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Chinese Broccoli & Zucchini

January 15, 2013 11 Comments This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy.

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A while back I made a recipe for some Beef and Broccoli (wight watchers recipe), and I noticed that the sauce was delicious.  I decided to try it with just some veggies, and it has been the base of all my Chinese food in the last 6 months.  The sauce tastes just like any sauce you would get from a Chinese restaurant, but doesn’t have all those unknown ingredients.  I love being in control of making my own ‘take-out’, because I know exactly what is in it, and I can make it a lot healthier.  This is also such an easy recipe because you can really take any veggies that you have on hand, and any meat too.  I used broccoli and zucchini for this time, but have also made it with peppers, cauliflower, eggplant, yellow squash, water chestnuts, tofu…you name it.  It is so yum, and so quick and easy!  I usually serve my veggies with a side of rice (because the sauce is amazing on rice, too!), or some Hot and Sour Soup.

Make your own chinese food- Chinese Broccoli

Make your own chinese food- Chinese Broccoli

Make your own chinese food- Chinese Broccoli

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Easy Chinese Broccoli and Zucchini
Ingredients
  • 1/4 tsp table salt
  • 1 cup reduced-sodium veggie broth can use chicken as well, divided
  • 5 cup uncooked broccoli about a 12 oz bag, florets
  • 1 large zucchini
  • 1 TBS ginger root fresh, minced
  • 2 tsp minced garlic
  • 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes or to taste
  • 1/4 cup water s
  • 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce s
  • 3/4 TBS Corn starch
  • **any other veggies you want can be added see WW recipe above if you want to incorporate meat
Instructions
  1. 1. Add 1/2 cup broth to pan. Add broccoli and zucchini; cover and cook, tossing occasionally and sprinkling with a tablespoon water if needed, until broccoli is almost crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Uncover pan and add ginger, garlic and red pepper flakes; stir-fry until fragrant, about 1 minute.
  2. 2. In a cup, stir together water, soy sauce, remaining 1/2 cup broth and 3/4 tablespoon cornstarch until blended; stir into pan. Reduce heat to medium-low and bring to a simmer; simmer until slightly thickened, about 1 minute.
  3. Serve over rice or alone. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes

Serves 2 (as a meal, maybe 4 as a side dish)
187 calories (for 1 of 2 servings), 1.7g of fat (see below for full nutritional information)

chinese broccoli nutritional info

Chinese Broccoli and Zucchini Nutritional Info

 


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  1. Amber says

    January 15, 2013 at 11:12 am

    Yum yum! You are making me hunnnnngry! I love take out but I agree, you never know what is in the sauces and I like cooking fresh when I can.

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    • Allyson says

      January 15, 2013 at 1:08 pm

      I have found too, that I get headaches from MSG, so while I love chinese food and it tastes awesome when I;m eating it, I feel terrible about an hour later. This is such a better healthy option…and it’s not covered in oil like most chinese food!

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  2. nowathomemom says

    January 15, 2013 at 12:06 pm

    would love to serve this as a side dish, my hub loves chinese food and wants some every time we go out, so this would be perfect for him. I will print this one now 🙂 I will give it a try next weekend

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    • Allyson says

      January 15, 2013 at 1:07 pm

      It is so good! It’s a quick and easy recipe to have on the back burner since most of the ingredients you probably have on hand already! Let me know how you like it!

      Reply
  3. jessica says

    January 15, 2013 at 12:58 pm

    you should try oyster sauce! you could probably omit some of the soy and end up with a thicker sauce. there is even a vegetarian version made from mushrooms! see if you like it.

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    • Allyson says

      January 15, 2013 at 1:05 pm

      Thanks for the tip, Jessica! I am going to look into that! You don’t happen to have the recipe, do you?

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      • jessica says

        January 15, 2013 at 1:36 pm

        i never make it, i just buy it in the bottle. you should be able to find it in the asian section of most supermarkets. i usually buy the lee kum kee brand: http://id.lkk.com/sitecore/content/ID/Enterprise/Products/ConsumerProduct/Oyster%20Flavored%20Sauces/vegetarianoysterflavouredsauce

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        • Allyson says

          January 15, 2013 at 1:39 pm

          Thanks! I am definitely going to look for it!

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  4. Carolyn Bailey says

    September 11, 2018 at 5:22 pm

    5 stars
    You are right — this is delicious! I had some large, tough zucchini and old, tough broccolli to use up, and this recipe was perfect! If I had left the veg in the sauce overnight after cooking, it would have been even better, I think; the sweetness would have soaked into the brocclli more and counterbalanced its bitterness — but I was too hungry to wait. Thank you!

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    • Allyson says

      September 12, 2018 at 10:14 am

      I am so glad you tried this despite the photos being so old and embarrassingly awful! I need to re-take this recipe! I love it though too, the sauce is great on everything!!!

      Reply
  5. Ryan says

    April 20, 2020 at 9:14 pm

    Thanks for the meal tonight, I loved it. Added some ground turkey to it and doubled the red pepper. Ryan – Oregon

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