This recipe for chicken chop suey turns humble veggies into a family favorite dish!
This simple chop suey combines carrots, celery, and bean sprouts with tender bites of chicken for a budget-friendly favorite. It’s all tossed in the easiest ever sauce and served over rice or noodles!
Making a stir fry is both easy and a great way to sneak in some veggies! I love the flavor of homemade sauces and being able to adjust the sweetness and ensure I can avoid preservatives and MSG!
Serve chicken chop suey with noodles or rice for a dish your family will love all year long! Want to cut carbs? Serve over shredded steamed cabbage or cauliflower rice!
What’s the Difference Between Chop Suey and Chow Mein?
Chop suey is cooked meat and vegetables combined with a sauce and served over prepared rice or noodles. But chow mein cooks meat, vegetables, noodles, and sauce all together. The sauces are fairly similar, although chop suey can sometimes be a little bit spicier.
Ingredients
It’s easy to get all the ingredients for chicken chop suey!
CHICKEN
Chicken breasts are used in this recipe but boneless chicken thighs will work too.
VEGGIES
Carrots, celery, bean sprouts, and garlic are favorites in this recipe! Feel free to add canned water chestnuts, baby corn, sliced mushrooms, and bok choy.
SAUCE
The sauce is incredibly simple but it’s really delicious! Broth, soy sauce, water, sugar, and a dash of sesame oil.
EXTRAS
Get creative and add some extra crunch, color, and nutrition to your chicken chop suey by adding toasted crushed peanuts or some cashew nuts! Green onion never goes amiss. And a dash of red chili oil or sriracha will give chicken chop suey a spicy kick!
How to Make Chicken Chop Suey
Chicken chop suey is super easy to prepare. Here’s a quick overview of the steps!
- PREP Toss chicken with corn starch and set aside. Prepare the vegetables.
- STIR FRY Stir fry chicken & vegetables (per recipe below).
- ADD SAUCE – Add sauce ingredients and cook everything is heated through and the sauce is thickened.
Leftovers
Chicken chop suey makes great leftovers for school or work lunches!
- Keep it in a covered container in the refrigerator. It will last up to 4 days.
- To reheat it, pop it in the microwave or in a pan on the stovetop for a few minutes.
More Homemade Favorites
- Pork Dumplings – so delicious
- Homemade Wonton Soup
- Kung Pao Shrimp – 30-minute meal
- Egg Drop Soup
- Beef and Broccoli – 5 star recipe
- Easy Homemade Chow Mein
- Sweet and Sour Pork – a family favorite
- Easy Mongolian Beef
- Chicken Lo Mein
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Chicken Chop Suey
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil divided
- 8 ounces boneless skinless chicken breasts approximately 1 large or 2 small
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 cup sliced onion
- ⅔ cup sliced celery
- ⅔ cup sliced carrot
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 2 cups bean sprouts fresh
Sauce
- 1 ¼ cup chicken broth
- ¼ cup cold water
- 1 ½ tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 ½ tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
Instructions
- Slice chicken breasts into ¼" strips. Toss with cornstarch and set aside preparing the vegetables.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat and cook chicken in batches until no pink remains. Remove from the pan and set aside in a bowl to keep warm.
- Heat remaining tablespoon of oil in the same pan and add onion, carrot, celery, and garlic. Cook 4-5 minutes or until softened. Stir in bean sprouts and cook 1 minute more.
- Combine sauce ingredients and add to the vegetable mixture along with the chicken. Simmer for 2-3 minutes, or until chicken is heated through and sauce is thickened.
- Serve with noodles or rice.
Notes
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Chicken, Dinner, Entree, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine American, Asian© SpendWithPennies.com. Content and photographs are copyright protected. Sharing of this recipe is both encouraged and appreciated. Copying and/or pasting full recipes to any social media is strictly prohibited. Please view my photo use policy here.
Recipe Adapted Manchak. “Beef Chop Suey”. Recipe. Cooking with Class. Beaumont, AB, 2011. 43. Print.
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This was a good starter recipe for us. It seemed bland so before serving I added dashes of white pepper and ground ginger. I also added a splash of oyster and hoisin sauce. I served over Jasmine rice. I think this is a good recipe to adjust to your personal tastes by exchanging veggies and sauce ingredients. Thank you!
Super easy and really delicious!
This was super yummy. I think next time I make it (and I definitely will) I’m going to add bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, and pea pods.
Can you make Pork Chop Suey using this recipe? When I was in college it was a favorite of mine.
Sure you can! Replace the chicken with strips of pork tenderloin.