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Chicken and vegetable chow mein

  • Time to make: 30 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 3.3
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 250g dried noodles
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • ¼ cup salt-reduced chicken stock
  • 2 tablespoons Chinese rice wine or white wine vinegar
  • 1 ½ tablespoons hoisin sauce
  • 500g skinless chicken breast fillets, thinly sliced
  • 1 teaspoon Chinese five spice
  • cooking spray oil
  • 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
  • 1 carrot, cut in matchsticks
  • 1 red capsicum, sliced
  • 4 spring onions, sliced diagonally
  • 2 cups shredded cabbage
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Cook noodles following packet instructions. Drain and rinse. Toss with sesame oil. Set aside.

    2 To make sauce, combine stock, rice wine and hoisin sauce in a small bowl. Set aside.

    3 Sprinkle chicken with five spice. Heat a large wok over a high heat. Spray with oil. Stir-fry chicken in batches for 2-3 minutes or until golden brown. Remove. Set aside.

    4 Return wok to a high heat. Spray with a little more oil. Add ginger and carrot. Stir-fry for 1-2 minutes. Add capsicum, onions and cabbage. Stir-fry for 2 minutes.

    5 Add noodles, chicken and sauce to wok. Toss to combine. Cook for 2 minutes or until heated through.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free noodles and stock, and gluten-free soy sauce or tamari instead of hoisin.

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