This sauteed bok choy chicken recipe is very easy and made with minimal ingredients. But a flavorful dish, perfect to enjoy in lunch or dinner and can also be served as an appetizer dish.
Do your local stores carry Bok choy on their shelves? then definitely you should try this simple baby bok choy recipe.

Bok Choy is an Asian green leafy vegetable, which can be found in the produce section in your grocery store. I do not find them very often here, but I grab them immediately when it has one.
I prefer them as it has got unique flavor which can bring the Chinese flavor to the dishes without any extra efforts the same as here in this sauteed bok choy recipe.
Bok choy is available is many sizes, I have used baby bok choy, however, the larger one is equally delicious. You may use breast, thigh or tenderloins for making this bok choy chicken.
How to clean Bok choy
- We have one step extra for the cleaning Bok Choy. Sprinkle salt to every floret of bok choy. Try adding to each leaf too. Leave it for half an hour to one hour. Then wash it well in the running water. Rinse them around 3 times to remove all the excess sprinkle salt. Drain them and keep them ready for cooking.
- The cooking method and process of this sauteed bok choy is very easy. We are going to saute just garlic along with chicken and with some soy sauce and finally end up with adding the green.
If you are looking for recipes of Chinese based, then look into a Vegetarian wonton, Chinese garlic chicken, easy to make Pan-fried wonton.
Sauteed Bok choy recipe variations
- Along with soy sauce try adding your favorite sauces to customize as per your choice.
- You can also use mushroom, paneer, potatoes instead of chicken for the variations.
- If the chicken you are using comes with bones, add cooking time extra.
- Make vegan bok choy by replacing the chicken with tofu.
- Toss noodles finally and serve as bok choy noodle salad.
- Tilapia works well with bok choy. Use in spite of chicken and make Tilapia boy Choy.
Serving Suggestions:
Serve this sauteed bok choy chicken with rice, noodles or any other Chinese main course. It can also be served as the appetizer, along with sauces. Furthermore, the following to too awesome to pair with.
- Egg fried rice
- Bok choy fried rice
- Instant pot sushi rice
- Spicy Szechuan fried rice
- Spicy Szechuan noodles
- Spicy ramen noodles
How to Make Sauteed Bok Choy with Chicken Recipe:
Prepping. Chop garlic finely.
Cleaning. Clean bok choy by generously sprinkling salt all over it. Rest them up for half an hour. Then rinse for 3 times to removes dirt, excess salt. Drain well. Once it drained completely shred them and keep it ready for cooking
Cooking. Heat oil in the pan, add chopped garlic. Saute for a minute until it changes its color slightly.
Add ¼th cup of water and bring it to boil. Then add chopped chicken pieces, soy sauce, and salt. In medium flame, cook it by covering.
Stir occasionally to avoid the dish stick on to the bottom of the pan. Once the water completely evaporates and the chicken gets cooked 95%, Add shredded bok choy to the pan, and continue to cook until bok choy becomes tender.
Lower the flame to low heat and cook the chicken further for 3-4 minutes until the chicken absorbs the flavor of the bok choy.
Sauteed Bok Choy chicken Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon garlic minced
- 1 cup bok choy roughly chopped
- 3 tablespoon salt for cleaning
- 2 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 1 lb chicken breast meat cut into cubes
- 2 tablespoon soy sauce
Instructions
- Chop garlic finely.
- Clean bok choy by generously sprinkling salt all over it. Rest them up for half an hour. Then rinse for 3 times to removes dirt, excess salt. Drain well. Once it drained completely shred them and keep it ready for cooking
- Over medium heat place the pan.
- Add oil and chopped garlic. Saute for a minute until it is aromatic.
- Add ¼th cup of water and bring it to boil. Then add chopped chicken cubes, soy sauce. Cover it with lid and cook.
- Stir occasionally to avoid the dish stick on to the bottom of the pan. Once the water completely evaporates and the chicken gets cooked 95%, Add bok choy to the pan, and continue to cook until bok choy becomes tender.
- Lower the flame to low heat and cook the chicken further for 3-4 minutes until the chicken absorbs the flavor of the bok choy.
- And serve hot.
Notes
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Lani
We ❤ bokchoy and this looks so delicious!
Sujatha Muralidhar
Thanks and we too love these greens.