Honey Ginger Chicken Cauliflower Stir Fry

This Honey Ginger Chicken Cauliflower Stir Fry is a healthy delicious cozy comfort dish, packed with vegetables, good enough to share with a friend!

Friends, my daughter, Abby, is guest posting today, up in Seattle at college, and sharing a delicious Honey Ginger Chicken Cauliflower Stir Fry recipe!

Here’s Abby …

Few things are drearier than a Seattle winter. For me, winter quarter at school is the hardest by far. Waking up to dark skies, walking to early morning classes in the rain, and watching the sun set at 4:30, drains my energy.

Seasonal affective disorder—or SAD—is a reality for many Seattleites. SAD is a type of depression that occurs during the same season each year. Its prominent cause is a lack of sunlight. This disorder can be detected by variety of symptoms: weight gain, loss of interest in usual activities, moodiness, cravings for carbohydrates (but let’s be real, I crave bread and pasta year round), and sleeping more, but having less energy.

These symptoms describe the entirety of my winter quarter each year. The lack of energy, loss of interest, and depressed mood throw me into a pit that seems almost impossible to escape from. However, I have a couple cures for the Seattle greys—I say “greys” rather than “blues,” because blue skies are also scarce during Seattle winters.

Theses cures include taking vitamin D, listening to Stevie Wonder’s “Do I Do” on repeat, and perhaps the most effective cure: Friendship. I was reminded this quarter about how essential relationships are. Nothing can replace an authentic, supportive confidant. I am lucky enough to be surrounded by people who, despite my regression and shutting down, continuously throw me a rope, to pull me out of my Seattle winter funk.

One such person is my best friend, Molly. We met on the very first day of college orientation, and have been best friends ever since. I could go on for paragraphs about my love and admiration for Molls, but I’ll summarize my thoughts in a Rupi Kaur Poem:

“i want to apologize to all the women i have called beautiful
before i’ve called them intelligent or brave
i am sorry i made it sound as though
something as simple as what you’re born with
is all you have to be proud of
when you have broken mountains with your wit
from now on i will say things like
you are resilient, or you are extraordinary
not because i don’t think you’re beautiful
but because i need you to know
you are more than that” —Rupi Kaur

I thank God for putting friends in my life who have broken mountains with their wit and resilience, friends like Molly and so many others.

Having deep relationships with these friends will get you through a Seattle winter, I promise.

Honey Ginger Chicken Cauliflower Stir Fry

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Honey Ginger Chicken Cauliflower Stir Fry

Cauliflower rice is light and fluffy, like couscous, and you can buy it already riced (in small pieces), at Trader Joe’s or Costco. Or you can pulse the cauliflower florets in a food processor until they’ve broken down into tiny granules.

Yield: 4 -6

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Ingredients

 

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• HONEY GINGER SAUCE:
• 2 Tbsp.   sesame oil
• 2 Tbsp. honey
• 6 Tbsp.  soy sauce
• 3 Tbsp.  rice vinegar
• 2 Tbsp.  toasted sesame seeds
• 1/2 tsp. fish sauce
• 1 tsp. ground ginger
• STIR FRY VEGGIES:
• 3/4 c. coarsely chopped green onion
• 1 medium zucchini
• 1 bell pepper
• 1 c. snow peas
• 1 Tbsp.  sesame oil
• 2 large eggs
• 4 c. cauliflower rice
• 3 chicken breast, cubed
• Avocado, optional

Instructions

 

• In large pan, heat sesame oil. When hot, fry eggs. Add cauliflower rice and 1/3 of the ginger honey sauce. Cook until cauliflower is soft.
• In separate pan, add chicken and 1/3 of the honey ginger sauce. Cook chicken until it is almost fully cooked and add chopped bell pepper, zucchini, green onion, and snow peas. Add remaining sauce and cook until veggies are soft and chicken is fully cooked.
• Layer cauliflower rice, chicken, and veggie stir fry. Garnish with green onion or avocado.

Author: Sandy / Reluctant Entertainer

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