Chicken and Macadamia Stir Fry

This stir fry recipe is quick and easy to prepare, making it the perfect weeknight dinner.
Chicken Macadamia Stir fry
10 min prep
20 min cook
4 serves
2.3 serves of veg
  • 3cm knob ginger, finely grated
  • 3 garlic cloves, finely grated
  • 2 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp rice cooking wine (Shaoxing wine)
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp cornflour
  • ½ cup water
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 500g skinless chicken breast, cut into strips
  • 200g (2 ½ cups) brown mushrooms, quartered
  • 2 bunches asparagus, cut into 5cm lengths

5 spring onions, cut into 5cm lengths

2 bunches bok choy, roughly chopped

½ cup roasted macadamias

  1. Combine ginger, garlic, oyster sauce, light soy sauce, rice wine, sesame oil and cornflour in a small bowl, then slowly whisk in the water. Set aside.
  2. Heat wok (or frypan) over medium-high heat. Add one tablespoon of oil.
  3. Cook chicken for 5-10 minutes until cooked through, then remove and set aside. Carefully wipe wok clean with paper towel, then reheat and add remaining oil.
  4. Add mushrooms to wok and cook for 1-2 minutes until browned.
  5. Add asparagus and spring onion and cook for 2 minutes, add bok choy and cook for a further 2 minutes.
  6. Re-whisk the stir fry sauce. Add sauce to the pan along with the chicken and macadamias, stirring until the sauce thickens (1-2 minutes).
  7. Serve with your choice of rice or noodles.

Serving Suggestion: Bok choy can be swapped for other Asian greens you may have on hand or are in season such as pak choi, choi sum, or kai lan. Vegetables can be swapped for other vegetables you may have on hand such as capsicum, broccoli, carrot or beans.

Macadamia nuts can be swapped for other nuts or seeds you may have on hand such as almonds, unsalted cashews, sunflower seeds or pepita seeds.

If you don’t have rice cooking wine (Shaoxing wine) or are unable to get it, you can simply leave it out of this recipe.

Storage: Store stir-fry in an airtight container in the fridge for 3 days or frozen for up to 3 months. To keep the macadamias crunchy, store them separately and add them just before serving.

Kids in the kitchen tips: Depending on your child’s age and skill, they can help measure the ingredients, or mix the sauce together.

Important

When preparing this recipe:

  • Double check the food label ingredient list for any allergens each time you purchase it.
  • Prevent any allergen contamination during preparation, cooking, and serving with proper hygiene and avoiding cross-contact with allergens.

Nutritional Facts

Serving size: 389g Per serving Per 100g
Energy (kJ) 1746 449
Fat (g) 26.4 6.8
Saturated fat (g) 4.1 1.1
Carbohydrates (g) 7.5 1.9
Sugars (g) 4.7 1.2
Fibre (g) 5.3 1.4
Protein (g) 34.5 8.9
Sodium (mg) 759.5 195.1

Acknowledgement

Recipe originally published by  Queensland Country Women’s Association Country Kitchens, adapted by Health and Wellbeing Queensland.

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