, like cashews or peanuts.

Other Delicious Recipes to Try

  • Spicy Garlic Shiitake Noodles
  • Honey Butter Garlic Chicken
  • 20 minute Beef and Shiitake Noodle Stir-Fry

sering dumplings | Garlic Soy Chicken with Cauliflower

Cooking Video

Yield: serves 4

Garlic Soy Chicken with Cauliflower

Garlic Soy Chicken with Cauliflower
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

  • ½ cauliflower, cut into florets, then into tiny bite-sized pieces
  • 500 g/1.1 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs, thinly sliced
  • 5 tbsp peanut oil
  • 2 tbsp corn starch
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tsp grated ginger
  • 5 scallions, cut into small pieces
  • 150 g/5.5 ounces noodles or rice
  • sesame seeds, for serving, optional

Sticky Garlic-Soy Sauce

  • ½ cup/120 ml low sodium soy sauce
  • 3 tbsp toasted sesame oil
  • 2 tbsp chili garlic sauce
  • 1 tbsp tahini
  • 1 tsp sambal oelek, optional
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • ¼ tsp white pepper

Instructions

    1. In a medium bowl, combine the chicken with corn starch and 1 tablespoon oil. Set aside.
    2. Boil the rice, or noodles. Drain, reserving ½ cup of cooking water.
    3. In a glass jar, combine the ingredients for the sauce. Shake well, set aside.
    4. Heat 1 tablespoons oil in a large non-stick skillet over high heat. When the oil shimmers, add the chicken and brown until crispy, about 5 minutes, stir form time to time. Remove from skillet.
    5. Heat 3 tablespoons oil in the skillet. Add cauliflower florets, sauté until slightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add chicken back to the skillet. Pour in the sauce mix. Stir in garlic and ginger. Cook over medium heat until the sauce starts to thicken. Add ½ cup cooking water, simmer for 5 minutes over low heat. Stir in the scallions, then remove the skillet from heat.
    6. Divide the rice or noodles among bowls and top with the chicken and cauliflower. Serve with additional scallions and sesame seeds. Enjoy!

Notes

Calories Per Serving: 645 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.

Did you make this recipe?

Let me know! Leave a comment on the blog or share a photo on Instagram and don’t forget to tag me with @anna_s_table or #servingdumplings I’d love to see what you’re making. Happy cooking!

© Anna Chwistek
Category: Meat
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6 comments

  • Grace
    13.02.2021

    Delicious made with tofu instead of chicken…..otherwise followed the recipe.

    Reply
    • Anna
      13.02.2021

      Thanks so much for trying the recipe Grace! That is so great you enjoyed it!

      Reply
    • Marta Larsen
      12.11.2021

      Made this last night and it is so good! Tastes as good or better than restaurant noodle dishes I have had. Comes together easily. I made with fresh Shanghai noodles. Delicious!

      Reply
      • Anna Chwistek
        12.11.2021

        I am so glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for making!

        Reply
  • Regina M Patz
    1.06.2021

    Had to make my own garlic chili sauce (I was out). Only had ghost peppers in the freezer…..almost killed my husband. Otherwise this was amazing!!!!!

    Reply
    • Anna
      1.06.2021

      Oh no:) Haha!! So glad you enjoyed the recipe though!

      Reply

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