Sweet & sour chicken with noodles
- Preparation time 10 minutes
- Cooking time 20 minutes
- Serves 4-6
Ingredients
- 100 g dried thin egg noodles
- spray canola or olive oil
- 400 g chicken tenderloins, chopped
- 440 g can pineapple pieces
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons minced ginger
- 250 g button mushrooms, quartered
- 500 g frozen stirfry vegetable medley (optional)
- 1 tablespoon cornflour
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons tomato sauce
- 2 tablespoons vinegar
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
Method
- Cook the noodles in a large pan of boiling water for 5 minutes or until tender.
- Drain well and set aside.
- Spray a nonstick wok or frying pan with oil and heat.
- Cook chicken in 2 or 3 batches over high heat for 2-3 minutes or until browned.
- Remove from the pan and set aside.
- Drain pineapple and reserve the juice.
- Add garlic and ginger to the pan and stirfry for 30 seconds.
- Add the mushrooms (and vegies if desired) and stirfry 3 mins until tender.
- Put cornflour into a small bowl and gradually add 60 ml (¼ cup) reserved juice, stirring until smooth.
- Add pineapple, remaining juice, sauces, vinegar and sugar to the pan with the noodles and toss until heated through.
- Garnish with green leafy herbs.
HINT: Tenderloins may be replaced with the equal weight of breast fillet. The optional vegetables will make this meal complete
Nutrition
ANALYSIS per serve | 4 | 6 |
---|---|---|
Energy kJ (Cal) | 2550 (610) | 1700 (405) |
Carbohydrate (g) | 96 | 64 |
Protein (g) | 41 | 28 |
Fat (g) | 5 | 4 |
Iron |
Australian Institute of Sport - From the "Survival for the Fittest" cookbook
05 Nov 2018
HINT: Tenderloins may be replaced with the equal weight of breast fillet. The optional vegetables will make this meal complete
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