Chinese Chicken and Green beans {One Pot}
Crispy green beans, juicy chicken, and tender potatoes cooked to perfection. My ultimate comfort food, chicken Green Beans, and Potatoes which are soy free, quick, easy, and perfect for meal prep.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
Chicken Marinade:
- 1.5 lb chicken breast or thighs
- 1.5 tbsp arrowroot starch
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp coconut aminos
Main dish:
- 12 – 16 oz Green beans trimmed and washed
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger minced
- 1 tbsp green onion chopped
- 2 medium potatoes cubed
- 1 tbsp coconut aminos
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- Dashes of cayenne pepper optional: to kick up the heat
- 2 – 3 pieces of star anise
- Dashes of Prickly Ash powder 花椒粉 optional *
- Salt to taste **
- 1 cup water ***
- 3 tbsp cooking oil
Instructions
- Prepare the chicken marinade:Marinate the chicken in salt, coconut aminos or soy sauce, and arrowroot flour for at least half an hour. You can allow the chicken to marinate in the fridge overnight for optimal flavor.
Main Dish:
- Thoroughly wash and pick the green beans.
- In a large pot, heat 1 Tbsp of oil over medium-high heat to sauté the green beans for 1-2 minutes, until bright green. Remove green beans from the pot.
- In the same pot, heat another 1-2 Tbsp oil and sear the chicken on both sides, until slightly caramelized.
- After the chicken is seared on both sides, add the green beans back into the pot along with the ginger, green onion, potatoes, coconut aminos, rice vinegar, cayenne pepper, star anise, prickly ash powder (if using), salt, and broth. Stir well.
- Bring all of the ingredients to a boil. Cover and cook on low heat for 15-20 minutes, or until green beans are a dark-ish green and potatoes are tender.
Notes
- * If you don't have access to it, you can omit it or use black pepper
- ** Take into consideration when adding additional salt that coconut aminos is salty itself.
- *** Adjust the amount to your liking. I personally like more broth (growing up, I love drenching rice in it).
- A few substitutions: Coconut aminos - soy sauce, arrowroot starch - corn starch