Recipe Roundup: Spring Stir-Fries

Stir-fry your way to a delicious (and nutritious!) dinner tonight. Delicate spring ingredients are perfect for sauteing over high heat, and when paired with quick-cooking proteins, meals come together in a flash. Here’s a roundup of our favorite recipes for the season — pick your favorites, then read our tips to stir-frying success.

 

Stir-Fried Tri-Tip with Radicchio When sliced thinly and tossed in a hot wok, tri-tip takes almost no time to cook. Here, it’s paired with wilted radicchio and fresh watercress for an easy but colorful meal.

Stir-Fried Tofu with Mushrooms and Greens Tofu makes a great pairing for bold Asian flavors, because it soaks up all the delicious ingredients (think ginger and soy sauce). Serve this dish with a scoop of brown rice.

Stir-Fried Chicken with Sugar Snap Peas and Lemon Mint leaves add a fresh and unexpected touch to this simple chicken stir-fry. Sugar snap peas lend a crunchy texture and mild sweetness, too.

Stir-Fried Shrimp with Snow Peas and Mushrooms Quick-cooking shrimp works well in stir-fries, but you can leave them out for a satisfying vegetarian dish. Fresh shiitake mushrooms and snow peas give the meal plenty of hearty flavor.

Stir-Fried Pork and Sugar Snaps with Soba Noodles Pork is just a flavoring in this dish, filled with sugar snap peas and young green onions. Nutty buckwheat noodles make it ideal for feeding a crowd — try doubling or tripling the recipe.

Stir-Fried Chicken with Walnuts and Basil Healthy walnuts are as satisfying as they are rich and delicious. Sliced peppers and wilted fresh basil give the dish a bold, unique flavor.

Spring Vegetable Stir-Fry A mix of vibrant greens makes a gorgeous addition to the table. Serve this combination of asparagus, peas, sugar snaps and leeks as a bright side dish, or make it a main course with steamed rice.