Easy Spicy Cabbage and Chicken

This Easy Spicy Cabbage and Chicken has become my new go to recipe! It’s simple. It’s quick. It’s easy to modify if you need more servings. And it’s packed with nutrients you need to fuel your workouts for success! The only thing remotely time consuming is chopping the vegetables.

This is one of those great meals you can make ahead when prepping for the week or you can cook it up for a quick and easy meal on the fly. You can certainly switch out the veggies I have listed in the ingredients for what every you have on hand. In fact, that’s how I created it. I was trying to use up what I had left in my fridge!

This recipe calls for two cooked chicken breasts. I like to roast a chicken every couple of weeks. This gives me chicken to have ready for quick meals for the week or to freeze and add to my soups. Then I use the chicken bones to make bone broth. (Recipes for roasted chicken and bone broth coming to the blog soon! I promise.)

If you don’t have cooked chicken on hand, then simply cut two chicken breasts into half inch to one inch cubes. Season with salt and pepper and stir fry in about a tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat until cooked through. (Approximately 7-10 minutes.)

Easy Spicy Cabbage and Chicken

Serves: 4-6

Prep time: 10 minutes        Cook time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoon of coconut oil or grapeseed oil
• Half of large cabbage (approximately 18-20 oz)
• 1 bell pepper (any color)
• 1 1/2 cups of broccoli
• 2 large peeled carrots
• 2 tablespoons – 1/4 cup of sweet chili sauce (I use Mae Ploy)
• 2 cooked chicken breasts sliced, shredded or chopped into smaller pieces.

Directions:

• Cut out and discard core from cabbage. Chop cabbage into small bite size pieces.
• Heat oil in a wok or a large skillet over medium to high heat. (Do not use olive oil because you will be cooking at a higher temperature than is suitable for olive oil.) Add cabbage once oil is hot and mix to coat with oil.
• While cabbage is cooking chop the bell pepper and broccoli and add to cabbage. Mix to coat with oil.
• Use a vegetable peeler to shave the carrot into the cabbage mixture. If you prefer, you can slice the carrots into bite size pieces. Mix into the cooking veggies.
• Start with 2 tablespoons of sweet chili sauce and mix into the cabbage mixture. Let vegetables cook about 5 to 7 minutes or until tender stirring occasionally.
• While veggies are cooking, cut up chicken.
• Add chicken to the cabbage mixture and cook another 2 to 3 minutes or until heated through. Add remaining sweet chili sauce if desired.

There you have it: quick, easy and delicious! My kind of meal! Click the icons below to share on social media with any other time challenged would-be healthy eaters.