Coach Gin’s Chicken Peanut Noodles
Serves 2
Each serving: 1 lean, 3 green, 2 condiments and one healthy fat.
14 oz raw thinned and trimmed chicken breasts
2 tsp sesame oil (or sesame oil with infused chili peppers for heat) (1 healthy fat per serving)
1 tbsp Walden Farms Asian calorie free dressing (.25 condiment per serving) or substitute 1.5 tsp low sodium soy sauce
3 tbsp Walden Farms peanut spread (.75 condiment per serving)
1/2 tsp minced garlic (.5 condiment per serving)
1/2 tsp Chinese ginger powder (.5 condiment per serving)
3 cups variation of any “green.” I used a combination of scallions, mushrooms & zucchini for the stir fry. (When I made this with just the stir fry – I thought the ratio of peanut to soy sauce was better 2 tbsp WF peanut to 2 tbsp WF Asian – but it’s always up to your taste buds!)
1. Put oil in pan and heat it up. Add the garlic and ginger powder, wait 15 seconds.
2. Put in zucchini to cook up 4-5 mins.
3. Add chicken to cook, stirring frequently to ensure cooked all the way through. Add mushrooms when chicken is nearly done.
4. Add in the Walden Farms dressings. They are mostly water so you don’t want them to cook for more than a few minutes – just until they are a nice thick consistency.
5. If using the Shirataki noodles, make them in a separate pan and make sure that they are thoroughly dried before adding to your dish — or else everything will get too watery and lose flavor.
These are the ingredients if you’re unfamiliar with them:
And guess what? You can omit the noodles and the sauce goes a long long way:
**I created these recipes as a compliment to my comprehensive healthy weight loss & maintenance plan. Please contact me at gininthekitchen@gmail.com if you’re interested in health coaching! I’m happy to give you a free Health Assessment and explore whether my program might be right for you.