Chicken Chow Mein
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Ingredients
- 450 g chicken breast, thinly sliced
- 350 g medium egg noodles
- 150 g beansprouts
- 1 red pepper, sliced
- 4 spring onions
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce
- 2 tbsp groundnut oil
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 538 kcal
- Protein
- 39.1 g
- Carbohydrate
- 66.9 g
- of which sugars
- 5.8 g
- Fat
- 12 g
- of which saturates
- 2.4 g
- Fibre
- 4.6 g
- Salt
- 2.12 g
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Method
- 1
Cook the medium egg noodles in a large pan of boiling water according to the pack instructions, then drain.
- 2
Heat half the groundnut oil in a wok until hot and stir-fry the chicken for 4 minutes, until golden and cooked through with no pink remaining, then lift out.
- 3
Add the remaining oil with the red pepper and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
- 4
Add the beansprouts and spring onions, cut into lengths, and stir-fry for 1 minute.
- 5
Return the chicken to the wok with the noodles, dark soy sauce and light soy sauce, and toss everything together for 2 minutes until hot through.
- 6
Serve immediately.

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