Healthy Air Fryer Chicken and Broccoli “Stir Fry”
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We love Asian stir fries like chicken and broccoli stir fry. Our new favorite is 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.
Healthy Air Fried Chicken and Broccoli “Stir Fry”
It’s a 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: Air Fryer Chicken And Broccoli
Less Oil, Great Texture and Flavor
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!
How to Make Air Fried Chicken and Broccoli
- 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
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, to taste. 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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Nutrition Information per Serving
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54 Comments on “Healthy Air Fryer Chicken and Broccoli “Stir Fry””
If I like extra sauce should I heat up extra marinade to add when food is done
I really liked it, specially the seasonings. However the broccoli was too dried for my taste. Maybe I cut it too small? I did reduce the portions since we were only my son and I. He did like it too!!
Thanks!
Very good. I modified it just a bit. I added more soy sauce before cooking it and put some more on afterwards. I also cooked white rice on the side.
Thanks for sharing this Asheligh and glad you added more soy sauce. It definitely bring out the flavor more when food is seasoned well. Happy you enjoyed the recipe!
Easy to prepare and cook. Thanks for sharing your recipe. Will definitely cook this for my family back home.
Can you use frozen broccoli?
Hi Katelyn, yes you can use frozen broccoli. Depending on the size, it might not cook around the same time as the chicken. Try a small batch first to see what the exact timing is for your brand of frozen broccoli.
Made this for dinner tonight. Super easy and delicious! Will definitely be making this again! Thanks for a great recipe!
thanks Kim! We appreciate the feedback.
Everything is very open with a really clear explanation of the challenges. It was truly informative. Your site is useful. Thank you for sharing!
Is it okay to put the raw chicken in the air fryer with the broccoli?
It is. Just the same way you’d put raw chicken and veggies together in a pan and cook on the stove or in the oven.
You said to place in a basket. Does this have a sauce??
Just the marinade which gets mostly absorbed into the broccoli.
Very easy and family enjoyed!
This was one of the easiest recipes I’ve made. The taste is amazing! I will be making this over and over and over again!
Thanks Michele for making this and sharing your results! So glad you enjoyed this!
Hi. This recipe sounds AMAZING! I want to try it, but I have the air fryer oven (no basket). Do you think it would work on one of the mashed trays?
Hi Charissa! yes it would work fine when air fryer on the mesh trays.
Hi! This recipe looks amazing but I am not a fan of broccoli, could one use peppers instead?
Hi Therese! Yes, you can definitely use peppers. They will cook in the same time that the chicken cooks.
does the sauce ruin the air fryer? i want to try this but im nervous that the sauce will hurt the machine!
Hi Caroline, we’ve never had issues with our air fryers. But there’s so many different models out there that work differently. If you’re concerned, what you can do is lightly oil the chicken and broccoli and cook that without the sauce in the air fryer. Make the marinade and heat that separately in a saucepan on the stove top for about 3-5 minutes until all the flavors combine. And then after the air fried chicken and broccoli is cooked, toss the chicken and marinade in a separate bowl. Hope this helps!
This is super delicious! I never would’ve thought of cooking chicken and broccoli in the air fryer. I love how healthy this is.
Yay! Happy you’re enjoying our healthy chicken and broccoli!
I can’t believe how easy it is to make a savory meal in the air fryer. This one is my favorite of them all.
Thanks so much and so glad you enjoyed the recipe!