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Paleo Thai Sweet and Spicy Jalepeno Chicken Stir Fry – you can serve it over rice, quinoa, cauliflower rice, or even gluten-free pasta. Or just plate it as it is. It tastes A-M-A-Z-I-N-G and I am sure you will be making this dish over and over again because it is Easy, Delicious and Healthy. Even my husband said that this dish is so delicious. I promise you, this will be the BEST Thai Jalepeno Chicken Stir Fry you’ve ever had.
This Thai Sweet and Spicy Jalepeno Chicken Stir Fry is also Paleo and gluten free. Most stir fry recipes usually call for soy sauce which is not Paleo. Also, soy sauce should be avoided if you have any hormonal imbalances or PCOS. Instead of soy sauce, I use fish sauce which is a classic and authentic Thai ingredient.
I am glad I added jalepeno peppers, even though usually I don’t add any to stir frys. They are really the star of the sauce and they make all the difference in this dish. So if you are thinking of skipping the jalepeno peppers, don’t do it. It will still turn out great, but it won’t be the same. Since the peppers cook for several minutes in the skillet, the dish is not very hot or spicy. It has a nice mild kick that combines wonderfully with the sweetness of the orange marmalade, honey, coconut sugar and the garlic.
How To Make Jalepeno Chicken Stir Fry
What you need
1 – 2 Tbsp olive oil
4 garlic cloves (chopped), divided
8 jalepeno slices (chopped), divided
salt and pepper, to taste
2 chicken breasts, sliced
1 medium yellow onion
1 red bell pepper, sliced
sesame seeds, for garnish (optional)
parsley, for garnish
Stir Fry Sauce
1 Tbsp honey
1 Tbsp fish sauce
1 Tbsp orange marmalade
1/2 Tbsp coconut sugar
1 Tbsp water
Preparation
Heat oil over medium-high heat. Add 3 chopped garlic cloves and 4 chopped jalepeno pepper slices to the skillet and saute for about 30 seconds.
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Add sliced chicken strips to skillet and saute for about 5-7 minutes or until cooked through while turning chicken to brown on both sides.
After chicken is cooked, add sliced strips red bell pepper and onion. Stir well, cover with a lid and saute for about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, making sure nothing sticks to the pan. Add a little bit of olive oil if necessary.
Add remaining chopped clove garlic and jalepeno peppers to the stir fry and stir.
Lastly, pour the stir fry sauce over the chicken and vegetables, and make sure it covers everything as you pour it.
Stir and let cook for just about 30 seconds until the sauce starts to thicken. Remove from heat and serve.
So much flavor and so delicious! Yum!
Chicken Stir Fry
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Ingredients
- 1 – 2 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 4 garlic cloves, chopped, divided
- 8 jalapeño pepper slices, chopped, divided
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 chicken breasts, sliced
- 1 medium yellow onion
- 1 red bell pepper, sliced
- sesame seeds, for garnish (optional)
Stir Fry Sauce
- 1 Tablespoon honey
- 1 Tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 Tablespoon orange marmalade
- ½ Tablespoon coconut sugar
- 1 Tablespoon water
Instructions
- Heat oil over medium-high heat. Add 3 chopped garlic cloves and 4 chopped jalapeno pepper slices to the skillet and saute for about 30 seconds.
- Add sliced chicken strips to skillet and saute for about 5-7 minutes or until cooked through while turning chicken to brown on both sides.
- After chicken is cooked, add sliced strips red bell pepper and onion. Stir well, cover with a lid and saute for about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, making sure nothing sticks to the pan. Add a little bit of olive oil if necessary.
- Add remaining chopped clove garlic and jalapeno peppers to the stir fry and stir.
- Lastly, pour the stir fry sauce over the chicken and vegetables, and make sure it covers everything as you pour it.
- Stir and let cook for just about 30 seconds until the sauce starts to thicken. Remove from heat and serve.
This is great! It tastes just like takeout! add red better flakes for extra kick
Love me some jalapenos — and Thai food seasonings. Definitely making this. I have a request, though. I use myfitnesspal.com to log my food intake, and they have a page where you can save recipes so the calories and macros involved in the ingredients get recorded automatically. https://www.myfitnesspal.com/recipe_parser The user has to copy the url of the recipe’s page, to myfitnesspal. I’ve tried to do that with this recipe, but neither your blog page nor the printer-friendly page url will work with myfitnesspal. I get back a “no recipe found” message. If you could figure out a way to make this blog work with the myfitnesspal app, that would make it a LOT more useful to me and others who use myfitnesspal.
Thanks for letting me know, Amy! That is very strange because I have used myfitnesspal to calculate nutritional info with links from this blog and it used to work. I will check with my website designer and let you know when we get this fixed. Thanks again for letting me know.
I have been loving your recipes! these one dish creations are so easy, healthy and look great too. I have made the tuscan chicken dish several times now. I have to try to find this coconut sugar! I have no doubt this dish is going to be just a delicious as the others! can’t wait to try. I may try to even turn this into a pizza by condensing the liquids for a friday night treat!! Thanks again.
So glad to hear that you find great recipes here, Cindy! That’s a great idea to use this recipe for pizza topping! I think it will work out great!
Sweet and spicy? Jalapenos? I’M ON BOARD FOR THIS STIR FRY TRAIN! I’ll perhaps make a vegan version of it but the recipe is nonetheless VERY tempting in its seasoning. Amazing stuff Neil!
Thanks, Levan!! Yes, this stir fry is a mild flavor explosion of sweet and spicy. 🙂 I am glad you like it!
This looks fantastic! Love the flavours and the colours are wonderful!
Thanks, Kaitie! yes, this meal is very flavorful and so delicious! Hope you give it a try! 🙂
This sounds and looks delish! Love the sweet and spicy <3 Awesome recipe dear!
Thank you so much, Rebecca! 🙂
This looks delish! I love thai and a good stirfry, so adding this to my list to try this weekend :). Thanks!
Thanks, Vicky! I think you will love this stir fry! 🙂
This looks great, I love the interesting flavors you bring here. I really want to try that coconut sugar and I guess I’m not the only one who uses fruit jam to replace sugar.
Hi Adam! Yes, i love using fruit jam instead of sugar, much better and more flavorful. I try to avoid sugar all together, but if I need some, i use coconut sugar since it’s not highly processed like white sugar.
We haven’t had a stir fry in a while, but my kids love them, so I think we’ll add this one to the menu! It looks delicious! Pinning and sharing!
Hope you give it a try, it’s delicious! Thanks for stopping by and sharing, Michelle! 🙂