Chicken and Green Beans

This chicken and green beans dinner is an effortless and healthy stir-fry recipe that’s packed with flavor! It’s an easy dinner recipe that’s ideal for busy weeknight meals.  

You can never have too many weeknight dinner recipes. By the middle of the week, trying to figure out what to serve for dinner is so difficult, so I love having recipes like this in my back pocket. This chicken and green beans dinner is not only fast and easy, but so flavorful and healthy too. It us definitely on repeat at my house!  

If you are looking for more dinner ideas, check out our Homemade Beefaroni or Curry Chicken and Rice meals!

Chicken And Green Beans

This weeknight dinner recipe is the healthy stir fry recipe you’ve been looking for. It’s packed with chicken thighs for protein, green beans and mushrooms for tons of nutrients, and a tasty, umami sauce. What’s even better is you can have this chicken stir fry dinner on the table in about 15 minutes.  

INGREDIENTS YOU NEED

Ingredients You Need 

• Chicken Thighs – Chicken thighs have a slightly higher fat content than chicken breasts, but this is not at all a bad thing. Chicken thighs bring a richer flavor to a dish and are more forgiving when it comes to overcooking. You can substitue chicken breast if you prefer!
• Fresh Green Beans – You’ll want to prepare green beans by trimming them and then slicing them into bite-size pieces before cooking.  Frozen green beans will also work but you’ll want to defrost them slightly before adding to the dish.
• Mushrooms – Mushrooms are both delicious and full of healthy nutrients.  
• Chicken Broth – The chicken broth is the foundation of this recipe’s sauce and helps to keep the chicken thighs tender.  
• Soy Sauce – Soy sauce adds richness and some needed acidity to this dinner. My go-to brand of soy sauce is Kikkoman Soy Sauce.
• Garlic Powder – The key spice in this recipe, alongside the soy sauce. 
• Cornstarch – We will make a slurry by mixing cornstarch and water. Cornstarch helps to thicken the sauce of this dish.  
• Olive Oil – Olive oil is used to keep the food from sticking to the pan.

If you’re feeling adventurous, also try adding:

• Fresh Grated ginger
• Red Pepper Flakes
• Oyster Sauce – For sweetness
• Fresh Lemon Juice
• Rice Wine Vinegar – For a tangy flavor!
• Sesame Seeds

How To Make This Easy Weeknight Dinner Idea!

How To Make Chicken and Green Beans 

Get ready to make one of the easiest dinners ever!

To make this chicken and green beans recipe, add the chicken thighs to a hot, oiled pan and cook until it’s brown on all sides. Then, add in the green beans, mushrooms, soy sauce, and garlic powder before covering the pan and letting everything simmer. Add in a cornstarch slurry and continue to simmer until done.

Serve alone or with brown rice and just like that, dinner is on the table.  

Important Teaching Tips

• Create a Cornstarch Slurry- Cornstarch can magically thicken the liquid of any dish, as long as it’s added as a slurry. A cornstarch slurry is made by dissolving the cornstarch into water, so it becomes a liquid instead of a fine powder.  The trick to preventing lumps is to use cold water!
• Cut the Mushrooms– Depending on the type you use, mushrooms can technically be cooked whole, but cutting them makes all of the difference. A cut mushroom can more easily absorb and impart flavor in your cooking, so remember to cut the mushrooms into fourths.  
• Let it Thicken– To help the liquid in this dish thicken, keep the pan uncovered as it sits post-cooking. This will allow excess liquid to escape and a nice sauce to form.  
• Freezer Meal – Once cooked, this Chicken and Green Beans dish can be cooled and frozen in an airtight container. I like to double the recipe and freeze half for another night. To defrost, use the defrost function on the microwave, or leave it overnight in the fridge to defrost.

Frequently Asked Questions About Chicken and Green Beans

Other Easy Weeknight Dinners:

• Homemade Beefaroni
• Honey Garlic Chicken Wings 
• Pumpkin Sloppy Joes With Garlic Buns
• Homemade Pizza Pockets 
• Curry Chicken and Rice Casserole 
• Instant Pot Vegetarian Pumpkin Chili 
• Smash Burger Sliders In A Cast Iron Skillet