Chicken Chow Mein
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Prep Time
15 MINS
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Cook Time
20 MINS
- KCals 396
- Carbs 56G
4 Servings
Ingredients
- 350 g diced chicken breasts
- 4 nests egg noodles approx 50g per nest
- 1 tsp fresh ginger minced
- 1 garlic clove peeled and crushed
- 1 large onion peeled and sliced
- 1 red pepper deseeded and sliced
- 1 green pepper deseeded and sliced
- 1 large carrot peeled and cut into batons
- 150 g mange tout chopped in half
- 200 g tinned water chestnuts drained
- 200 g tinned beansprouts drained
- 3 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar or the juice of a lime
- 1 tsp granulated sweetener or sugar
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
- ½ tsp Chinese five spice
- 1 bunch spring onions chopped finely
- low calorie cooking spray
Instructions
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Spray a wok with low calorie cooking spray and set on a medium-high heat. Add the onion, ginger and garlic and carrots and fry for 4-5 minutes until you can smell the aromatics.
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Add the chicken breast and continue to cook on high until the chicken begins to brown. This should take around 5 minutes.
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Add in the soy sauce, oyster sauce, rice vinegar, sweetener, black pepper and Chinese five spice and stir well. Continue to cook for for 8-10 minutes whilst you cook the noodles.
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Cook the noodles according to the packet instructions. Drain and set aside.
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Add the peppers, mange tout, spring onions, and water chestnuts and turn down to a simmer. Cook for another 3-5 minutes depending on how crunchy you like your veg.
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Stir through the noodles, and beansprouts and serve!