Frozen Vegetable Stir Fry
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This vegetable Asian stir fry is filled with amazing flavors and is such a healthy, easy, family-friendly recipe. Perfect for busy weeknights, I love to make this tofu based recipe at least a few times a month. Itโs that good!
Sweet with a little bit of heat, this vegetable stir fry recipe is the ultimate comfort meal. Carrots, broccoli, and baby corn are mixed with authentic Asian flavors for a mouthwatering meal thatโs ready in 20 minutes.
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Stir fry is a classic recipe that originated in China, but is commonly popular throughout the world.
To prepare a stir fry recipe, you heat some vegetables and ingredients over high heat with oil, then stir and cook until all of the ingredients are heated through. You can usually use whichever vegetables and proteins you have on hand!
There are also so many variations to these easy stir fry veggies that you can modify it based on your familyโs preferences or whatever you have in the fridge!
Feel free to make this in advance as it keeps really well in the fridge and tastes even better the next day.
I hope you love this healthy stir fry recipe as much as we do. My kids gobbled it up and asked for seconds!
๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ณ Why This Recipe Works
- An easy way to pack in a variety of vegetables into one meal
- Ready in just 20 minutes
- Great for a busy night or weeknight dinner
- Semi homemade stir fry sauce to save time
- Filling and satisfying meal
- Best vegetable stir fry recipe ever!
๐ฅ Ingredients
This easy vegetable stir fry can be made with simple ingredients found at any grocery store. Many of these are pantry ingredients as well so you might already have them on hand!
- Asian Frozen Vegetables: To save time, I buy pre-chopped frozen Asian stir fry veggies. You can find a large variety of Asian style frozen vegetables at most grocery stores. I love using Trader Joeโs asian stir fry vegetables medley paired with a bag of frozen broccoli florets, or Costco frozen veggies (their normandy style vegetables, or stir fry vegetable medley both work great).
- Tofu: I used a mix of sprouted firm tofu and baked tofu for a variety of textures in this tofu stir fry recipe. But you can use any type of tofu you like โ I just recommend using a firm or extra firm tofu (silken tofu will fall apart in this recipe). Sprouted tofu is similar to regular silken tofu, but instead, uses germinated soy beans that have little sprouts on them. Not only is sprouted tofu known to have a high protein content, but itโs loaded with calcium, too.
- Olive Oil: Important to grease the pans, but you can use any type of oil here.
- Brown Rice Or Quinoa: For serving. Quinoa or brown rice can be substituted for a variety of options for this frozen stir fry vegetables recipe. Scroll down further to read about variations.
- Sesame Seeds: Optional, but recommended. You can also use cashews or any nut you like.
- Garlic, Fresh Ginger, Salt And Crushed Red Pepper: You can add each of these spices individually, or you can find vegetable stir-fry seasoning mixes that are pre-made to save on more time.
- Red Curry Sauce: I like the Thai Red Curry Sauce from Trader Joeโs because it has a clean ingredients list, is relatively low in calories, and has the best flavor. But you can use any teriyaki or curry sauce you like from your local grocery store.
- Soy Sauce: Low sodium was used here this recipe, but any type of soy sauce will do. Use tamari for a gluten free option!
๐ Variations
This Asian stir fry recipe already so good on its own, but if you want to switch some things up, you totally can!
- Change The Vegetable Blend: You can use any vegetable mix, really. I used broccoli, corn, carrots, and green beans, but snow peas, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, red bell peppers, potatoes, or even pumpkin would be good, too.
- Change The Base: There are so many options for frozen veggie stir fry. You can serve this vegetable stir fry recipe over a bed of gluten free noodles, rice noodles, quinoa, brown rice, cauliflower rice, jasmine rice, basmati, shirataki or konjac noodes, or even serve it without a base!
- Make This Gluten Free: You can use Tamari or coconut aminos in place of the soy sauce.
- Add Toppings: A garnish of green onions, sesame seeds, crushed peanuts or chopped cashews would all be great additions to this stir fried veggies recipe!
- Make It For Kids: Reduce the red curry sauce and crushed red pepper to give this healthy frozen mixed vegetable stir fry a milder flavor.
๐ช How To Make Frozen Vegetable Stir Fry
Itโs super easy to make these frozen stir fry vegetables perfectly every time! You just need to follow these five simple steps:
Cook Your Base: Cook the rice or quinoa, or whatever base you choose for this Asian style veggie stir fry. Cut the tofu into 1/2 inch cubes and set aside.
Sautรฉ The Tofu Cubes: Spray a large skillet or hot wok with cooking spray and heat over medium heat. Saute the tofu cubes until slightly crispy on the outside, add 1 Tbsp soy sauce towards the end of cooking for flavor.
Wok Fry Vegetables: Heat a separate large pan or wok over medium to medium-high heat. Add olive oil, then pour the frozen stir fry veggies into the pan. Stir fry for five minutes until the Asian mixed vegetables are cooked through, add garlic, ginger, crushed red pepper, and remaining soy sauce. Cook another 5 minutes until everything is combined.
Combine Ingredients: Add the tofu cubes to frozen stir fry vegetables, and the Red Curry Sauce. Cook lightly on medium-low heat until the entire mixture is heated through (about 5 minutes).
Adjust Seasonings & Serve: Adjust seasonings as needed, add hot sauce if you like it spicy. Sprinkle sesame seeds or cashews on top. Serve this frozen vegetable stir fry with brown rice or quinoa.
โRecipe FAQs
I have found that when it comes to frozen veggies, you want to choose veggies that will hold up well and wonโt get mushy too fast (e.g. squashes or leafy greens). I like to use baby corn, carrots, green beans, cauliflower, broccoli, or edamame in any stir fry using frozen vegetables.
Make sure add the veggies that take the longest to cook to the pan first (e.g. onions, carrots, potatoes), and then follow it up with the faster cooking veggies (broccoli, snap peas, cauliflower, etc). Additionally, donโt cook the stir fry for too long over high heat, because that will cause your veggies to overcook. To avoid soggy vegetables, stop cooking right after your veggies are warmed through and still have a slight bite to them.
No you donโt! The best part of making a stir fry using frozen vegetables is that there is almost no prep. You can just throw the frozen veggies into your wok straight from the freezer โ no need to thaw them beforehand.
I used just soy sauce and Thai red curry sauce for this recipe, but I also have an amazing stir fry sauce recipe that is made from scratch.
Yes! Typically frozen veggies are flash frozen when theyโre at their freshest, making them sometimes even healthier and nutrient rich than fresh veggies. Here are the other reasons why this stir fry using frozen vegetables is healthy:
High In Protein: A great way to squeeze in some heart healthy plant protein, the tofu in this stir fry is packed with almost 27 grams of protein per serving!
Rich In Nutrients: The vegetables in this healthy stir fry provide antioxidants, vitamins, fiber, nutrients, and minerals. Tofu contains all 9 essential amino acids, as well as iron, calcium, copper, zinc and B vitamins.
High In Fiber: This veggie stir fry recipe has 7 grams of heart healthy fiber per serving!
๐ญ Expert Tips
- Donโt let your frozen veggies thaw before hand.
- Make sure your veggies are all cut into similar sized pieces so they cook evenly and at the same rate.
- Store the leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to four days.
- Make sure all of your ingredients are prepped and ready before you start โ since you wonโt be cooking anything for more than a few minutes, you want to be able to throw everything into the skillet as soon as their โtime comes.โ
- For best results, and a delicious frozen vegetable stir fry, make sure your skillet or wok is super hot! This is really important when using frozen vegetables, so that you cook them without overcooking them.
๐ฒ More Asian Inspired Recipes!
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- Tofu Fried Rice
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- Vegan Chow Mein
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- Gluten Free Stir Fry Sauce
- Tofu Skewers with Ginger Soy Marinade
- Vegan Egg Roll In A Bowl
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๐ฅ Watch How to Make It
Frozen Vegetable Stir Fry
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 3 sprays Olive oil cooking spray
- 16oz package Organic Sprouted Firm Tofu cut into cubes
- 7oz package Teriyaki (or Savory) Baked Tofu cut into cubes
- 2 16oz Packages of Frozen Asian Mixed Veggies (about 10 cups) I like to get the one with the greatest variety of veggies โ e.g. broccoli, carrots, green beans, snap peas, etc.
- 3 tbsp Low Sodium Soy Sauce more to taste
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tsp minced ginger
- 1 sprinkle crushed red pepper more to taste
- ยผ cup Red Curry Sauce You can pretty much use any bottled curry or teriyaki sauce mixture you like โ check out the Asian section in your supermarket. But make sure to get a sauce that has vegetarian (or vegan) friendly ingredients!
- 1 cup cooked Brown Rice or quinoa use 1/4 cup cooked per serving
- 1 tbsp Sesame Seeds as a garnish alternatively, use chopped cashews
- salt and pepper (or a hot sauce like siracha) to taste
Instructions
- Cook the brown rice or quinoa first โ because that takes the longest to cook in this recipe. Cut your tofu into 1/2 inch cubes and set aside.
- Spray a large pan with cooking spray and heat over medium heat. Saute the tofu cubes until slightly crispy on the outside, add 1 Tbsp soy sauce towards the end of cooking for flavor.
- Heat a separate large pan or wok over medium to medium-high heat. Add olive oil, then pour the frozen veggies into the pan.
- Stir fry 5 minutes until the veggies are cooked through, add garlic, ginger, crushed red pepper, and remaining soy sauce. Cook another 5 minutes until everything is combined.
- Add the tofu cubes to the veggies, and the Red Curry Sauce. Stir fry lightly on medium-low heat until the entire mixture is heated through (about 5 minutes).
- Adjust seasonings as needed, add hot sauce if you like it spicy. Sprinkle sesame seeds or cashews on top. Serve with brown rice or quinoa.
Notes
- Use frozen veggies to keep things quick and simple!
- Donโt over cook the vegetables or they will be mushy.
- Make sure your veggies are all cut into similar sized pieces so they cook evenly and at the same rate.
- Store the leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to four days.
Quick, easy and full of flavor. A perfect weeknight meal.
Woohoo! I agree – we often use this recipe on busy weeknights too!
great instructions and they came perfect! the flavors were perfect! and we just love this recipe!
Awesome! So happy to hear that Claudia!
Love the colors and combination of ingredients in this stir-fry recipe. Fantastic.
Yay! Thanks so much!
We loved the addition of the baked tofu in this stir fry! It added to the textural variety. We also enjoyed the “curried” stir fry sauce. It was something new and really good. Thanks!
Thank you so much Glenda! ๐
Such a great budget friendly meal and a good way to use frozen veggies.
So happy to hear that Dannii!
Loved this recipe! So full of flavor and easy to make!
So happy you liked it!! Thanks for letting me know! ๐