Chicken with Chinese Broccoli & Mushrooms by: Sarah 19 Comments Jump to Recipe Posted:1/15/2021Updated:1/15/2021 This Chicken and Chinese Broccoli stir-fry is a delicious, light meal that truly brings out the best in tender chicken breast and sweet, crunchy Chinese broccoli, or gai lan.  This was one of the very first recipes we posted back in August 2013, when the blog was just a couple months old.Since it hasn’t gotten the most attention, I thought I’d re-test, re-develop, and re-photograph it! Turns out, I had quite a few changes to make.  In this new and very much improved version, we’ve also included metric measurements, clearer instructions, and updated nutrition information.Enjoy!  The Origins of This Recipe This chicken and broccoli stir-fry recipe was born in my college years.

Back in college (side note: I can’t believe I’m now 30, and a person who says things like, “back in college…”), I would get pretty homesick for Chinese food.  I would try to get creative at the dining hall’s do-it-yourself pasta station or partake in the vegan couscous salad (that was all they had if you got there a minute after 8:00).But a few weeks of that would have me yearning for the flavors of my childhood.  Every now and then, I would order Chinese takeout.But rather than your General Tso’s Chicken or Beef Lo Mein, I was looking for something that felt like the home cooking I missed so much.  One day, I thought I

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