High Protein Air Fryer Chicken and Broccoli “Stir Fry”
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High protein and GLP-1 friendly chicken recipes are very popular now. We love high protein Asian stir fries like chicken and broccoli stir fry. A reader favorite is this healthy air fryer chicken and broccoli in the air fryer. With such little oil, this low fat dish “stir fry” dish is easily our best air fried chicken broccoli dish.
High Protein Air Fried Chicken and Broccoli “Stir Fry” that’s GLP-1 Friendly
It’s a high protein, nutrient rich and glp-1 friendly chicken recipe for any day of the week. This fantastic quick and easy chicken dinner for weeknights when you need an easy healthy dinner. Best of all, there’s little clean up and all finished in one vessel. The hot circulating air cooks the broccoli crispy and the chicken has a nice crisp sear with very little oil. Once you cook it, you can even add your personal favorite bottled sauces on top for more flavor. This is a great healthy air fryer chicken recipe with so many possibilities for additions and substitutions.
Video: High Protein Air Fryer Chicken And Broccoli
Less Oil, Great Texture and Flavor with NO ADDED SUGAR
There’s no added sugar to this recipe, unlike so many other Asian sauced recipes. There’s no need for a sugary sauce. The flavor of the chicken and broccoli from the air fryer is fantastic. It’s crispy, with toasted edges and super flavorful. The texture is more like roasted chicken and broccoli, which is just as fantastic. This healthy air fryer chicken recipe is low fat and fantastic when served with some wild rice or brown rice. It’s not greasy and the broccoli is wonderful crispy and flavorful. Give it a try and you’ll be obsessed with air fryer recipes from now on. Dinner comes together so quickly and easily. Again, the benefit is that there’s such little oil when it comes to healthy air fryer recipes!
Tips on How to Make Air Fried Chicken and Broccoli
- Try to cut the chicken into small bite sized pieces and make sure they’re evenly cut. If you have big pieces and small pieces together, they won’t cook evenly and at the same time.
- Combine chicken, broccoli and onions in bowl. Add marinade and toss evenly with ingredients. Add all ingredients to air fryer.
- Gently toss and stir ingredients once during cooking. Do this twice if needed.
- Check one last time, if chicken need more time, stir and cook for additional 3 minutes.
- We have a second method for less crispy broccoli. All recipe details are below with step by step photos. Enjoy!
Air Fryer Chicken & Broccoli
Ingredients
- 1 pound (454 g) boneless skinless chicken breast or thighs , cut into 1-inch bites sized pieces
- 1/4-1/2 pound (113-226 g) broccoli , cut into florets (1-2 cups)
- 1/2 medium onion , sliced thick
- 3 Tablespoons (45 ml) olive oil or grape seed oil
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) garlic powder
- 1 Tablespoon (15 ml) fresh minced ginger
- 1 Tablespoon (15 ml) low sodium soy sauce , or to taste (use Tamari for Gluten Free)
- 1 Tablespoon (15 ml) rice vinegar (use distilled white vinegar for Gluten Free)
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons (10 ml) hot sauce (optional)
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt , or to taste
- black pepper , to taste
- serve with lemon wedges , optional
- teriyaki sauce or bbq sauce , optional for extra flavor and seasoning
Equipment
Instructions
Option 1: Regular Cooked Broccoli
- Make the Marinade: In a bowl, combine oil, garlic powder, ginger, soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, optional hot sauce, salt, and pepper.
- Place the chicken in one bowl. Place the broccoli and onions in another. Divide the marinade between the two bowls, stirring to coat each completely.
- Air Fry: Add just the chicken to the air fryer basket/tray. Air Fry at 380°F/195°C for 10 minutes. Stir in the broccoli and onions with the chicken (make sure to include all the marinade). Continue to Air Fry at 380°F/195°C for 8-10 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through. Make sure to stir halfway through cooking so broccoli gets cooked evenly.
- Add additional salt and pepper, to taste. Squeeze optional fresh lemon juice on top and serve warm.
Option 2: For Crispy, Charred Broccoli
- In a large bowl, combine chicken, broccoli and onion. Toss ingredients together.
- Make the Marinade: In a bowl, combine oil, garlic powder, ginger, soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, optional hot sauce, salt, and pepper. Add the chicken, broccoli and onions to the marinade. Stir thoroughly to combine the marinade with chicken, broccoli and onions.
- Air Fry: Add ingredients to air fryer basket/tray. Air Fry 380°F/195°C for 16-20 minutes, shaking and gently tossing halfway through cooking. Make sure to toss so that everything cooks evenly. Check chicken to make sure it’s cooked through. If not, cook for additional 3-5 minutes.
- Add additional salt and pepper or soy sauce to taste. Drizzle some teriyaki sauce on top for extra sticky sauce flavor. Squeeze fresh lemon juice on top and serve warm.
Notes
- Recipes were cooked in 3-4 qt air fryers. If using a larger air fryer, the recipe might cook quicker so adjust cooking time.
- Do not pre-heat the air fryer for this recipe.
- Remember to set a timer to shake/flip/toss the food as directed in recipe.
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58 Comments on “High Protein Air Fryer Chicken and Broccoli “Stir Fry””
This was an easy and delicious meal to make! We served it with rice. I then had the leftovers with pesto pasta the next day.
I didn’t have sesame oil so I added teriyaki sauce to the marinade instead. I also used cauliflower.
I added the broccoli and cauliflower after cooking the chicken for 10 mins – they had a nice little crunch while still being cooked well and didn’t burn.
We just made this and it came out pretty flavorless. Any recommendations?
Hi Laila, you can add additional sauces on top to finish off the dish. Chicken breast can often be a little dry and more bland. Adding some Teriyaki sauce, BBQ sauce or a drizzle of soy sauce can make all the difference. Thank you!
It’s healthy and good but needs more sauce and flavor but maybe i just put too much chicken in it and broccoli!
This came our great. I put the broccoli in at the start, that was a mistake and I’ll wait 5 minutes next time. I ate it anyway. I did 20 minutes at 380. No 375 option. Chicken came out great.
This was really good! Even my VERY picky husband mm’d his way through his dinner!
This was delicious but almost all my broccoli burned. I used the version that had you add the veg in after the chicken cooked for 10 minutes. Any tips on preventing this from happening next time or things I possibly could have done wrong?
Hi Jennifer, it could be that the broccoli was too close to the heating element and there’s too much food in the air fryer.
Next time, it might be better to just cook the broccoli separately. Some air fryers are smaller than what we use in our test kitchen. Thanks so much!