Chinese Chicken and Vegetables

This tasty Asian-inspired meal is both healthy and easy to make!

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Stir-frying is the quick and healthy way to cook up a meal. Serve over rice to soak up the flavorful sauce.

Cooking Time: 12 minutes
Number of Servings: 1
Preparation Time: 20 minutes

You Will Need
1 1/2 teaspoons sesame or peanut oil
1 small onion, thinly sliced
1 clove garlic, minced
2 thin slices fresh ginger, peeled and cut into strips 1/8-inch wide, or 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1 skinless, boneless chicken breast half (about 1/4 pound), pounded to 1/4-inch thickness and cut      into matchstick strips
1 medium carrot, peeled and thinly sliced diagonally
1 tablespoon water
1/4 pound snow peas, trimmed
1 teaspoon lite soy sauce
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Cooked rice (optional)

What to Do
1. Heat sesame oil in a heavy 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat 1 minute; add onion and stir-fry 1 minute. Mix in garlic and ginger; stir-fry 1 minute.

2. Stir in chicken and stir-fry 2 minutes, until chicken is no longer pink. Add carrot and water; cover and cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes, until carrot is almost tender. Mix in snow peas, cover and cook 2 to 3 minutes more, until chicken and vegetables are tender. Remove from the heat.

3. Stir in soy sauce and pepper. Serve over cooked rice, if desired.

Per serving: Calories 290, fat 9 g, saturated fat 1 g, cholesterol 66 mg, sodium 308 mg, carbohydrate 21 g, fiber 4 g, protein 31 g.
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