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Black Pepper Chicken - Delicious and easy stir-fry recipe with only a few ingredients: black pepper, chicken, onion and bell pepper. Better than takeout.
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!
Cooking 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
This recipe is only 302 calories per serving.
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Black Pepper Chicken
Ingredients
- 8 oz (230g) 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 Maggi seasoning
Instructions
- Marinate the chicken strips with 1 tablespoon of soy sauce for 10 minutes.
- Heat a pan or skillet and add the oil. When the oil is hot, add the sliced onion and quickly stir-fry until aromatic, then add 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 through. Add the soy sauce, sugar, and Maggi sauce, stirring to combine all the ingredients well. Serve the black pepper chicken with warm steamed rice.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
LOVE it! Im making this for dinner
I love this recipe. I have try and everybody said “its great!!!”
We love this recipe… So tasty, my whole family loves it. thanks for a Yummy easy recipe.
Hi Andrea, thanks for trying my black pepper chicken recipe.
All your recipes are so good. Very simple and tasty. Thank so much.
Thanks Elena. :)
What an easy dish to make any night of the week. Even better, I have all the ingredients in my kitchen so this is tomorrow’s supper. Thanks for sharing this easy recipe, Bee!
Thanks Betty Ann. :)
I made this for dinner tonight . It was very good doubled the recipe and added double the soy sauce, used red and green bell peppers. I couldn’t find the maggi seasoning subs braggs amino acids, served over rice.
Yum, yes braggs amino acids are great!
What is milled pepper?
Any subs for bell pepper, since some are allergic to it ? Thanks !
Milled pepper just means regular black pepper powder and not black pepper corns. You can use green chilies.
Tasty. Have made this a few times with Jasmine rice – always good!
Hi
I am Food Technologist and working on recipes
Quick question – I only have dark soy sauce and ketjap manis in the cupboard. Which should I use for this recipe?
You can use ketjap manis.