Black Pepper
This black pepper chicken is inspired from my love for black pepper, and how much I love it in my Asian stir-fries.
Think black pepper crab, black pepper beef (served on a sizzling hot plate!), and black pepper in the many concoctions that ultimately add depth and awesomeness to the dish. How can you not love black pepper?
Moving on, it was clear there was a dish I just had to try next.
Chinese Black Pepper Chicken
Consequently, I made this chicken for dinner last night. While it was a very spontaneous recipe, it was an instant hit with my family. I had a chicken breast, a bag of onions, and a green bell pepper in the fridge.
It’s as delicious as black pepper beef, with the wonderful flavor and aromatic black pepper and the savory sauce coating each piece of chicken.
Furthermore, it’s super easy to make!
Cook’s Tips
For the best turn out on this recipe, follow these tips:
- The sliced onions lend a natural sweetness and help tone down the heat from the black pepper
- This recipe goes extremely well with rice, or even tortilla, for an Asian-inspired taco!
Best Black Pepper Chicken Recipe
Below is my black pepper chicken recipe, a painless 30-minute recipe that anyone can prepare at home. In fact, it took me 20 minutes from prep to finish and dinner is ready in a jiffy.
In short, you need to make this recipe today!
If you have a sizzling hot plate like the ones at a restaurant, feel free to serve it on the hot plate for extra sizzles and I am sure you will love this recipe even more.
How Many Calories per Serving?
This recipe is only 302 calories per serving.
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Black Pepper Chicken
Black pepper chicken is a delicious and easy recipe to make at home, with only a few ingredients: black pepper, chicken, onion and bell pepper.
Ingredients
- 8 oz. (226 g) skinless and boneless chicken breast, cut into thin strips
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1 green bell pepper, cut into strips
- 1 teaspoon freshly milled black pepper
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce, use 1 tablespoon to marinate the chicken
- 1/4 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon Maggie seasoning
Instructions
- Marinate the chicken strips with 1 tablespoon of soy sauce for 10 minutes.
- Heat up a pan or skillet and add the oil. When the oil is heated, add the sliced onion and quickly stir-fry until aromatic and follow by the bell pepper and black pepper. Stir-fry for 1 minute. Stir in the chicken and continue to stir-fry until the chicken is cooked. Add in the soy sauce, sugar, Maggi sauce. Stir to combine all the ingredients well. Serve the black pepper chicken with warm steamed rice.
Nutrition Information
Serving Size
2 peopleAmount Per Serving Calories 302Total Fat 17gSaturated Fat 1gCholesterol 72mgSodium 1141mgCarbohydrates 10gFiber 2gSugar 4gProtein 27g
Bonnie Dietrich
What if you don’t have Maggie sauce
Rasa Malaysia
Just use soy sauce or oyster sauce.
Ally
You can use a mix of half soy sauce and half Worcestershire sauce to get a pretty good replacement.
Lisa
Wonderful recipe! I used half low sodium (to marinate) then finished with ABC medium sweet soy sauce. Also just a dab of chili garlic sauce with the veggies.
Rasa Malaysia
Yummy!
Christina J
What’s Maggie sauce?
Rasa Malaysia
It’s Maggie sauce. Just google it.
Elizabeth
Thanks so much for this easy and tasteful recipe. My kids ( who are picky eaters) raved out it and ate all their peppers and onions. That is a 5-star for me.
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Elizabeth, thanks for your glowing review and that you love my black pepper chicken recipe. Please try more recipes on my site: https://rasamalaysia.com/recipe-index-gallery/
Chrissie Baker
This was phenomenal. Thank you for the recipe. We will definitely be making this one again!
Trish
This is delicious with basa fish instead of chicken. Very tasty
Rasa Malaysia
Sounds yummy! :)
Diana
Tried this recipe tonight and turned out great! I added a hot green pepper to make it extra spicy. Yummy
Angel
Can I use kikkoman sauce in lieu of the maggi saucw???
LuluBuddly
I was wondering what to do with three bell peppers, though I did chop them a different way it still came out yummy! And best of all I had all those things in my pantry! :D So tonight on a cold autumn night I sat down to some black pepper chicken and peppers with glass of white wine. Yum, thanks for a easy and delicious dish. Also made a double batch to freeze for later yumminess =3
Elizabeth
My family loves this recipe! We double it (triple for some ingredients) to feed my family of 3 and have enough for a leftover lunch. We don’t have Maggi seasoning so don’t use it and it’s still delicious. One of my favorites – easy and delicious!