You’ll loveChicken Stir Fry With Frozen Vegetablesfor a quick and super easy 30-minute weeknight meal that delivers tender chicken, crispy veggies, and a delicious homemade sauce over rice. The frozen vegetables eliminate all the prep work – no washing, chopping, or measuring individual veggies. Just heat your skillet and you’re halfway there!

A white bowl filled with fluffy white rice, topped with chicken stir fry with vegetables—broccoli, carrots, and greens—garnished with sesame seeds. A blurred pan of similar food sits in the background.

👩‍🍳 Using frozen vegetables and affordable chicken pieces makes this aneconomical recipe that doesn’t compromise on taste. You probably have most of the sauce ingredients in your pantry already!

My 2 Best Tips For Making Chicken Stir Fry With Frozen Vegetables

Master The Heat Control:Medium to medium-high heat is your sweet spot. Too low and your chicken will steam rather than sear; too high and your sauce will burn before it has time to thicken properly. Listen for that gentle sizzle – that’s your indicator that the temperature is just right.

Let the Sauce Work Its Magic:When you pour that sauce over your cooked chicken, resist the urge to add the vegetables immediately. Let it bubble and thicken for about 3 minutes, stirring constantly. You’ll watch it transform from that initial muddy brown to a gorgeous, glossy reddish color that coats the chicken beautifully.

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This is a super easy stir fry meal that takesless than a half-hourto throw together! It’s always a winner in our house, and I think you’ll want the recipe in yourquick mealrotation, too.

You can customize this to your liking — do noodles instead of rice, add different veggies, try new sauces, and just have fun with it.

Bonus: Because this recipe is so simple it tends to be very cost effective!

stir fry chicken and vegetables in a skillet next to chopsticks and bowls of white rice.

How To Make Chicken Stir Fry Using Frozen Vegetables

Cook until the chicken is cooked through and no longer pink in the center.
While the chicken is cooking, add all of the sauce ingredients to a quart mason jar, add a lid, and shake well to combine.
When the chicken is cooked through, pour the sauce over the chicken. Stirring continuously, cook until the sauce thickens.
Add the frozen vegetables, and cook until the veggies are heated through.

6 photo collage of the quick and easy stir fry in the process.

Recipe FAQs

How can I make stir fry spicier?

If you’d like the sauce a bit spicier, make it a few hours ahead of time with the red pepper flakes. Let the sauce rest in the fridge and re-shake it before you are ready to use. Letting the pepper flakes sit in the sauce will give them time to release more of their heat.

How do I prevent lumps from forming in the sauce?

To ensure there are no cornstarch lumps in the sauce, I recommend combining the cornstarch and the cold water and shaking those together well before adding the additional ingredients.

What else can I serve stir fry with?

If you don’t want to make rice or want to try something else, another great option for a stir-fry is to serve it with salad, fruit, steamed veggies, egg rolls or dumplings, or noodles. You can even change your rice to fried rice if you want to try something different!

stir fried sticky saucy chicken and veggies in a pan and then the served on the side over rice in a white bowl.

Expert Tips

Fresh Herbs For Garnish:Add fresh herbs like cilantro or green onions at the end of cooking for addedfreshness and flavor.
Prevent Burning:As the name suggests, stir-frying involves continuously stirring the ingredients to ensure even cooking and toprevent sticking or burning!
Cook Meat In Batches:When cooking the meat,it’s best to cook in batches. If you overcrowd the pan, the meat will steam rather than fry.