Healthy-Ish Chinese Chicken Noodle Stir Fry🍲🥡🥢

I love Chinese food, and the umami taste that comes along with it. But I’ve been trying to go lighter and healthier, while still satisfying that urge for MSG!

This recipe is easy to throw together, flexible with the veggies and protein, and relatively light for what it is. Feel free to adjust in any way you want!

Ingredients

Pasta (I used the brown rice and quinoa spaghetti from @traderjoes)

1 chicken breast, cubed

2 peppers, chopped

1 cup mushrooms

1 cup broccoli

1 cup cauliflower

5 cloves garlic

4 tablespoons soy sauce ( 2 for marinade, 2 for sauce)

1 tsp ginger powder

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp onion powder

Pinch red pepper flakes

1/2 cup chicken/veggie broth

2 tablespoons ketchup

1 tsp corn starch 1/2 tsp sesame oil, plus more for cooking

salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Bring a pot of water to boil with salt, and add pasta when it reaches a rolling boil. Cook the pasta for 2 minutes less than the box says, it will finish cooking in the stir fry. Drain and rinse with cold water to prevent further cooking.

Cup up you chicken into cubes. Combine 2 tbsp soy sauce with the ginger, garlic powder, onion powder and red pepper flakes. Add chicken to this mixture and allow to marinade while you prepare the other veggies.

Chop up your pepper, broccoli, cauliflower and garlic (or any other variation of veggies you like) into bite-size pieces.

Mix the broth, 2 tbsp of soy sauce, the ketchup, the corn starch and 1/2 tsp sesame oil in a bowl. Set aside for later, this is your sauce for the stir fry.

Heat your pan and add 1 tsp of sesame oil. When hot, add the chicken to the pan and cook until 3/4 done, about 5-6 minutes on medium heat. Add in the hardest veggies first, in this case the broccoli and cauliflower. Allow that to soften a little, then add softer veggies, like the peppers and garlic. I like my mushrooms a little crunchier, but if you want them soft, add them here as well. Once the veggies cook 1/2 way, when they are soft but still firm, add in the sauce. Allow for it to heat up a little, and then add the desired amount of pasta. Stir well, until the pasta is coated in the sauce.