#WFD – Chicken Chow Mein

POLOKWANE – Simply put, Chow Mein are Chinese stir-fried noodles. They’re easy to make and the dish is actually quite healthy with an array of fresh crunchy vegetables mixed with oriental flavours that will have you asking for more.

What’s for Dinner says you won’t need to go out and buy take-away when you have this simple Chicken Chow Mein recipe in your culinary arsenal.

Ingredients

• 250g egg noodles
• 500g chicken fillet, cut into strips
• 1 red pepper, sliced
• 125ml water
• 125ml bean sprouts
• 1 x KNORR Chicken Stock Pot
• 15ml sesame oil
• 100g mangetout, trimmed
• 30ml sunflower oil
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 10ml ginger, crushed
• 2 cup broccoli, chopped
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1 yellow pepper, sliced
• 1 spring onion, sliced
• 45ml soy sauce

Method

• Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil and boil egg noodles for about 5 minutes or until tender then drain and set aside.
• Place chicken in a bowl with the soy sauce and sesame oil and toss well.
• Heat sunflower oil in a pan or wok and fry chicken until just done then remove from pan and set aside.
• Add some extra oil to the pan if needed then add the onion, garlic and ginger and fry for 2 minutes.
• Then add the red and yellow pepper, mange-tout and broccoli and fry for 5 minutes.
• Add the KNORR Chicken Stock Pot and water and allow to steam for a few minutes.
• Return the chicken to the pan together with the noodles and fry to warm through.
• Add the bean sprout and spring onion and toss well to combine.

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