Easy Gluten Free Chinese Stir Fry

This quick & easy recipe for gluten free stir fry is the perfect weeknight meal! With only a few ingredients and ready in just 20 minutes, this Chinese Stir Fry is sure to be your new go-to recipe.

This Chinese Stir Fry is so easy, you'll have it ready before the takeout could have been delivered.

At least twice a month, if not more often, we buy one of the cooked rotisserie chickens from the grocery store. They are hands-down one of the healthiest and easiest options out there when you're short on time.

I make them into any number of different things. Sometimes we'll just eat the different cuts, other times I'll pull all the chicken, make some mayo, and turn it into chicken salad (sometimes curry chicken salad if I'm feeling spicy!)

This gluten free stir fry recipe came about one night when we had the rotisserie chicken and not much else in the fridge. I dug in the freezer, found a bag of Chinese stir fry vegetables & a bag of cauliflower rice. I put together a few ingredients to create a stir fry sauce, and voilà, dinner was done!

How to make gluten free stir fry

All stir fry means is that the food is rapidly cooked over high heat while stirring quickly.

You don't need any special pans, or tools, or knowledge of how to make stir fry to make this recipe. Just a pan, a stovetop, and something to stir with, and you're in business!

This article gives a great overview of basic stir fry technique, which you can use for this recipe as well - just be aware that with paleo ingredient substitutions, you'll have slightly different outcomes and cooking times, particularly with the cauliflower rice.

What goes in stir fry

Traditional stir fry typically includes rice, a protein, vegetables, and a sauce. This paleo version subs cauliflower rice for the regular rice, and has a few paleo substitutions with the sauce ingredients, but otherwise it sticks with the basics - protein and veggies.

Traditional stir fry would also incorporate a soy sauce, which generally is not gluten free, unless you buy a specific type. I've subbed coconut aminos for the soy sauce - it's one of the best substitutions out there!

What goes in stir fry sauce

You can make stir fry sauce with any number of ingredients. Feel free to use my recipe below, or get creative! You can sub flavors and ingredients for things that you like or have on hand. If you're paleo, you'll want to use coconut aminos in lieu of soy sauce.

This seriously couldn't be easier

Bagged frozen vegetables that require no chopping, chicken that's already cooked, and a little sauce that you can whip together in 5 minutes - it doesn't get easier than that. You'll have dinner done in no time. Garnish with sliced almonds and chopped green onions to make your family think they're getting a "gourmet" meal!

And remember, there's no limits on this easy weeknight gluten free stir fry. You can add your own veggies, use uncooked chicken and chop it up and cook it in the pan before everything else.

You can add a kick to the sauce if you want it spicier (it's already got a kick from that chili sauce!) or tone it down if spice isn't your thing.

Now what will you do with the hour of your night you just got back?

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