Japanese style Hibachi Chicken made with sautéed vegetables served over rice and topped with YUM YUM SAUCE! An easy weeknight dinner that will have you feel like you’re eating out!
Asian food speaks to my soul. Especially easy stir-fry recipes that are packed with flavor and vegetables like this hibachi chicken, Kung Pao Chicken, or my favorite Skinny Asian Chicken Stir-fry!
If you’ve ever been to a Hibachi restaurant you know that you’re in for both dinner and a show! The first time I went was with my family when I was a teenager, and now it’s a fun date-night restaurant we love to go to a few times a year.
If you’re not familiar with Japanese Hibachi or teppanyaki, imagine sitting around a large, hot hibachi grill where a chef is standing in the center, cooking a dinner made up of meat or seafood, fresh vegetables, and rice. While he cooks he is entertaining the table with food and knife tricks, and cracking jokes. It’s entertaining and the food is delicious!
Often, the terms hibachi and teppanyaki are used interchangeably, but traditionally hibachi is cooked on a barbecue type grill with a charcoal or gas flame and teppanyaki is cooked on a solid griddle cook surface.
No special equipment:
Hibachi literally means “fire bowl” and refers to a method of cooking food over very high heat (sometimes in a large ceramic bowl and often on a large flat grill). However, to make this easy Hibachi chicken recipe at home, all you need is a large skillet or fry pan!
How to make Hibachi Chicken (a summary):
- Cook chicken. Heat 1 teaspoon oil and 1 teaspoon sesame oil over medium-high heat in a large skillet or wok. Add chicken and season with salt, and pepper. Cook one minute. Add 1 Tbsp butter, 1 Tbsp soy sauce and garlic to skillet and sauté until cooked through. Remove to a plate and cover with foil.
- Cook vegetables. In the same pan, heat half the oils for vegetables. Add half of the vegetables. Cook on high for 1 minutes. Add ½ Tbsp butter, 1 Tbsp soy sauce, and salt and pepper. Sauté until fork-tender—do not overcook. Set aside, and repeat steps with remaining vegetables.
- Serve over rice. Serve chicken and vegetables over rice, with sauce on the side for dipping.
YUM YUM SAUCE:
Homemade hibachi sauce, or yum yum sauce, is the star of this meal, and it’s soo easy to make! It kind of tastes like fry sauce with a twist, and you can dip your meat and veggies in it.
- 1 cup Hellmann’s Mayo
- 1 Tbsp ketchup
- 1 Tbsp Rice Vinegar
- ¾ tsp Paprika
- ⅛ tsp Garlic Powder
- Salt and pepper
- 1 Tbsp Water
- Mix all ingredients together and whisk until well combined.
- Refrigerate overnight or at least for 8 hours prior to serving.
Great for Meal Prep!
This is a great dinner to meal prep! You can double or triple the recipe and set aside the leftovers for lunch or dinner during the week. I like to divide the hibachi chicken and vegetables, rice and stir-fry between these containers.
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Recipe
Hibachi Chicken
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil , divided
- 2 teaspoons vegetable oil , divided
- 2 Tbsp butter , divided
- 3 large boneless , skinless chicken breasts, trimmed and cut into 1-inch cubes (you can also use steak or shrimp here)
- 3 Tbsp low sodium soy sauce , divided
- Minced garlic
- salt and pepper , to taste
- 2 zucchinis , chopped
- 1 medium onion , chopped
- 1 carrot , thinly sliced
- 1 8- oz package crimini mushrooms , halved – freshest ones they have
- rice , for serving
- Hibachi sauce (Yum Yum Sauce):
- 1 cup Hellmann's Mayo
- 1 Tbsp ketchup
- 1 Tbsp Rice Vinegar
- 3/4 teaspoons Paprika
- 1/8 teaspoons Garlic Powder
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Heat 1 teaspoon oil and 1 teaspoon sesame oil over medium-high heat in a large skillet or wok. Add chicken and season with salt, and pepper. Cook one minute. Add 1 Tbsp butter, 1 Tbsp soy sauce and garlic to skillet and sauté, until cooked through. set aside and cover with foil.
- In the same pan, heat half the oils for vegetables. Add half of the vegetables. Cook on high for 1 minutes. Add ½ Tbsp butter, 1 Tbsp soy sauce, and salt and pepper. Sauté until fork-tender—do not overcook. Set aside, and repeat steps with remaining vegetables.
- Serve chicken and vegetables over rice, with sauce on the side for dipping.
- For the sauce:
- Mix all ingredients together and whisk until well combined.
- Refrigerate overnight or at least for 8 hours prior to serving.
Notes
Nutrition
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Nutritional information does not include yum yum sauce or rice.
Easy, fast and very healthy!