Chicken Stir-Fry

Ingredients

• 4 cups water
• 2 cups white rice
• 2/3 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 3 skinless (boneless chicken breast halves, thinly sliced)
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil (divided)
• 1 head broccoli (broken into florets)
• 1 onion (cut into large chunks)
• 1 cup sliced carrots
• 1 8 ounce can sliced water chestnuts, drained
• 1 green bell pepper (cut into matchsticks)