Lemon chicken

Lemon chicken

Try this fresh and tangy lemon chicken stir-fry recipe for lunch or dinner. Dairy free and easily adaptable to be made gluten free, it’s a great healthy meal for when you are in a hurry to feed the family.

Serves: 4

Time to make: 20 mins

Ingredients

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2 tablespoons cornflourcornstarchX plus 1 teaspoon extra, for sauce (see tips)
black pepper
600g skinless chicken breast fillets, thinly sliced
Sauce
1 lemon, ¼ cup juice
⅓ cup liquid no-added-salt chicken stock (see tips)
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
2 tablespoons liquid honey
spray oil
1 large onion, sliced
3cm piece fresh ginger, peeled, cut in matchsticks
1 bunch choy sum, steamed
4 cups cooked rice
2 spring onions, sliced

Instructions

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1 Season cornflour with pepper and spread on a plate. Lightly coat chicken in cornflour.

2 To make sauce, place sauce ingredients and the extra cornflour in a jug. Stir until well combined and smooth. Set aside.

3 Heat a wok over a high heat and spray with oil. Stir-fry chicken in batches for 2-3 minutes or until golden. Remove from wok. Set aside.

4 Return wok to a high heat. Spray with a little more oil. Add onion and ginger. Stir-fry for 2 minutes or until golden. Add sauce and simmer for 2-3 minutes or until slightly thickened. Return chicken to wok. Simmer for 1-2 minutes or until chicken is heated through.

5 Serve with choy sum and rice on the side. Garnish with spring onions.

Variations

Make it gluten free Check cornflour and stock are gluten free

Instead of choy sum, serve with spinach.
Boost the veges: Serve with a side of stir-fried mixed broccoli (1 1/2 cups) and edamame beans (1/2 cup), to add another serve of vegetables per person and 3g fibre.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 440 cal

Kilojoules 1840 kJ

Protein 41 g

Total fat 7 g

Saturated fat 2 g

Carbohydrates 55 g

Sugar 13 g

Dietary fibre 4 g

Sodium 200 mg

Calcium 180 mg

Iron 3 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.

First published: Oct 2009

One comment on Lemon chicken

Cleone Blomfield September 25, 2021 at 2:18 pm #

I just loved this simple easy to make recipe. I sliced semifrozen chicken breast into long thin slices then thawed them and that went a long way.

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