I've been out with my Mum all day. We've been back and forth, here and there looking at everything from art supplies to laptops to sewing machines. Getting home late, coupled with being quite weary from my busy day, meant a quick, easy meal for dinner.
I had a couple of cans of vegetables in the panty for just this occasion. Be sure to wash canned vegetables really well to wash off as much salt as possible. I had some snow peas in the fridge, along with red capsicum. There was some chicken in the freezer and a packet of noodles in the pantry. Voila!! All the ingredients for a stir fry.
Here's my stir fry - the quick, easy, version.
4 chicken thighs (the packet said 650g) sliced or diced
1 can champignon mushrooms
1 can baby corn
2 handfuls of snow peas
half a big red capsicum
1 large brown onion cut into wedges
2 cloves garlic minced
1 tbsp grated ginger
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp hoisin sauce (or oyster sauce is good too)
1/2 tbsp fish sauce (be very careful with fish sauce it is very strong)
1 tsp honey
Noodles or Rice to serve
I always cook the chicken first and remove a portion for the fussy eater who is quite happy to eat just some chicken and quickly microwaved broccoli.
Heat some olive oil in a pan, brown the chicken in a couple of batches and remove onto a plate. Add a little more oil and cook the onion, garlic and ginger until the onion is see through. Add the capsicum, baby corn and mushrooms. Cook for 2-3 minutes. Add the snow peas. Add all the sauces and honey. Serve with rice or noodles.
If you really couldn't be bothered cooking rice I can vouch for the following: cook 2 packets of 2 minute noodles (after you throw the chemical laden flavour satchet in the bin) and stir them through the stir fry. Seriously! The family loves this.
This took me a total of 15 mins to cook. I kid you not. Open a few cans, slice up 3 ingredients and toss into the pan. Far more nutritious than a fried, takeaway dinner. Yay!
I had a couple of cans of vegetables in the panty for just this occasion. Be sure to wash canned vegetables really well to wash off as much salt as possible. I had some snow peas in the fridge, along with red capsicum. There was some chicken in the freezer and a packet of noodles in the pantry. Voila!! All the ingredients for a stir fry.
Here's my stir fry - the quick, easy, version.
4 chicken thighs (the packet said 650g) sliced or diced
1 can champignon mushrooms
1 can baby corn
2 handfuls of snow peas
half a big red capsicum
1 large brown onion cut into wedges
2 cloves garlic minced
1 tbsp grated ginger
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp hoisin sauce (or oyster sauce is good too)
1/2 tbsp fish sauce (be very careful with fish sauce it is very strong)
1 tsp honey
Noodles or Rice to serve
I always cook the chicken first and remove a portion for the fussy eater who is quite happy to eat just some chicken and quickly microwaved broccoli.
Heat some olive oil in a pan, brown the chicken in a couple of batches and remove onto a plate. Add a little more oil and cook the onion, garlic and ginger until the onion is see through. Add the capsicum, baby corn and mushrooms. Cook for 2-3 minutes. Add the snow peas. Add all the sauces and honey. Serve with rice or noodles.
If you really couldn't be bothered cooking rice I can vouch for the following: cook 2 packets of 2 minute noodles (after you throw the chemical laden flavour satchet in the bin) and stir them through the stir fry. Seriously! The family loves this.
This took me a total of 15 mins to cook. I kid you not. Open a few cans, slice up 3 ingredients and toss into the pan. Far more nutritious than a fried, takeaway dinner. Yay!
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