4 Secrets to Quick Weeknight Stir-Fries

4 simple tips to help make speedy stir-fries.

Forget Chinese takeout: homemade stir-fries can be whipped up in about 30 minutes, with healthy ingredients and minimal mess. As cookbook author and wok evangelist Grace Young wrote in the current issue of EatingWell Magazine, by focusing on fresh veggies and a few staple spices and sauces, stir-fries are a simple way to pack your meal with bright, zingy flavors and essential nutrients. You can make them from whatever’s in your kitchen, too: onions, frozen peas and chicken breasts? Sounds great! Celery, cherry tomatoes and green peppers? Delish! The combinations are literally endless.

Here are a few simple tips to help make your stir-fry as speedy as it can be.

—Matthew Thompson, Associate Food Editor for EatingWell Magazine

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