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Super Easy Chicken & Bell Pepper Chow Mein

April 10, 2011 By Laura 4 Comments

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I know it sometimes must seem as though I have all day to cook every day–and it is true that I often take advantage of my stay at home mother status to explore different cuisines with my kids at a leisurely pace–but I am busy like any other mom and frequently do not start dinner until after 4.  Which is when I reach for recipes like these.  This recipe truly takes the amount of time it takes to cook noodles–plus a few moments to heat the dish through in a pan.  The key is to quickly prep additional ingredients while waiting for the pasta water to boil, and then while the noodles are coking.

We were going out of town for spring break a few days after I made this, so I doubled the recipe so as to not have to cook again.  Mistake.  Not a horrible mistake as my dish still came out pretty darn scrumptious, but it was unwieldy and generally a pain, so I do not recommend doubling this particular recipe.  Given how easy it turned out to be, I also don’t know why I did not just make it fresh again the next day.  I found the recipe in Ming Tsai’s Simply Ming One-Pot Meals: Quick, Healthy & Affordable Recipes, an underrated gem if ever there was one.

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Super Easy Chicken & Bell Pepper Chow Mein
Adapted from Ming Tsai
Course: Entree
Cuisine: Chinese
Keyword: bell pepper, chicken
Author: TheSpicedLife
Ingredients
  • 1/2 lb fresh or dried chow mein or Shanghai noodles I used Shanghai but next time I might use Barilla Plus Spaghetti noodles for the added fiber
  • salt to taste
  • 8 T divided vegetable oil
  • 1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces
  • 3 T minced garlic
  • 3 T minced ginger
  • 1 bunch scallions cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1/4 cup naturally brewed soy sauce I used a Chinese light
  • 2 T Superior Dark Chinese soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 2 juicy limes juiced (use more if they are dry, hard)
  • 3 bell peppers preferably of different colors, diced
  • 1 T toasted sesame oil
Instructions
  1. Put a large pot of salted water on to boil. Pay attention while following the recipe and add the noodles when it boils.
  2. Prepare the chicken. Place it in a plastic bag with the dark soy sauce and 1 tablespoon of the oil. Massage to work it into the chicken and set aside.
  3. Prep the veggies and set aside so everything is ready to go.
  4. Prepare a wok or large skillet by placing it over high heat with 4 tablespoons of oil in it. Add the chicken and stir fry until the chicken is just cooked through (do not overcook or it will be dry). Remove the chicken and set aside.
  5. In the meantime, the noodles have probably finished--drain them and run cold water over them (Ming Tsai has you prepare a large bowl of ice water but I forgot and this worked fine). Add them to a bowl and add 1 tablespoon of the oil to them, mixing it in.
  6. Add another 2 tablespoons of oil to the pan (providing it is needed) and add the garlic, ginger and scallions. Stir fry for 1 minute, until soft. Add the light soy sauce to deglaze the pan, then add the honey and lime juice. Simmer for about 30 seconds to reduce by one quarter.
  7. Add the chicken back the pot, along with the noodles and bell peppers. Toss to heat through, about 2 minutes, and serve, drizzled with toasted sesame oil.

 

Filed Under: chicken, Chinese, lime, pasta Tagged With: chicken, Chinese, honey, lime, noodles, pasta, peppers, soy sauce, stir fry, weeknight

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Comments

  1. Joanne says

    April 11, 2011 at 6:22 am

    I don’t start making dinner until six pm at LEAST…so you’re way ahead of me! This chow mein sounds delicious! I love quick and easy recipes that don’t scrimp on taste!

    Reply
    • Laura says

      April 11, 2011 at 10:27 pm

      You sound like me before I had kids. Now it is dinner on the table by 5:30 at the latest. Hopefully we can relax that a bit when they are older.

      Reply
  2. Gina says

    April 11, 2011 at 10:25 pm

    We leave the house at 7 AM and are lucky to get home by 7:00 PM…track, student senate, orthodontists, dermatologists, school newspaper, yearbook, teen volunteer service….the list goes on and on. Making dinner is a lost art when your kids are in jr. high and high school.

    Reply
  3. Kate@Diethood says

    April 11, 2011 at 11:18 pm

    excuse me while I wipe off my drool … yummmmm!!

    Reply

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Hi! I’m Laura and I am a recovering history major who has re-channeled all of my passion for learning about the history of different countries to learning about their food culture. That doesn’t mean every dish on here is strictly authentic, but it does mean that even my adaptations are not undertaken lightly. My goal is to show you–by doing–that these dishes are possible in your kitchen. Including desserts because I have quite the sweet tooth! Read More…

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