Takeaway-style Chicken

This sticky sweet and salty takeaway-style dish takes minutes. When I want comfort food, it satisfies the craving but it’s surprisingly high in fibre,... diversity and protein. You could easily swap out the chicken for tofu instead if you prefer to keep it plant based. I generally use whatever vegetables I have in the fridge to toss into a wok, but the classic pairing of peppers and green beans is what I would reach for. This is a crowd-pleasing, flavourful, family-style recipe that has a ton of fibre and plant polyphenols, helping everyone to be healthier with each bite. Read more This sticky sweet and salty takeaway-style dish takes minutes. When I want comfort food, it satisfies the craving but it’s surprisingly high in fibre, diversity and protein. You could easily swap out the chicken for tofu instead if you prefer to keep it plant based. I generally use whatever vegetables I have in the fridge to toss into a wok, but the classic pairing of peppers and green beans is what I would reach for. This is a crowd-pleasing, flavourful, family-style recipe that has a ton of fibre and plant polyphenols, helping everyone to be healthier with each bite.

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Why is this healthy?
Plant
points
High
protein
Herbs &
spices
Contains
Peanuts, Soy, Gluten
Ingredients
Serves 4
For the chicken
soy sauce
Swaps: tamari
chicken thigh
Swaps: chicken breast
skinless, boneless, cut into 3cm chunks
cornflour
garlic cloves
grated
peeled and grated
red pepper
deseeded and cut into 3cm chunks
green pepper
deseeded and cut into 3cm chunks
green beans
Swaps: mangetout
halved
toasted peanuts
roughly chopped to garnish
For the sauce
soy sauce
hoisin sauce
cornflour
red chilli flakes
Szechuan peppercorns
crushed, optional
To serve
short grain brown rice (cooked)
cooked
finely sliced
chives
finely sliced
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