Easy Black Pepper Chicken
This quick and bold Black Pepper Chicken recipe brings the flavors of takeout straight to your table in just 30 minutes — healthy, comforting, and full of peppery punch.
Ingredients
- - 1.5 lbs chicken thighs or breasts thinly sliced
- - 1 tsp cornstarch
- - 1 tsp soy sauce
- - ½ tsp black pepper
- - 1 onion sliced
- - 1 bell pepper sliced
- - 2 garlic cloves minced
- - 1 tsp ginger minced
- - 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- - 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- - 2 tbsp soy sauce
- - ½ tsp sugar
- - ¼ cup water
- - 1 tsp cornstarch + 2 tsp water for slurry
- - 2 tbsp neutral oil
Instructions
- Marinate sliced chicken with soy sauce, cornstarch, and black pepper.
- Sear chicken in a hot skillet; remove when browned.
- Stir-fry veggies in the same pan.
- Mix sauce ingredients and pour into the pan.
- Return chicken to the pan; stir and cook till sauce thickens.
Notes
- Use freshly cracked black pepper for best flavor.
- Cut chicken evenly for faster cooking.
- Adjust sauce thickness with slurry or water.
- Add greens for more nutrition.