Easy Stir Fry Recipe

Easy Stir Fry Recipe

Main dish
20 min
4 servings

This vegetable stir fry recipe is a quick, easy, and delicious weeknight dinner! It's filled with colorful vegetables and cooked in a sweet and savory sauce. Use certified gluten-free low-sodium tamari to make this recipe gluten-free.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoonsextra-virgin olive oil
  • 1red bell pepper (stemmed, seeded, and sliced)
  • 1yellow bell pepper (stemmed, seeded, and sliced)
  • 8 ouncescremini mushrooms (stemmed and sliced)
  • 3 cupssmall broccoli florets
  • 1 cupsugar snap peas
  • 1 cupthinly sliced carrots
  • 3green onions (thinly sliced)
  • sesame seeds (for garnish)
  • ½ cupwater
  • ⅓ cuplow-sodium soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoonhoney or brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoonrice vinegar
  • 2 teaspoonstoasted sesame oil
  • 2garlic cloves (grated)
  • 2 teaspoonsgrated fresh ginger
  • 1 tablespooncornstarch
  • ½ teaspoonred pepper flakes (optional)

Directions

  1. 1

    Make the stir fry sauce: In a medium bowl, whisk together the water, soy sauce, honey, rice vinegar, sesame oil, garlic, ginger, cornstarch, and red pepper flakes, if using.

  2. 2

    Make the stir fry. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet or wok over high heat. Add the red and yellow peppers, mushrooms, broccoli, snap peas, and carrots and toss. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 3 to 4 minutes, or until the vegetables soften slightly.

  3. 3

    Reduce the heat to medium and pour in the stir fry sauce. Stir and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, or until the sauce thickens and the vegetables are crisp-tender. Season to taste. Top with the green onions and sesame seeds and serve.