Oven Baked Asian Stir Fry

     I love this dish because you don't need a Wok!  You get all the flavors with little hassle.  Yep! It's cooked in the oven, and super easy to prep.  I use whatever vegetables I have on hand - this time around it was zucchini, red bell pepper, carrot and onion.  Much like mushrooms, the zucchini really absorbs the flavors of the sauce.  Just keep in mind for this recipe to chop your vegetables uniformly so they cook at a similar rate. 
     You do not want to add any heavy, long cooking items to this dish as it bakes in about 18 minutes in your oven.  Keep in mind this is a "vegetable stir fry"... snow peas, broccoli florets, asparagus, green beans, mushrooms, and cabbage all work great too.  Enjoy! Diane 

Ingredients: 

• 2-3 large chicken breasts, cut into chunks.
• 5 cups of any mix of vegetables that you prefer, cut uniformly *pick list below
• 2 teaspoons sesame seeds 

*sweet bell peppers, onions, carrots, zucchini, broccoli florets, mushrooms, snow peas, 
cabbage, water chestnuts, asparagus and green beans. *want it spicy - add in some hot peppers in addition to the hot chili oil in the sauce (cow horn, jalapeno, anaheim.)

Sauce Ingredients: 

• 1/3 cup soy sauce, you can used reduced sodium version
• 1/4 cup oyster sauce 
• 2 Tablespoons rice wine vinegar
• 2 Tablespoons brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger, dry ground 
• 3-4 cloves garlic, minced 
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 1 Tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons hot chili oil or sriracha, optional

Directions: 
     Preheat oven to 425 F. 

1.  Lightly oil a rimmed baking sheet or 9x13 baking dish.   
2.  Whisk together all the sauce ingredients, set aside. 
3.  Wash, and cut all your vegetables into uniform size. 
4.  Chicken should be boneless, skinless chicken and diced.
5.  Lightly salt and pepper the chicken once cut. 
6.  In a large bowl, combine the chicken with the vegetables and sauce. 
7.  Spread out the sauce covered chicken and vegetables onto your sheet pan or into your baking dish. 
8. Bake for a total of 18 minutes *or until chicken is cooked through, stirring once during cook time.  Sprinkle sesame seeds over entire dish once out of the oven.
9. Serve Hot over cooked Lo Mein Noodles or over prepared Steamed Rice.

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