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Easy Vegetable Stir Fry
Vegetable stir fry is a quick and easy option for dinner, plus it's super flexible and a great way to use up leftovers from your fridge!
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 25 min⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 10 min👤 Beth Moncel📖 budgetbytes
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●pan
- ●skillet
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Mix
2
Make the stir fry sauce first. Combine the soy sauce, water, brown sugar, sesame oil, garlic, ginger, and cornstarch in a small bowl. Set the sauce aside.
brown sugar ($0.06)2 Tbspfresh ginger (grated, $0.10)1 tspcornstarch ($0.03)1 Tbsp
3
Chop the vegetables into similar-sized pieces. It's up to you whether you slice, dice, or cut into any other shape you prefer.
4
Saute
5
Add the cooking oil to a very large skillet or wok. Heat over medium-high. When the pan and oil are very hot (but not smoking), add the hardest vegetables first: carrots and broccoli. Cook and stir for about a minute, or just until the broccoli begins to turn bright green.
cooking oil ($0.16)2 Tbspcarrots ($0.33)2
6
Stir
7
Next, add the mushrooms and sugar snap peas. Continue to cook and stir for a minute or two more, or just until the mushrooms begin to soften.
8
Cook
9
Finally, add the softest vegetables, bell pepper and onion. Continue to cook and stir just until the onion begins to soften.
10
Simmer
11
Give the stir fry sauce another brief stir, then pour it over the vegetables. Continue to cook and stir until the sauce begins to simmer, at which point it will thicken and turn glossy. Remove the vegetables from the heat, or continue to cook until they are to your desired doneness.
12
Serve
13
Top the stir fry with sesame seeds and serve!
sesame seeds ($0.06)1 tsp
Nutrition Facts
calories
209 kcal
fat Content
9 g
serving Size
1.5 cups
fiber Content
6 g
sodium Content
869 mg
protein Content
8 g
carbohydrate Content
27 g
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