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
Total cost: $17.00 / $4.25 per serve
(at time of publication)
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons cornflour 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
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)
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Calories 440cal
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Kilojoules 1840kJ
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Protein 41g
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Total fat 7g
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–Saturated fat 2g
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Carbohydrates 55g
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–Sugars 13g
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Dietary fibre 4g
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Sodium 200mg
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Calcium 180mg
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Iron 3mg
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.
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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.