This Chicken Zucchini Stir Fry is a simple stir fry that we like to make! We marinade the chicken and then stir fry with sliced zucchini in a tasty sauce, and then either serve with white rice or noodles!

Dark Meat vs. White Meat

For this recipe you can use chick breast instead of chicken thighs depending on your preference. Usually, you can use them interchangeably ad then for some recipes, depending on the thickness of the chicken you may need to adjust the timing.

Since in this recipe you are cutting it in to small pieces, the timing will pretty much be the same. Basically – just make sure that the chicken is thoroughly cooked before serving!

If you’re curious about the differences between the two, here’s an article all about it.

Customization Ideas

Here are some ideas if you’d like to switch things up!

Make it spicy!

You can add some fresh or dried chilies to this dish to give it a kick. You can also drizzle some spicy chili crisps, hot sauce, or chili oil too!

Add more veggies!

I love adding extra veggies to my dishes. Healthier the better – after all it’s where we get nutrients for our body! Some tasty veggies to add include bell peppers, snow peas, green beans. The only thing you want to know is if you add them, the cooking time may change.

Mix up the sauces!

You can try changing up the sauces too if you’d like! You can try soy paste, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sweet soy sauce for different flavors!

You can also interchange honey vs brown sugar vs any other type of sweetener to see what is your favorite.

Delicious Chicken Stir Fry Dishes!

By the way if you LOVE chicken stir fries like this one, definitely check out some of my most popular chicken stir fry recipes – here are some below!

Jalapeño Chicken Stir Fry

Chicken Zucchini Mushrooms Stir Fry

Chicken with Broccoli

Chicken Chinese Fried Rice Recipe

Szechuan Chicken (Sichuan Chicken)

Chicken with Mushroom

Coconut Chicken Curry with Potatoes

Or if you’re just in to Chinese Chicken recipes in general… check out my roundup of 10+ Delicious Chinese Chicken recipes here!

How to cook Chicken Zucchini Stir Fry

First gather your ingredients. You will need:

• 1 lb boneless chicken thigh, cut bite sized
• Marinade:
  • 1 tsp cornstarch
  • 1/4 cup light soy sauce
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 2 teaspoons sugar (or honey)
  • 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar (optional)
• 3 garlic, smashed
• 1 tablespoon cooking oil
• 1 medium zucchini, cut in half lengthwise and then sliced
• 1 tbsp oyster sauce
• Ground black pepper, optional

With a knife, cut chicken in to bite size. In a mixing bowl, add the chicken marinade ingredients. Combine well and then set it aside to marinade for half hour.

In a cooking pan or wok, add cooking oil, and let it heat up on medium high.

Add garlic and chicken along with all the marinade sauce, and stir fry for about 2 minutes or until chicken is no longer translucent, and immediately remove chicken from heat by placing in a big plate or bowl and set aside (try to keep sauce in pan).

Add a little more cooking oil if your pan is too dry. Then, add zucchini and stir fry for about 5 minutes, or until zucchini start getting tender.

Return the chicken back in to pan and add oyster sauce, sprinkle with ground black pepper (optional) and stir fry everything for about another 2-3 minutes or until chicken is cooked thoroughly and zucchini is tender.

Remove from heat and serve!

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