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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal75
  • fat2g
  • saturates0g
  • carbs13g
  • sugars9g
  • fibre0g
  • protein2g
  • salt0.53g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    Heat the oil in a medium-size, lidded saucepan. Add the ginger and garlic, then stir-fry for about 5 mins. Add the squash, soy sauce, sugar and stock. Cover, then simmer for 10 mins. Remove the lid, add the green beans, then cook for 3 mins more until the squash and beans are tender. Stir the spring onions through at the last minute, then sprinkle with coriander and serve with rice.

RECIPE TIPS
TRY IT WITH CHICKEN

Add 2 chicken breasts, sliced, to the ginger and

garlic, then stir-fry for a few mins until browned. Stir

in the squash, soy sauce, sugar, stock and 2 tbsp

crunchy peanut butter, then cook as above.

Remove the lid, cook for a few mins more until

thickened, then scatter with coriander and serve

spooned over bowls of rice.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2009

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A star rating of 4.5 out of 5.26 ratings

Rwncrft

tip

I have been making this for years and have started using frozen butternut squash, which is almost just as delicious and makes it the quickest midweek meal that ticks all the boxes. You just need to play around with the timings a bit. So so yummy, all my kids love it!

bowdenei

We really liked this! But I love all Jennifer Joyce’s recipes!! Love that it’s vegan and very healthy too.

Julza Bulza

Tasted lovely and my 2 year old enjoyed it too. I made a couple of tweaks - doubled the veg and only did 1 chicken breast between 2 adults and a toddler. Had a spare bowl left over for work lunch. I made mine with 2 stock pots and 400ml water as we like ours quite saucy but kept the soy sauce and…

ZoeIris95

question

Can this be frozen?

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goodfoodteam

Thanks for your question. We think this dish is best served fresh. All our freezable recipes are marked with a blue star above the nutritional information. We hope this helps when selecting future recipes.

edpie93

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Cooked this when I got home from work for my family - quick and easy to make. I added half a giant sweet potato and adjusted the ratios accordingly, I also added a whole red chilli with its flesh pierced for a bit more heat. It was delicious! I found it a bit too sweet with the sugar so next time I…

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