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Allergy Friendly Stir Fry Without Soy Sauce

Published: Mar 25, 2022 · Updated: Feb 4, 2025 by Katherine Evans · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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Allergy Friendly Stir Fry Without Soy Sauce is the perfect quick and easy dinner for busy families. Ready in 30 minutes, filled with loads of crispy vegetables and juicy meat. A beginner level recipe that is also gluten and dairy free, sesame free, and free from the top 9 food allergens.

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Stir fry without soy over rice on a white plate. An Asian teapot in the background with the pan filled with stir fry.
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The Quick Lowdown

Flavour: Similar to oyster sauce flavour without the food allergens but with all the umami.

Texture: Juicy chicken or beef and crunchy vegetables come together to make this meal full of flavours.

Speed: Lightning fast, especially if you use already cut up veggies!

Difficulty: Beginner. This is the perfect stir fry to learn on. It is easy with minimal steps.

Freezability: Meal Preps really well. Cut up the veggies in advance, freeze them and toss the frozen veg into the stir fry to help save energy on the day you make the allergy friendly chicken stir fry.

Chicken stir fry in a pan on a wooden board.

Why We Like This Recipe

This stir fry without soy sauce is one of our most loved recipes because it is ridiculously easy. This dinner is also a 30 minute meal. It is one of those easy allergy friendly recipes where you can swap out the vegetables for whatever you have in the fridge. Making this the ultimate fridge clean out meal.

This soy free stir fry is also something that reheats unbelievably well so there is less food waste. If you are looking to make this even more budget friendly the vegetables can be swapped from fresh to frozen.

Ingredients

  • Sweet Bell Pepper
  • Green Beans
  • Carrots
  • Yellow Onion
  • Celery 
  • Baby Corn
  • Broccoli
  • Chicken Breasts or Beef Strips
  • Coconut Aminos
  • Mirin (optional)
  • Neutral Oil
  • Garlic
  • Ginger
  • Granulated Sugar
  • Rice Vinegar
  • Lemon Juice
  • Mushroom Water (see below)
  • Arrowroot Starch
  • Water

See recipe card for quantities.

Stir fry without soy Ingredients on a marble counter labelled.

The Ingredient Low Down

Stir Fry Meat

Chicken, beef, or pork are our favourite meats for this allergy friendly chicken stir fry. This is the kind of recipe where you can use the most popular meats in it. There are a few exceptions, bison, lamb, or venison are very flavourful and can overwhelm the gluten free sauce for stir fry.  

Using Chicken, Beef, and Pork

When using chicken breasts or thighs work the best in this soy free stir fry sauce. They should be skinless, boneless, and cut into bite sized cubes. Chicken is very mild in this dish and will take on the flavour of the marinade well. 

Beef and pork should be cut into strips and trimmed of fat. Marinade the pork or beef strips overnight, if you are using a cheaper cut of meat to make them more tender. Choosing a stir fry cut at the store will save time in prep but those cuts tend to need marinating.

If you do not want to marinade or don't have time to, we suggest using a more tender cut of meat that doesn't need marinating. A grade A tenderloin or striploin are great examples of meat that is tender and doesn't need marinating. If you do not marinade the meat, still make the marinade for the sauce.

Garlic, Yellow Onion, Ginger

When making Asian foods, these three ingredients are the key to many of the flavours in an easy allergy friendly stir fry, like this one. We recommend using fresh garlic, onion, and ginger over dried or powdered. They can be frozen and used as they retain the oils in them that help to make the flavours we are looking for in this recipe. Dried or powdered garlic, ginger, and onion are not recommended.

For the ginger, It is easy to remove the skin by scraping with a spoon. Then either grate it on a fine grater/microplane or mince it with a knife to use it.

The Vegetables

Sweet Bell Pepper, Green Beans, Carrots, Broccoli, and Celery

Cut all the vegetables into large diced bite sized pieces. Usually around ¾ of an inch diced pieces. Nothing so small it will turn to mush when cooked. For this recipe the vegetables should still be a touch crunchy after cooking.

We use a red, orange or yellow sweet bell pepper. They all work equally in this recipe. It is really up to you to decide which colours you want to use. A red sweet bell pepper will give the dish a nice colour.

Baby Corn

This is a favourite in our house. We buy canned baby corn that is already cut into pieces.  Canned is really the only option as it isn't usually available in fresh produce near us. If you are having a hard time finding it check in the Asian food or international foods ailse of the supermarket.

Meal Prep Tip

You can buy already cut vegetables, fresh or frozen, if they are safe for you. Check with the manufacturers to make sure they are made on dedicated lines if that is something you need to check. They should be free from your allergens and gluten free.

If you are not able to buy already cut up veggies or frozen ones, cut your own. Portion them out and cut up fresh vegetables and freeze your own. Use freezer safe containers and portion the cut up vegetables in 1 cup or ½ portions to make them easy to use.

Stir fry without soy over rice on a white plate. An Asian teapot in the background with the pan filled with stir fry.

Mushroom Water 

In a lot of vegan cooking oyster sauce, fish sauce, and other Asian umami flavours are replaced with a mushroom style sauce. The earthiness of the mushrooms give a good depth in gluten free sauce for stir fry. We make our own mushroom water to use in place of oyster sauce in stir fry recipes. 

To make mushroom water for this recipe:

  • Soak 1 Tablespoon dried or dehydrated mushrooms in ½ cup of hot water. 
  • Let it soak for 10-15 minutes. 

Make up the mushroom water before putting together the marinade. Use some in the marinade and put the rest in the fridge for the sauce. If you make the marinade the night before, save the rest of the mushroom water in an airtight bottle in the fridge for up to 3 days. We use boiling water from the kettle.

You could also use the water from canned mushrooms that doesn't have salt added to it. It will also work.

Large Batches of Mushroom Water

If we are making a large batch of allergy friendly chicken stir fry we will also do it on the stove top. 1 ½ cup of water to 2 tablespoons of dried mushrooms and let the mix simmer for 15-20 mins or until reduced by one third. Let the liquid cool and then strain the mushrooms out with a fine mesh sieve. 

Store the mushroom water in a sealing jar in the fridge. In a fridge the mushroom water will keep for 3 days. To freeze, use an ice cube tray and dispense  up to 2 tablespoon in the cube moulds. Remove the cubes from the tray and in the freezer the cubes will keep for 2 months stored in an airtight container.

Alternatives

Instead of mushroom water you can use vegetable stock or mushroom stock in this allergy friendly chicken stir fry. Make sure they are gluten free.

Rice Vinegar  

Rice vinegar is a vinegar made from rice wine. There are two different kinds of rice vinegar, seasoned or unseasoned. Seasoned rice vinegar had sugar or corn syrup added to it while unseasoned doesn't. If you can only find the seasoned rice vinegar, reduce the amount of granulated sugar in the recipe.

Mirin

Mirin is a Japanese cooking wine. It is usually a sweet rice wine. For more information on mirin check out this Bon Appetit article. A dry vegan Sake can be used instead or seasoned rice wine vinegar. If you use sake only use ½ of the amount the recipe calls for.

Alternatives

If you are looking for a different vinegar use apple cider vinegar or white wine vinegar, if they are safe for you. For an alcohol free version omit the mirin or use apple cider vinegar with a bit of sugar instead of mirin.

Coconut Aminos

Coconut aminos is a fermented coconut sap sauce. There are a few brands that make it: Coconut Secret, Halo, Naked and Saucy are a few, some may have shared lines. Be sure to check with the manufacturer before purchasing. 

Coconut-Free Alternative

If you cannot do coconut aminos, see if tamarind sauce is safe for you. It is not the same as tamari sauce. Tamari is made from soy whereas tamarind is made from a different legume tamarind.

There is always a possibility for some with peanut and soy allergies of cross reactivity reactions with other legumes, like tamarind. Discuss it with your medical team, allergist, and doctor before buying it. 

Chicken stir fry in a pan on a wooden board.

Neutral Oil

We use avocado oil as our high temperature neutral cooking oil. You can use any high smoke point neutral oil that is safe for you. The biggest consideration you have is to make sure that it is safe to use when cooked at high temperatures.

Granulated Sugar

A small bit of sugar is added to this allergy friendly chicken stir fry. If you are making this with seasoned rice vinegar, which is already sweetened, or if your rice vinegar has sugar in the ingredients - reduce the amount of granulated sugar you use. 

Vegan Tip

For vegan options, make sure your sugar is vegan. Some countries and brands use bone char to refine sugar cane. That makes that specific sugar not vegan-friendly. Opt instead for a certified vegan sugar or one made from beet sugar.

Lemon Juice

Fresh or from concentrated lemon juice can be used, as long as it is safe for you and your food allergies. 

Arrowroot Starch

To thicken the sauce, we use arrowroot starch. It needs to be cooked in the sauce to thicken up. If you prefer to use cornstarch, it can be used instead of arrowroot starch in a 1 for 1 measurement replacement.

Smooth Sauce Tip

Be sure to mix it with the water to make a slurry and then add it to the soy free stir fry sauce. Do not put the starch directly in the sauce or it will become lumpy.

Instructions/ Directions and Tips

cubed chicken in a blue bowl.

Step 1

Trim the chicken or beef fat on the choice of meat you are using. If using boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut them into 1 inch cubes. For stir fry beef, cut it into thin strips. Place the cut meat into a large bowl.

mixing the chicken and marindae in a blue bowl.

Step 2

Mix all the marinade ingredients together in a medium bowl. Stir well with a spoon to mix the sugar into the marinade. Pour the marinade over the meat that had been set aside in step 1. Mix the marinade into the meat with a spoon until all is well coated. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap. Place the bowl in the fridge while you get the other ingredients cut up.

Meat Cut Tip

If you are using a tougher cut of beef, marinate it overnight to make it tender and juicy. The chicken or beef is best marinated overnight but can be marinated for 15-30 minutes.

Pouring the sauce on the Stir fry in a large wok.

Step 3

Cut up all the vegetables into large bite sized pieces, if they are not already cut up. Set aside the vegetables.

Meal Prep Tip

If you are looking to do some meal prep, cut the vegetables up in advance and freeze them. Frozen or fresh vegetables that are already cut up can be used, if they are safe for you.

stiring the sauce in a blue bowl.

Step 4

In a large bowl, mix all the soy free stir fry sauce ingredients together. Set aside the sauce. Let the sauce sit while you get the rest of the ingredients together.

Flavour Tip

Letting the soy free stir fry sauce sit will help the flavour blend.

Mixing the slurry with the Stir fry in a large wok.

Step 4

In a small bowl, mix the arrowroot starch and the water together with a fork. Mix until silky and smooth so it forms a slurry. Set the slurry aside.

Timing Tip

If you are serving the stir fry without soy sauce over steamed rice made on the stove, do not move on to the next step until you have started steaming the rice or quinoa. Steaming rice (not parboiled) can take 20-25 minutes and quinoa takes 15 minutes.

Cooking the chicken in a wok.

Step 4

Over medium high heat, using a wok or large pan with very deep sides, heat 1 tablespoon of neutral oil. Add the marinated chicken or beef. Do not add the marinade. It can be . Cook the meat for 4-6 minutes Stirring and flipping the meat over until the meat is fully cooked.

Cooking Tip

Try not to crowd the pan. This will slow down the cooking and the meat will take longer. Adding the marinade in this step is like boiling the meat, rather than frying it in the oil.

Pouring sauce in the Stir fry in a large wok.

Step 4

Pour the gluten free sauce for stir fry, and vegetables into the wok. Stir well to coat the vegetables in the sauces. Cook for 3 minutes

Food Safety Tip

If you were to add the marinade from the meat the sauce MUST come up to boiling for 5 minutes in order to be considered safe as it was with raw meat.

Adding the slurry to the Stir fry in a large wok.

Step 4

Push the vegetables and cooked meat to one side of the pan, so you can see the sauce at the bottom of the pan. Pour the arrowroot starch and water slurry into the sauce at the bottom of the wok. Stir to mix the arrowroot starch into the sauce. Mix the sauce over all the vegetables and meat.

Stir fry in a large wok.

Step 4

Turn the heat up to a high stir and let the soy free stir fry sauce cook down and thicken. Stir often to cook all the vegetables. Cook 4-5 minutes until the vegetables are cooked but still crunchy and the sauce has thickened up. Serve the soy free stir fry hot with steamed rice, noodles, or quinoa.

Low Food Waste Tips

You do not need to use exactly the same vegetables that we use. You can put in your favourites or use what needs to be used up in the fridge. A few like the ginger, onion, and garlic are what gives this its Asian flavour base. 

More carrots instead of bell peppers, totally fine. Swapping out the beans for peas, go with it. Use what is on hand and needs to be finished, the meat is the same. You could use cooked roast pork or chicken that has been marinated.

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Substitutions, Variations, & Adaptations

  • Other Vegetables - Kale, peas, mushrooms, asparagus, cauliflower, and cabbage are just a few that can be swapped out or added as you like. Water chestnuts can also be used for some. They are not a nut but should be discussed with your medical team as needed.
  • Spicy - use a bird's eye chili, chili oil, or red chili flakes in the sauce. Each one is a different amount of spice from hottest to mildest. 
  • Bamboo Shoots - A good addition for some. If you have not had it check with your medical team first. They are related to maize and wheat and may have cross reactivity, see this article for more info.
  • Bok Choy - a member of the mustard family (if that is an allergy for you check with your allergist and medical team before buying.) These greens are perfect for stir fry.
  • Teriyaki Flavour - Replace the stir fry sauce with our soy free teriyaki marinade. Thicken the sauce with arrowroot starch, like this recipe.
  • Ground Meat - Instead of sliced or cubed meat you can use ground beef or ground chicken. Don't forget to drain the fat from the wok before adding more ingredients after cooking the ground meat.
  • Vegan  - Portobello mushrooms cut in strips or chickpeas, or young jackfruit can be used instead of meat or omit the meat altogether and have a different protein dish and use this stir fry without soy sauce as a side dish.

Check out this Teriyaki Ground Beef and Broccoli stir fry.

Soy free stir fry on a round white plate.

Storage and Reheating Instructions

Storage

Any reheated food should not be stored again for later. Always follow safe food handling when storing stir fry without soy sauce and store at a safe temperature and allow food to cool before storing. 

Fridge

In the refrigerator, this soy free stir fry sauce, vegetables, and cooked meat can be stored for up to 3 days. Store it in an airtight container. Do not store the stir fry with the noodles, rice or quinoa as the starchy side will absorb all the sauce and leave the stir fry dry for reheating.

Freezer

In a freezer safe airtight container the allergy friendly chicken stir fry can be kept for up to 3 months in the freezer. Store the stir fry on its own and not with a starchy side dish, like rice.

Reheating

If the stir fry is frozen, thaw before reheating. Always reheat food to a safe food temperature before eating it. Only reheat the food once.

Stove Top

In a frying pan with a well fitting lid put 2 tablespoons of water in the pan for each portion of allergy friendly chicken stir fry added to it. Over medium heat heat the pan and food while covered by a lid. Let it steam for 5 mins adding water, if needed. 

Remove the lid and stir well to cook off any remaining excess water. About 2-3 mins. There should still be sauce in the pan but it should not be really thin sauce or watery. Check to see it is cooked through, if not cook a bit longer stirring to not burn onto the bottom of the pan.

Microwave

In a microwave safe bowl, place one portion of stir fry without soy sauce. Add 1 tablespoon of water to the food. Microwave for 1 minute and 45 seconds. Stir well and check it has cooked through.

If not, then cook it for an additional 25 seconds. Stir and check again. Always stir microwaved food and eat with caution as there may be hot spots. It may need to cool a bit before eating to avoid burns.

Stir fry without soy over rice on a white plate. An Asian teapot to the left with the pan filled with stir fry.

Equipment

  • Wok or Large Pan, with deep sides - for cooking the stir fry without soy sauce. When using a wok make sure it is seasoned first, especially if it is cast iron. Use cast iron on only allergy friendly cooking and not with allergens.
  • Knife and Cutting Board - to cut up the vegetables and meat.
  • Measuring Cups and Spoons - to measure the ingredients for this allergy friendly chicken stir fry.
  • Cooking Utensils - for stirring and mixing. Use ones that will not scratch the wok. We do not recommend wooden utensils unless they are strictly used only for allergy friendly foods. Food proteins can stay in the wood and the utensils become a possible cross contact point.
  • Large Bowl, Medium Bowl, Small Bowl - for mixing the sauces, marinades, and slurries in this recipe.

We strongly recommend that if you have food allergies you have dedicated allergy friendly cooking equipment. The food can get trapped in the cast iron, wood, or deep plastic grooves of items and become a spot of cross contact with your food allergens.

Our Favourite Kitchen Equipment for This Recipe

Chicken stir fry in a pan on a wooden board.

Top Tip

The best tip is to choose a large enough sized cooking pan for all the food when you make this soy free stir fry sauce dish. Do not crowd the pan. Use two instead, if needed and split the sauce between both pans. Make sure the sides are deep, which is why we recommend a wok.

FAQ

Stir fry without soy over rice on a white plate. An Asian teapot in the background with the pan filled with stir fry.

What To Pair With

This stir fry without soy sauce is amazing served with steamed rice, quinoa, cauliflower rice, or rice noodles. We usually use either brown or white rice but there are many other kinds of rice that will work such as basmati, jasmine, or wild rice.  You can also serve this recipe with a few Asian inspired dishes for more of an Asian take out type of meal.

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Allergy Friendly Stir Fry Without Soy Sauce

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Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
Servings: 6 Servings
Calories: 442kcal
Author: Katherine Evans - The Allergen Free Kitchen
This quick and easy soy free stir fry recipe is perfect for the whole family. It can be made in as little as 30 minutes, if you choose not to marinade or marinade the night before. Not only soy free, but also gluten, dairy, and top 8 allergens free. Vegan option available.

Equipment

  • Wok or Large Pan with deep sides
  • Knife and Cutting Board
  • Measuring cups and spoons
  • Cooking Utensils
  • Large Bowl
  • Medium Bowl
  • Small bowl

Ingredients

Veggies and Meat

  • 2½ Pounds Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast cubed (or Stir Fry Beef, cut in strips)
  • 1 Cup Sweet Bell Pepper orange, yellow, or red (1 pepper)
  • 1 Cup Green Beans cut in pieces
  • 1 Cup Carrots cut in half lengthwise and cut in thin half disks (about 2 carrots)
  • 1 Cup Yellow Onion large diced (about 1 large onion)
  • 1 Cup Celery Ribs cut into ½ inch slices (about 2-3 ribs)
  • 1 Cup Baby Corn Pieces about ½-⅔ of a 14 ounce can
  • 1 Cup Broccoli Florets cut in bite sized pieces

Soy Free Marinade

  • 2 Cloves Garlic minced
  • 2 Tablespoons Coconut Aminos (see notes)
  • 2 Tablespoons Mushroom Water (see notes)
  • 1 Tablespoon Fresh Ginger minced
  • 1 Tablespoon Neutral Oil (see notes)
  • 1 Tablespoon Granulated Sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon Rice Vinegar unseasoned
  • 1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice fresh (about ½ a lemon)

Soy Free Stir Fry Sauce

  • ½ Cup Coconut Aminos (see notes)
  • ⅓ Cup Mushroom Water (see notes)
  • 5 Cloves Garlic minced
  • 3 Tablespoons Rice Vinegar unseasoned
  • 3 Tablespoons Lemon Juice (fresh about 1-1½ lemons)
  • 3 Tablespoons Neutral Oil divided in 2 Tbsps and 1 tablespoon (see notes)
  • 1 Tablespoon Fresh Ginger minced
  • 1 Tablespoon Granulated Sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon Mirin optional (japanese cooking wine)
  • 2 Tablespoons Arrowroot Starch or cornstarch
  • 2 Tablespoons Water to mix with arrowroot starch

Instructions

  • Trim the chicken or beef fat on the choice of meat you are using. If using boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut them into 1 inch cubes. For stir fry beef, cut it into thin strips. Place the cut meat into a large bowl.
    2½ Pounds Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast
  • Mix all the marinade ingredients together in a medium bowl. Stir well with a spoon to mix the sugar into the marinade. Pour the marinade over the meat that had been set aside in step 1. Mix the marinade into the meat with a spoon until all is well coated. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap. Place the bowl in the fridge while you get the other ingredients cut up. The chicken or beef is best marinated overnight but can be marinated for 15-30 minutes.
    2 Cloves Garlic, 2 Tablespoons Coconut Aminos, 2 Tablespoons Mushroom Water, 1 Tablespoon Fresh Ginger, 1 Tablespoon Neutral Oil, 1 Tablespoon Granulated Sugar, 1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice, 1 Tablespoon Rice Vinegar
  • Cut up all the vegetables into large bite sized pieces, if they are not already cut up. Set aside the vegetables.
    1 Cup Sweet Bell Pepper, 1 Cup Green Beans, 1 Cup Carrots, 1 Cup Yellow Onion, 1 Cup Celery Ribs, 1 Cup Baby Corn Pieces, 1 Cup Broccoli Florets
  • In a large bowl, mix the stir fry sauce ingredients, except the arrowroot starch and water and only use 2 Tablespoons of the neutral oil in the sauce. Set aside the sauce. Let the sauce sit while you get the rest of the ingredients together.
    ½ Cup Coconut Aminos, ⅓ Cup Mushroom Water, 5 Cloves Garlic, 3 Tablespoons Rice Vinegar, 3 Tablespoons Lemon Juice, 3 Tablespoons Neutral Oil, 1 Tablespoon Fresh Ginger, 1 Tablespoon Granulated Sugar, 1 Tablespoon Mirin
  • In a small bowl, mix the arrowroot starch and the water together with a fork. Mix until silky and smooth so it forms a slurry. Set the slurry aside.
    2 Tablespoons Arrowroot Starch, 2 Tablespoons Water
  • Over medium high heat, using a wok or large pan with very deep sides, heat 1 tablespoon of neutral oil. Add the marinated chicken or beef. Do not add the marinade. It can be . Cook the meat for 4-6 minutes Stirring and flipping the meat over until the meat is fully cooked.
    1 Tablespoon Neutral Oil
  • Put the vegetables into the wok. Cook for 3 minutes. Pour the stir fry sauce over the vegetables. Stir well to coat the vegetables in the sauces.
  • Push the vegetables and cooked meat to one side of the pan, so you can see the sauce at the bottom of the pan. Pour the arrowroot starch and water slurry into the sauce at the bottom of the wok. Stir to mix the arrowroot starch into the sauce. Mix the sauce over all the vegetables and meat.
  • Turn the heat up to a high stir and let the sauce cook down and thicken. Stir often to cook all the vegetables. Cook 4-5 minutes until the vegetables are cooked but still crunchy and the sauce has thickened up. Serve hot with steamed rice, noodles, or quinoa.

Notes

To Make Mushroom Water:
  • Soak 1 Tablespoon of dried mushrooms in ½ cups of hot water.
  • Let it soak for 10-15 minutes.
Make it up before putting together the marinade. Use some in the marinade and put the rest in the fridge for the sauce. If you make the marinade the night before, save the rest of the mushroom water in an airtight bottle in the fridge for up to 3 days. We use boiling water from the kettle.
Coconut aminos is a fermented coconut sap sauce. There are a few brands that make it: Coconut Secret, Halo, Naked and Saucy are a few, some may have shared lines check with the manufacturer before purchasing.
If you cannot do coconut aminos, see if tamarind sauce is safe for you. It is not the same as tamari sauce. Tamari is made from soy whereas tamarind is made from a different legume tamarind. There is always a possibility for some with peanut and soy allergies of cross reactivity reactions with other legumes, like tamarind. Discuss it with your medical team, allergist, and doctor before buying it.
A high temperature safe oil is needed for this recipe. We tend to use avocado oil in this recipe. You can use any oil that is safe for you and can handle high heat cooking.
Other vegetables can be added: Kale, bok choy, mushrooms, asparagus, and more.
Pork, beef or chicken can be used as the meat or protein in this dish.
2 ½ pounds of chicken is around 4 large chicken breasts, with tenders, for us. Use boneless and skinless chicken,
To make it vegan try young jackfruit, portobello mushrooms, or chickpeas.
Cornstarch can be used instead of arrowroot starch in the same amounts.
Fresh or frozen green beans and broccoli can be used. If using frozen, cook from frozen.

Allergy Note 1

Always check that each ingredient is safe for you. Reading all the ingredients and labelling as well as checking with the manufacturer should always be done before buying any product. Each person's allergies are different and only you and your medical team can determine what is best for you. Checking with the manufacturer is best practice to see if shared lines, or facilities are used when making any of the suggested products. Just because a product is right for us does not mean it is safe for anyone else. You must do your own research on each product.

Allergy Note 2

If making this recipe for anyone with an allergy always check with them for suitable products and ingredients. Each person knows their allergies best and can advise on what is safe for them to eat. Keep in mind that if making for another person they may not be able to eat it with shared prep surfaces, cooking equipment, and kitchens or other safety reasons.

Allergy Note 3

This is not medical advice. Always discuss your allergies, nutrition, and suitable products and recipes with your medical team before using.

Nutrition

Calories: 442kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 43g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 121mg | Sodium: 844mg | Potassium: 1113mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 4075IU | Vitamin C: 74mg | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 2mg

Nutritional Disclaimer

"The Allergen Free Kitchen" is not a registered dietician or nutritionist, does not replace a registered dietician or nutritionist and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend you consult with your medical team to find a registered dietician or nutritionist and for you to calculate the nutritional information. Calories and nutritional values can vary vastly depending on which brands were used and any substitutions used.

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Food Safety

  • Cook to a minimum temperature of 165 °F (74 °C)
  • Do not use the same utensils on cooked food, that previously touched raw meat
  • Wash hands after touching raw meat
  • Contact the manufacturer of products, regarding cross contact and ingredients, to ensure they are safe for you
  • Always check ingredients for allergens
  • Do not use the same utensils on allergen free food, that previously touched allergens
  • Don't leave food sitting out at room temperature for extended periods
  • Never leave cooking food unattended
  • Use oils with high smoking point to avoid harmful compounds
  • Always have good ventilation when using a gas stove

See more guidelines at USDA.gov.

Allergy Resources

If you are struggling with allergies or which foods are safe for you we encourage you to contact your medical team to help determine what is best for you. 

For additional  resources please check out the following allergy education and advocacy pages:

In the United States:

  • Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Connection Team (FAACT) - Home Page
  • Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) - Home Page
  • U.S Food & Drug Administration (FDA) - Food Allergies - Home Page
  • Recalls, Reporting and Alerts on Food - in The United States of America
  • Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA - Recalls
  • US Food & Drug Administration, FDA - Recalls
  • Celiac Disease Foundation - Home Page
  • National Celiac Association (NCA) - Home Page
  • Beyond Celiac - Home Page
  • Celiac.com - Home Page 

In Canada

  • Food Allergy Canada - Home Page
  • Celiac Canada - Home Page
  • The Government of Canada - Health Site- Food Allergies
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