Feed Your Family on a low Budget

[elaine1961]

Lime chicken stir-fry

Serves: 4

Preparation time: 5 Minutes

Cooking time: 25 Minutes

Nutrition per serving: 346 cals, 8.6g fat, of which 1.3g saturated fat, 4.9g added sugar, 1.1g salt

You will need
    * 1 tablespoon olive oil
    * 1 onion, roughly chopped
    * 300g basics chicken breast pieces
    * 1 vegetable stock cube
    * 3 loose limes
    * 1 teaspoon sugar  ( I left this out as i dont mind it tangy)
    * 400g pack beansprouts
    * 385g stir fry egg noodles
    * 2 teaspoons soy sauce



   1. Heat the olive oil in a wok or large frying pan, then add the onion, and fry until soft.  Add the chicken breast pieces and cook for a further 5 minutes until browned. Remove chicken and set aside.
   2. Make up 200ml vegetable stock made with a whole stock cube, the juice of 1 lime and the sugar, and cook until half the stock has been absorbed.
   3. Return the chicken to the pan and simmer for a further 2 minutes until the chicken is piping hot throughout. Add the beansprouts and egg noodles and heat through. Add 2 teaspoons soy sauce and mix.
   4. Stir through the zest and juice of another lime and garnish the noodles with lime wedges to serve.

[Barb135]

That does sound yummy -- again, my hubby doesn't like chicken much but I wonder if I could 1/4 the recipe and have just one serving.  

[elaine1961]

I have also made this with lemon