Rotisserie Chicken Stir-Fry

This simple Rotisserie Chicken Stir-Fry uses a few store-bought shortcuts to minimize chopping and prep time. Add a simple, but flavor-packed stir-fry sauce and enjoy dinner on the table in about 20 minutes!

Rotisserie Chicken Stir-Fry

My kids love a good Chicken Stir-Fry and even better if there are noodles involved like this Chicken Chow Mein!

While stir-fries (in general) are usually associated with being pretty easy to make, there can still be a fair amount of chopping and sauce assembly involved. This recipe aims to eliminate most (or all) of the chopping and employs the fastest five-ingredient sauce. The stir-fry sauce uses mostly pantry staples and simply gets whisked together in a bowl before adding it in with the chicken and veggies.

ShortCut Ideas

Here are the main shortcuts we employ for this Rotisserie Chicken Stir-Fry:

• Pre-diced onions. If you’d like to eliminate all chopping, get onions that have already been chopped or sliced. A lot of grocery stores sell diced yellow onions in the produce section of the store. Alternatively, frozen diced onions are often found with the other frozen veggies and can be used in this recipe.
• Garlic and ginger. We love Dorot’s® crushed garlic and ginger cubes. I like to keep them handy in the freezer and pop them into recipes when needed. (Check if your local store carries them; they’re typically found with frozen veggies in the grocery store). Another option is to use refrigerated garlic paste and refrigerated minced garlic.
• Rotisserie chicken. Pre-cooked and seasoned chicken saves so much time on its own, but to go even faster with the chicken, you can purchase rotisserie chicken meat already pulled from the bones and shredded or diced — a lot of grocery stores sell this conveniently prepared chicken! Many stores also sell leftover roasted or grilled chicken that has been conveniently sliced and is ready to throw into this stir-fry.
• Frozen veggies. Instead of chopping veggies, we just use a bag of frozen stir-fry veggies. This sugar snap pea stir-fry vegetable blend is our personal favorite in this recipe. It’s got sugar snap peas, broccoli, green beans, yellow squash, red peppers, carrots, yellow peppers, and water chestnuts!

• Cornstarch: This ingredient thickens everything nicely, adding a glossy finish to the stir-fry.
• Soy sauce: We like using Kikkoman’s® regular soy sauce (not lite/low-sodium) in this sauce. Lite soy sauce doesn’t offer enough seasoning (saltiness).
• Sesame oil: For a great authentic flavor, sesame oil really delivers. If you can find toasted sesame oil, that’s even better! This oil is typically found with Asian ingredients, not near the other oils in the grocery store. We use this sesame oil to first saute the veggies in and then add the rest into the sauce — yum!
• Brown sugar: Light or dark brown sugar will work; honey will also do the trick if you’re avoiding refined sugars. Honey and brown sugar don’t sweeten the same, so you’ll want to use slightly less honey if substituting it for the brown sugar. Sugar is important to balance the spice of the sriracha.
• Sriracha sauce: Use this to add heat and flavor. You can, of course, reduce (or even omit it entirely) if you’re not a fan of heat. Alternatively, add more or drizzle extra on the finished rotisserie chicken stir-fry! Note that if you do reduce or leave out the sriracha sauce, the flavors will be slightly lacking and you may want to play around with how much sugar is added in to avoid an overly sweet stir-fry.

Rotisserie Chicken Stir-Fry Quick tips

• Use a really large skillet or wok. There is a lot of volume in this recipe, so you’ll have a hard time mixing everything together if you’re working in a small skillet. I recommend a 12-inch or larger pan.
• Prep ahead. The cooking goes really quickly, so you’ll want to have everything set out before starting. You can whisk together the stir-fry sauce as the veggies are sautéing.
• Don’t over-toss the chicken. If you’re using shredded rotisserie chicken instead of leftover sliced chicken, toss it in gently to avoid the chicken becoming too stringy/disintegrated.

Optional Additions

If you’re looking for some more “oomph,” here are some optional serving suggestions for this Rotisserie Chicken Stir-fry:

• Toasted sesame seeds
• Sliced green onions
• Boiled rice. If you haven’t boiled rice before, you are going to be thrilled with the ease and speed. All you’ll need to do is throw some rice in boiling water, boil it for 5-7 minutes, and voila — perfect rice! If you’re following a low-carb or keto diet, rice won’t be on your menu, though.

More recipes that use rotisserie chicken

• Rotisserie Chicken Tacos in corn tortillas
• Chicken Pot Pie Pasta with loads of veggies
• Greek Chicken Wrap with cucumber and sun-dried tomatoes
• Chicken Shawarma Wraps with a quick simple sauce
• Chicken Melts with a sharp Cheddar cheese topping