This Low Calorie vegetable stir fry recipe is just 118 calories and can be made in 15 minutes (start to finish).
Ingredients You’ll Need:
- ¼ cup low-sodium soy sauce (or gluten free Tamari)
- ¼ cup water
- 1 ½ tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon packed light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon toasted sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons fresh ginger
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- Olive oil spray
- 2 bell peppers
- 3 cups broccoli florets
- 2 carrots
- 1 cup snap peas
- 2 green onions
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
Low Calorie Vegetable Stir Fry
Healthy Vegetable Stir Fry Meal Prep and Storage
Meal Prep: This can be made as a meal prep meal, or doubled and the leftovers can be stored as meal prep! Simply add individual portions to meal prep containers and store for later.
Storage: Will hold for 5 days in the fridge and for 2 weeks in the freezer.
Reheating: Heat over medium low heat, uncovered on the stovetop until warmed through. Or to the microwave for 2-3 minutes.
Low Calorie Vegetable Stir Fry Recipe
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Low Calorie Vegetable Stir Fry
Ingredients
- ¼ cup low-sodium soy sauce or gluten free Tamari
- ¼ cup water
- 1 ½ tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon packed light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon toasted sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons fresh ginger grated or minced
- 2 cloves of garlic grated or minced
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- Olive oil spray
- 2 bell peppers sliced into strips
- 3 cups broccoli florets
- 2 carrots peeled and sliced into rings
- 1 cup snap peas
- 2 green onions sliced
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
Instructions
- To a medium bowl, combine the soy sauce, water, maple syrup, brown sugar, rice vinegar, sesame oil, ginger, garlic and cornstarch. Set aside.
- Heat a skillet over medium-high heat, and spray with olive oil.
- Add the bell peppers, broccoli, and carrots to the pan. Cook for 9 minutes until the veggies start to soften.
- Pour in the sauce to the veggies and continue to cook for an additional 1 minute until thickened.
- Top with green onions and sesame seeds.
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Very tasty and happy to find a lower sodium Asian-style sauce. For my tastes, it needed heat to balance it out. Sriracha, chili flakes and Szechuan peppercorns (happened to have on hand) did the trick. I also used pretty much whatever veggies I had too.