When you need a quick, delicious dinner, try our stir-fry recipes. They use a fantastic assortment of vegetables—and a wide range of proteins, including shrimp, pork,beef, chicken, andturkey. They come together fast: All take less than an hour, and some go from pantry to plate in just 15 minutes. That means that on busy weeknights, you can have a delicious dinner for four on the table stat. Save even more prep time bycooking rice ahead—because what's a stir-fry without this staple grain?
A stir fry is a great way to add more vegetables to your plate; they're cut small and cooked fast. It's also a chance to enjoy different flavors, like fresh ginger and garlic, toasted sesame oil, chili sauce, and oyster sauce. Whether you use a wok or a skillet, these stir-fry recipes will become weeknight dinner favorites that you make again and again.
17 Shrimp Dinner Ideas for Delicious Weeknight Meals
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Cashew Shrimp
We're starting fast: This entrée will be on the table in 20 minutes. Roasted cashews and celery bring crunch, while oyster sauce, garlic, and ginger add big flavor to sautéed shrimp.
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Spicy Pork-and-Pineapple Stir-Fry
One tablespoon of Sriracha brings fiery flavor to this stir-fry recipe that also features a nutritious combination of red bell pepper, green beans, and pineapple.
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Ginger-Peanut Turkey Stir-Fry
Lean ground turkey is sautéed, then mixed with tart lime juice, light brown sugar, salty fish sauce, creamy peanut butter, and chili-garlic sauce in this irresistible stir-fry recipe.
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Spicy Basil Chicken Stir-Fry
Boneless, skinless chicken thighs are dressed up with oyster sauce, soy sauce, and a little bit of sugar in this quick dinner. The heat comes from minced serrano chiles, which are sautéed with the chicken, along with garlic and shallots.
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Broiled Beef and Broccoli Stir-Fry with Water Chestnuts
Most stir-fry recipes call for sautéing meat or vegetables, but this recipe calls for broiling all of the ingredients—skirt steak and broccoli florets in a savory sauce—on a sheet pan in the oven for just about 10 minutes.
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Egg "Noodle," Broccolini, and Mushroom Stir-Fry
These aren't your usual egg noodles—they're actually a thin layer of whisked eggs cooked in a skillet, then sliced into thin strips. Toss with sautéed broccolini, shiitake mushrooms, and scallions for a vegetarian stir-fry meal.
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Lemon Chicken Stir-Fry with Green Beans
Bright and light, this quick dinner calls for boneless, skinless chicken breasts tossed with cornstarch, which are sautéed until crispy and cooked through. Chicken broth, lemon zest, sugar, and sesame oil build flavor in the final few minutes of cooking.
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Watercress Stir-Fry
Looking for a simple stir-fry side dish? Here, two bunches of watercress leaves are sautéed with aromatic minced fresh ginger and garlic. Right before serving, it's all tossed with sesame oil and toasted sesame seeds.
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Gingery Pork-and-Broccoli Stir-Fry
Fresh ginger, garlic cloves, chili paste, lime juice, and brown sugar flavor this bold entrée. Like many stir-fry recipes, it has a long list of ingredients, but once you've prepped them, the recipe is quick and easy to prepare.
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Shrimp-and-Basil Glass-Noodle Stir-Fry
Sticky glass noodles bring a visually appealing, translucent quality to this eye-catching stir-fry dish that will captivate hungry eaters with its assortment of shrimp, sugar snap peas, shiitake mushrooms, and scrambled eggs.
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Moo Shu Pork Stir-Fry
A combination of pork tenderloin and shiitake mushrooms add plenty of might to this family-friendly stir-fry recipe. The meat is sautéed with an umami-packed mixture of soy sauce, hoisin sauce, and rice vinegar.
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Stir-Fried Carrots with Coconut
This sweet and spicy stir-fry side dish comes together in just 20 minutes. Combine olive oil, urad dal (black lentils), brown mustard seeds, and dried red hot chiles in a wok until you start to smell the fragrant aroma, then add sliced carrot rounds and fresh ginger. Top with fresh grated coconut and cilantro.
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Pork Stir-Fry with Soy Sauce and Sherry
Fuel your family with this delicious 40-minute stir-fry dinner made with lean pork tenderloin, broccolini, julienned carrots, and scallions.
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Stir-Fried Sweet-and-Sour Shrimp
Juicy pineapple, ginger, and apricot jam build the base for this colorful stir-fry shrimp recipe that's easy on the eyes and delicious.
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Stir-Fried Beef with Garlic and Rosemary
Sirloin steak is stir-fried with garlic and rosemary, then finished with a sauce made with butter and balsamic vinegar that offers an earthy, intense aroma in this unusual recipe. Serve over sliced polenta rather than the usual rice.
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Beef Stroganoff Stir-Fry
A modern take on the old-fashioned beef recipe, this version omits the sour cream in order to highlight the flavor of smoked paprika, cremini mushrooms, and skirt steak.
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Red Curry Chicken Stir-Fry
This 15-minute stir-fry recipe features boneless, skinless chicken thighs, snow peas, pineapple, red curry paste, fish sauce, and fresh basil.
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Steak and Asparagus Stir-Fry
Take steak in a whole new direction by stir-frying it with asparagus, fresh ginger, Thai chile peppers, and scallions in this 20-minute recipe.
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Broccoli and Pork Stir-Fry
The zest and juice from an orange bring brightness to this rich and savory stir-fry recipe.
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Orange Beef Stir-Fry
Bottom-round steak is cut into strips and quickly marinated in a combination of freshly squeezed orange juice, rice vinegar, soy sauce, and light brown sugar in this 35-minute meal.
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Shrimp Stir-Fry with Vermouth
Vermouth is a sweet, fortified wine. Here, it's mixed with soy sauce, light brown sugar, and chili sauce for a shrimp stir-fry recipe that we can't get enough of.
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Pad See Ew
This skirt steak, broccoli, and noodle stir-fry dish gets some serious heat from three Thai bird chiles, which are thinly sliced, pickled, and served on top.
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Spicy Shrimp and Brussels Sprout Stir-Fry
Packed with color and texture, this 20-minute dinner showcases Brussels sprouts, bean sprouts, scallions, and shrimp.
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Beef, Snap Pea, and Asparagus Stir-Fry
One of the things we love about stir-fry is how the vegetables are crispy on the outside but tender inside. Here, sliced New York strip steak is stir-fried with asparagus, snap peas, garlic, and fresh ginger in a cast-iron skillet (you could use a wok!).
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Spicy Shrimp-and-Broccoli Stir-Fry
Here's a streamlined stir-fry recipe made with five ingredients, including store-bought chili-garlic sauce.
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Cauliflower Rice Stir-Fry
This vegetable-packed dish starts with cauliflower rice (we have instructions for making your own, or you can use store bought). The cauliflower is steamed with vegetable broth to become the perfect grain substitute in this simple stir-fry of broccoli, carrot, red bell pepper, and red onion.
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