
Quick chicken chow mein
This speedy, kid-friendly supper is a great way of cramming a good variety of vegetables into one meal
- 3 garlic clovescrushed
- good chunk fresh root gingergrated
- 1 red chillideseeded and chopped
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp tomato purée
- 2 chicken breastscut into chunky strips
- 3 blocks dried egg noodles
- ½ a head broccolibroken into florets
- 3 carrotscut into thin sticks
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 300g pack beansprout
- 3 spring onionshalved and sliced into long strips
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal545
- fat12glow
- saturates1g
- carbs80g
- sugars12g
- fibre7g
- protein33g
- salt1.98g
Method
step 1
Mix together the garlic, ginger, chilli, soy sauce and tomato purée, then add the chicken and leave it to marinate while you prep the rest of the ingredients.
step 2
Boil a large pan of water, add the noodles, broccoli and carrots, then cook for 4 mins before draining.
step 3
Heat the vegetable oil in a wok, tip in the chicken and its marinade, then stir-fry for 4-5 mins until cooked. Toss in the noodles, vegetables, beansprouts and spring onion to warm through, then mix the oyster sauce with 2 tbsp water and stir this in just before serving.