CILANTRO CHICKEN STIR-FRY is an easy, delicious, and HEALTHY dinner you can make in just minutes! So much flavor and none of the fuss. This chicken stir fry recipe is loaded with chicken, peppers, onions, and cilantro…yum!
Cilantro Chicken Stir Fry
Cilantro Chicken Stir Fry is a delicious and easy dinner. This chicken and vegetables stir fry with rice is simple and healthy, the perfect combination for weeknight dinners!
Life has been crazy busy lately, so I have been looking for the absolute easiest weeknight recipes I can find. I have always loved simple flavors and ingredients in recipes because I think it allows the taste buds to pop that much more. This CILANTRO CHICKEN STIR FRY recipe is just too easy and good to be true, and is packed with an explosion of flavor you have to taste to believe!
This chicken stir fry recipe is made in minutes, perfect for dinner, or even taking to work for lunch the next day. You can feel good about eating it because it is packed with veggies and herbs, just the way I love it. You ready for an easy meal the entire family will ask for again and again?? Step right up!
This Cilantro Chicken Stir Fry recipe is the perfect easy and healthy dinner. Chicken with vegetables served over rice is so delicious!
Cilantro Chicken
The secret to this Cilantro Chicken Stir-Fry is obviously the CILANTRO! I am a HUGE fan of cilantro and throw it into recipes every chance I get. I think it adds just the right zing to this fun dish. To make things even easier, this time I used Gourmet Garden Lightly Dried Herbs in the recipe, and I couldn’t be more thrilled with the result. Have you tried this stuff?! YOU GUYS.
The beauty of the lightly dried herbs is that they absolutely come to life and rehydrate during cooking; providing a convenient and simple way to freshen up your favorite dinners. You get the same aromas, texture, and flavor of fresh herbs with none of the fuss. (PLUS, they stay fresh in the fridge for up to FOUR WEEKS! Way longer than fresh herbs).
They come in tons of varieties like Basil, Chili Pepper, Ginger, Parsley and Chives, but I knew Cilantro would be my go-to. I picked mine up at Kroger (the best!) and I think I have found my new ingredient obsession. You have just got to try Gourmet Garden!
How to Make Cilantro Chicken Stir Fry
I love making stir-frys because they’re so simple and taste SO good. This Cilantro Chicken Stir Fry recipe is one of my favorites because the chicken has so much flavor.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet and cook chicken for 2-3 minutes on each side, then remove from skillet
- Add olive oil and garlic to skillet, and mix in vegetables to cook
- Stir in soy sauce, vinegar, and chicken broth. Let it simmer for 1 minute then add cilantro
- Return the chicken to the skillet and cook everything for a couple more minutes
Serve the chicken stir fry over rice for a delicious and healthy meal!
Serve over rice and you’re instantly in favorite dinner Heaven. Let me know how you like it! I can’t wait for you guys to smell the steam coming off this Cilantro Chicken Stir-Fry as it cooks. My mouth is watering again just thinking about it! This is one of those easy and healthy staple dinners you’ll make again and again.
See the recipe card below for How to Make Chicken Stir-Fry with Cilantro.
If you like this chicken stir fry recipe, try these other delicious chicken recipes too:
- Queso Smothered Chicken Fajitas
- Best Sweet and Sour Chicken
- Chicken Parmesan Pasta
- Chicken Couscous with Bacon and Corn
- 40 Clove Garlic Chicken and Potatoes
- Egg Roll Stir Fry
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken tenderloins or breasts cut lengthwise
- salt and pepper to taste
- 4 tablespoons olive oil divided
- 6 garlic cloves minced
- 1/2 white onion sliced
- 1/2 red onion sliced
- 1 green bell pepper sliced into thin strips
- 1 red bell pepper sliced into thin strips
- 1 yellow or orange bell pepper sliced into thin strips
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 3 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
- 1/3 cup chicken broth
- 1 1/2 tablespoons Gourmet Garden Lightly Dried Cilantro
- cooked rice for serving
Instructions
- Dry your chicken on both sides with a paper towel and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add in chicken and cook each side until brown, about 2-3 minutes per side or until nearly cooked through. Remove chicken from the skillet and set aside.
- Add the remaining two tablespoons olive oil to the skillet along with the minced garlic. Stir to combine. Toss in all the veggies and stir while cooking until starting to brown and become tender.
- Add in the vinegar, soy sauce, and chicken broth, and stir to combine. Allow to simmer down for about one minute, then toss in the cilantro and stir.
- Return chicken to the skillet and nestle in the veggies, allowing to cook for 1-2 minutes more until chicken is fully cooked through and warmed.
- Serve over rice and enjoy!
Not a rice eater but sounds like this chicken would be great on a tortilla
I LOVE cilantro! I hope you love the recipe :)
cant wait to make this! It looks so yummy! Im exciteD to try the cilantro!
I love the basil used that before. Wish my family loved cilantro as much as I do. Meh. Love these because o actually get to use them all not forget about them and they go bad.
Looking forward to trying this recipe; especially like that you use both red and yellow onions. Always looking for recipes to use up the occasional bunch of cilantro I buy before it gets ucky. The Gourmet Garden lightly dried herbs will solve many dilemmas; don’t recall seeing it in any of the stores where I shop. Love all the varieties you mentioned…. I’d be going for the basil; it goes in near everything I make. Will look for Gourmet Gardens next time I shop…. would it be in the produce section or ???
Thanks
I’ve recently started adding cilantro to many dishes and love it. Have seen the Gourmet Garden in the store and will try it out! Thank you.
Good luck on the giveaway! I love that you guys are committed to cooking healthy. These herbs would be perfect!
ME TOO!
Definitely Cilantro would be my favorite!
My husband has Crohn’s disease so I am always in the kitchen preparing healthy meal options. We would definitely benefit from your giveaway. We would love to try the ginger because of it’s benefits when it comes to the intestinal tract.
Ginger is oh so good!
I would try the ginger as a lot of the recipes I make call for that ingredient and I always forget to buy it.
Your recipe looks so good! I would like to try their cilantro.
Hooray!
Thanks! hope you love it!
Yes! I’ve heard some people think it tastes like soap and I feel so badly for those people! It’s my all-time fave.
YES!
Cilantro! I seem to run out of it often and love to have it on hand at all times.
This recipe had me at cilantro….it is one of those seasonings you either love or hate…would love to try the cilantro blend….i love stir fry recipes…gonna try this one soon….ty for the opportunity to win.
I love chicken stir fry with rice, adding cilantro is a great idea to try next time.
Made this stir fry tonight…Yum!
You’ll love these lightly dried herbs then! We are the same way. Enjoy :)
This sounds amazing, I am adding it to the menu for next week! And I need that cilantro, mine always goes bad so fast!!
Thank you Laura!
Looks delicious! I love cilantro
It’s so good!
YES!
Hope you just love it!
Thanks Cathy!
Yay for a fun cilantro twist!!
I can’t wait to try this recipe! It looks like something my husband and kids would love!!
I love the dried cilantro!!
Thank you for this recipe!!
Those dried herbs are the best – I use them pretty regularly in my kitchen. Love the twist of adding cilantro to a stir-fry!
I would like to try their parsley.
Cannot go wrong with ginger!
Thanks so much Debi :)
I totally agree! Ginger can be intimidating and this totally takes that out of the equation!
MUAH! xoxo
Thanks Patricia!!!
Thanks for stopping by Jenna! Good luck with the giveaway.
HA! I love them all too. Add such great flavor to foods!
I like the way you think!
Good luck Catherine!!!!
Good luck Rose!
Never enough cilantro! :)
Yay!!!!
That is so awesome Patricia! I think they should have them, but I need to remember to ask my manager about things when they don’t. That is such a good idea.
Hope you love it! And good luck on the giveaway :)
Good luck Jennifer!
Thank you so much Sabrina!
Let us know how you like it!
ME TOO! :)
That’s exactly how we are. With only two people, fresh herbs always seem to go bad before we can eat them all. Thanks for stopping by Barbara!
We must think alike!
Thanks Barbara!!!! Hope you just love the recipe and I know you’ll love the Gourmet Garden once you get your hands on it!
So glad you liked it! Makes me happy :)
Made this for dinner last night. Very easy, quick and flavorful. Substituted chicken broth for water and used the fresh cilantro left in my fridge.
I am very excited about Gourmet Garden spices. I am trying the new Frus Marketplace that just opened by me instead of my go-to store of Albertsons. It seems Albertsons, while tried and true, doesn’t have the newer items that are at the Frys Marketplace. My husband love bed cilantro so I am going to try this recipe on him. Thank you Cookie Rookie????
I can’t wait to try this as cilantro is one of my favorite herbs, plus I only cook things that are quick and have few ingredients.
It seems to be a really delicious recipe. Cilantro is my favorite… of course
What a great idea! I am going to get the cilantro blend so I can make this today! I buy herbs and end up throwing most of them out, so this will be sa great solution! And thanks for the yummy recipe!
trying this this week! looks delicious & healthy!
I love a good stir fry! This one looks so vibrant and delicious!
I shop at Fry’s 3 times a week or more – would love to win a gift card!
Lucky me! I happen to have all the ingredients for this in my fridge. Was looking for something to use up my cilantro. Gourmet Garden herbs would sure save from having to throw out slimy herbs. I think I would use the basil the most. My favorite herb! Enter me in contest please.
I am so excited to learn about the herbs and will be going to our Kroger tomorrow to buy some, provided they have them. If not, I will contact the manager and request them.
Going on the menu for next week. Looks good.
I look forward to making this recipe and trying Gourmet Garden cilantro. I’m been on a cilantro kick lately.
I like lightly dried cilantro. Mmmm. Please enter me in the contest. Thanks.
I so can’t wait to make this dish, headed to get the ingredients now! I’m a huge fan of cilantro too, but so far I haven’t found an herb I didn’t like. Kroger markets are my favorite (called Smiths here), I’d be crazy excited to win that gift card and coupons????!
I am DEFINITELY making the recipe AND trying the Gourmet Garden herbs (even if I don’t win)! And I am a cilantro lover, too.
Sorry. I’ve had a change of heart. Cilantro is mone of my favorite herbs. Ginger is good too.
Love all herbs. But gotta go withe Ginger
Looks delicious! I will defiantly try the cilantro Gourmet Garden Herb first. We shop at Fred Meyers which is owned by Kroger. Thanks for the recipe!
This sounds like a great idea. I’m going to look for the cilantro in my Kroger.
This is gorgeous!! My family will LOVE it!!
This looks so good! Also, I can’t wait to try the ginger! I’m obsessed with ginger but it can be cumbersome when making weeknight dinners, this will completely solve that.
Looks great!
Ginger would be my favorite.
Good luck Diane!
They’re SO convenient aren’t they?! Thanks for stopping by Amy :)
Muah!
The ginger is SO good. Thanks Diane!
Thanks Des!!! xoxo
Thanks Lindsay! I hope you love it, it was so easy! And I know you’ll love the Gourmet Garden herbs!
This looks so good! I’m thinking I HAVE to make this for dinner tomorrow night!!! I love Cilantro too so I am so excited to get my hands on these Gourmet Garden lightly dried spices! I would buy the Cilantro one for sure!!! I also love shopping at Kroger it’s my go to grocery store!!!!
This is gorgeous! It would be great for a weeknight meal!
Can’t wait to try the Gourmet Garden ginger! Although I think I will buy the cilantro today and make this recipe – thanks so much!
Perfect for a Friday night meal with the family!
This is exactly the kind of easy and healthy dinner recipes I’ve been looking for! I love using these little Gourmet Garden dried herbs! They are so handy to have. I have to admit I use the dried parsely almost every day!
Please enter me in the contest. Thank you!!