A healthy & easy recipe for Black Bean Chicken & Vegetables that's gluten-free and allergy-free. A homemade black bean sauce, Asian vegetables, and chicken tenders guarantee a delicious crowd-pleasing weeknight dinner!
One of my favorite Chinese take-out orders used to be the chicken and veggies with that delicious black bean sauce. Of course, those "black beans" were soy beans, fermented soy beans, meaning a big no-no to that dish. Dreams shattered...but not quite! There's always a way around these little food allergy dilemmas. Just a little swap with this, replacement with that, and presto! A healthy, gluten-free, soy-free, top 8 allergy-free black bean chicken and vegetable recipe!
This is a super old recipe I dug out of the "to-post" folder, but so delicious nonetheless! You can't go wrong with "fake-out take-out"! Protein, carbs, veggies; it's a meal in one and super quick to whip up on a weeknight without having to call the local Chinese food restaurant. You know what kills me most about take-out? It's not the nutrition, food allergies and cross-contamination, but the price! I have no idea how we used to order Chinese or pizza every weekend growing up in a house of four. Just this past New Years Eve, my mom, brother, and I ordered our traditional take-out (approved allergy-friendly) and it was upwards of $40. Ah!
It make taste good and it's "easy", but is it ever worth the money? To me, no, not at all. I am all about home-cooked meals everyday of the week. I grocery shop once a week, make all my meals, use everything up, and feel good about the money I spent to nourish myself and family. Sure there's a time and a place, like our New Year's Eve tradition of Chinese, but all in all, if you want to save money and spend effectively on your food...COOK AT HOME!
Black Bean Chicken & Vegetables
Black Bean Chicken & Vegetables (Gluten-Free, Allergy-Free)
A healthy & easy recipe for Black Bean Chicken & Vegetables that's gluten-free and allergy-free. A homemade black bean sauce, Asian vegetables, and chicken tenders guarantee a delicious crowd-pleasing weeknight dinner!
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 25 mins
- Total Time: 35 mins
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Main
- Cuisine: Chinese, Asian
Ingredients
- 1 LB Skinless Chicken Tenders
- Black Bean Sauce:
- 1 15oz Can No-Salt Added Black Beans
- 2 TB Coconut Aminos
- 1 TB Rice Vinegar
- 1 Tsp Minced Garlic
- ½ Tsp Onion Powder
- ¼ Tsp Ground Ginger
- ¼ Tsp Black Pepper
- Vegetables:
- 1 ½ Cups Chopped Broccoli
- ½ Cup Chopped Green Bell Pepper
- ½ Cup Sliced White Mushrooms
- ½ Cup Sliced Water Chestnuts
- ¼ Cup Chopped Scallions
- 5 Baby Corns (chopped)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- In a food processor, combine 1 cup of the black beans (place the rest of the beans to the side), all the bean liquid from the can, and the rest of the black bean sauce ingredients. Blend until smooth and set aside.
- Prepare all your veggies, add the rest of the black beans you did not use in the sauce, and combine everything in a bowl along with the blended sauce.
- Grease a baking dish and place your chicken tenders in it. Pour in the veggie and sauce mixture and then bake the dish in the oven for 25 minutes, loosely covered with foil.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
Dinner is served and money is saved! You can eat this as is for a delicious and easy lunch at work or serve it over rice for a fantastic weeknight dinner. You know dishes like these make for some killer leftovers! Meal prep away my frugal friends!
So tell me:
+ How often do you eat out or order in? For me, never. The rest of my family...that's a different story!
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Emily
This looks delightfully delicious!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thank you!
Marta F.
Hi Rebecca, this is my first comment onto your blog even if time to time I read your recipes. I started with Bakery-Style Blueberry Muffins. In this post I like a lot the way you proposed the dish (choreography).
I'm sorry for my english but it is not my native language, I'm italan.
Thank you for taking time to share 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Aw, thank you so much! Don't be a stranger in the comments!
Miz Helen
We will really enjoy your awesome Chicken!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thanks!
Gabe
Sounds absolutely delicous! And it's easy enough that I think even I can pull it off, Thanks for the recipes.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I have no doubt that you can!
Jo
This sounds delicious. I really should try making my own Chinese food, especially as takeaways leave me so bloated!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
No sodium bloat here!
Oriana
This sounds delicious ! Thank you for the recipe 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thanks! Hope you get to make it soon!
Lisa Orchard
This looks yummy! Thanks for sharing!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thanks! Hope you enjoy!
Ritu
This looks good!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thanks!
Farrah
Yay! This sounds super good! I need to go get black beans so I can try this out! :D! <3 hearty + tasty recipes!! (I haven't made a Chinese dish in 23947023 years...)
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
It is a "multiple times" a week thing here!
Alisa Fleming
We used to have black bean chicken all the time, but stopped when my husband went gluten-free. This is a fun idea without the jar.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Never want to miss out!
Megan
chicken and vegetables is such a great and healthy dinner! esp with yummy add ins like baby corn
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
All the good nutrition!
Jereann - Celiac Mama
This looks delicious! Way better and healthier than take out. Thanks!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Totally! Thanks, Jereann!
neil@neilshealthymeals.com
I’ve always wondered how to make healthy black bean sauce. And now I know.
Thanks again for an amazing recipe Rebecca and have a great weekend!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thanks, Neil! Have a great yummy food filled weekend 😉
Platter Talk
Black beans w/chicken, not in a Tex-Mex format. Cool.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
When you can't use black soy beans for Asian cooking, you use normal black beans!
Tayrina | His Purpose In Me
This is an amazing recipe! What I love the most? is allergy free! Great post!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Me too! Thanks!
Nicole Dawson
I never liked hoisin sauce but black bean I could do.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
There is absolutely zero mention of soy and gluten filled hoisin sauce in this post. I wonder why you mentioned it?
Alexa
Inventive recipe! Love the nutrient-dense foods featured in this meal.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Alright, thanks!
Vickie Westcamp
My oh my, this sounds great! I just adore black beans and grow my own, so I'm hoping for a good crop this year. Thank you for the recipe..
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Well that sounds pretty awesome that you grow your own!
Casey the College Celiac
I'm always looking for new ways to eat black beans. Addicted lately!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
They are always handy to keep on hand!
Kortney
What a great alternative to a hoisin sauce or soy sauce based food. I will definitely be putting this on the need to try list.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
No one needs the soy 😉
Renee
This seriously looks so good to me right now!! I'm thinking it will be dinner very soon at my house!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Great! That's what I love to hear!
Bintu - Recipes From A Pantry
My husband loves black bean sauce, it's such a tasty recipe
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
One of the best!
The Food Hunter
This looks fabulous. I wonder if I could get my hubby to try it. thanks for sharing
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Why wouldn't you?
Srividhya Gopalakrishnan
Coconut Aminos sauce is new to me. Never tried it before. Will try this tofu. Wonderful share.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
We are soy-free here as this is an allergy-friendly blog!
Gloria @ Homemade & Yummy
WOW...this looks fantastic. So much flavour happening on that plate. If this doesn't fill you up, not sure what would. It would make great leftovers for lunch too.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
A great all-in-one meal for sure!