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Stir-Fried Chicken Breast with Cucumber — finished dish, ready to serve.

Refreshing Stir-Fried Chicken Breast with Cucumber (Low-Fat, Low-Calorie)

清爽解腻的黄瓜炒鸡胸肉，低脂低卡减肥食谱 · pan chinese cuisine

20 min total10 min cooking4 stepslightsavory

This home-style dish is popular as a diet-friendly meal: lean chicken breast is marinated and quickly stir-fried with crisp cucumber for a dish that is tasty but not heavy. The author notes that cracked black pepper can be adjusted freely — grind in as much as you like.

Dottie Langford's profile photoDottie LangfordRetired schoolteacher in Ohio who lives for church-potluck casseroles and my grandma's butter rolls. If it bakes in a 9x13 pan, I've probably made it twice.

Nutrition & allergens

Contains:SoyWheat

Some ingredients are not yet allergen-surveyed; this label is not exhaustive.

Per serving (4 servings)

Energy (kcal)
Unknown
Protein (g)
Unknown
Fat (g)
Unknown
Carbs (g)
Unknown
Sodium (mg)
Unknown

Estimated from verified ingredient data for the original formula — not lab values, and one dish is not a full meal.

  • chicken breast鸡胸肉

    0.5 piece

  • Cucumber ingredient identification photo

    Cucumber黄瓜

    1.0 whole

  • cooking wine料酒

    0.06 cup

  • Light soy sauce ingredient identification photo

    light soy sauce生抽

    0.6 oz

  • cracked black pepper ingredient

    cracked black pepper黑胡椒碎

    0.35 oz

  • Fine salt ingredient identification photo

    salt盐

    0.18 oz

  • Oyster sauce ingredient identification photo

    oyster sauce蚝油

    0.74 oz

Techniques you'll use

  • Marinating ↗

    Season protein ahead with soy, wine, and starch for flavor and texture.

  • Stir-frying ↗

    Cook small pieces in stages, then bring them together while their textures are distinct.

Steps

  1. 1

    Step 1

    Marinating ↗
    Stir-Fried Chicken Breast with Cucumber — step 1 visual checkpoint.

    Cut the chicken breast into small cubes. Add 1 spoon of cooking wine, 1 spoon of light soy sauce, a pinch of salt, a pinch of cracked black pepper, and 1 spoon of starch; mix well by hand until evenly coated. Then cut the cucumber into cubes.

    ✅ Done when: The chicken cubes are evenly coated with a thin marinade and the cucumber is cut into matching-size cubes.

  2. 2

    Step 2

    High heatStir-frying ↗
    Stir-Fried Chicken Breast with Cucumber — step 2 visual checkpoint.

    Heat oil in the pan, add the chicken breast, and stir-fry until it turns from pink to white. Add the cucumber cubes and stir-fry, then add 1 spoon of light soy sauce and 1 spoon of oyster sauce, followed by black pepper to taste. Toss until everything is evenly coated and serve.

    ✅ Done when: The chicken is fully opaque white with no pink remaining and the cucumber is crisp-tender and evenly coated in sauce.

  3. 3

    Step 3

    Stir-Fried Chicken Breast with Cucumber — step 3 visual checkpoint.

    The finished chicken is tender and delicious.

    ✅ Done when: The dish is plated and ready to eat, with tender chicken and crisp cucumber.

  4. 4

    Step 4

    Stir-Fried Chicken Breast with Cucumber — step 4 visual checkpoint.

    This low-fat cucumber and chicken breast stir-fry is tasty without being heavy — enjoy.

    ✅ Done when: The dish is complete and served.