Chinese Chicken and Broccoli

I made the yummiest new recipe for dinner tonight...Chinese Chicken and Broccoli. In my opinion, it was better than anything I've eaten in a Chinese restaurant. Yes...it was THAT good! I found it on Pinterest (what did we do before Pinterest??) and it originally came from the following blog:
http://www.ateaspoonofhappiness.com/chinese-chicken-and-broccoli/


Chinese Chicken and Broccoli

Ingredients

• For the marinade:
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon water
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 1 large head of broccoli, crowns only, cut into bite-sized pieces
• For the sauce:
• ¼ cup + 1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon water

Instructions

1. Mix the marinade ingredients in a small bowl – pour oven chicken.
2. Marinate the chicken while preparing the sauce and broccoli.
3. Steam broccoli for just 3 minutes – set aside.
4. In a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat, saute the chicken with its marinade and ½ of the sauce mixture in 1 tablespoon vegetable oil.
5. Once chicken is fully cooked through, add the steamed broccoli, remaining sauce and 1 tablespoon water.
6. Cook for 2 minutes to thicken sauce or until broccoli is tender, but still crisp.

 

** I served it over brown rice.

** 8 PPV for Weight Watchers for 1/4 of the recipe. (Add additional points for rice!)