QUICK CHICKEN CHOW MEIN

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This speedy, kid-friendly supper is a great way of cramming a good variety of vegetables into one meal

Provided by Barney Desmazery

Categories     Dinner, Main course

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 13

3 garlic cloves, crushed
good chunk fresh root ginger, grated
1 red chilli, deseeded and chopped
1 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp tomato purée
2 chicken breasts, cut into chunky strips
3 blocks dried egg noodles
½ a head broccoli, broken into florets
3 carrots, cut into thin sticks
1 tbsp vegetable oil
300g pack beansprout
3 spring onions, halved and sliced into long strips
1 tbsp oyster sauce

Steps:

  • Mix together the garlic, ginger, chilli, soy sauce and tomato purée, then add the chicken and leave it to marinate while you prep the rest of the ingredients.
  • Boil a large pan of water, add the noodles, broccoli and carrots, then cook for 4 mins before draining.
  • Heat the vegetable oil in a wok, tip in the chicken and its marinade, then stir-fry for 4-5 mins until cooked. Toss in the noodles, vegetables, beansprouts and spring onion to warm through, then mix the oyster sauce with 2 tbsp water and stir this in just before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 545 calories, Fat 12 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 80 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 12 grams sugar, Fiber 7 grams fiber, Protein 33 grams protein, Sodium 1.98 milligram of sodium

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