Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Sweet & Sour Chicken and Lo Mein

I think that I have expressed the love of trying out new recipes. Late one night as I was browsing the many fun websites on Pini, I came across a recipe for Sweet and Sour Chicken. I knew that I needed to try this recipe. Oh my goodness…it was so delicious and so easy!!!

 2012-04-01 21.04.14 Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken

The chicken coating:

3-4 boneless chicken breasts

salt + pepper

1 cup cornstarch

2 eggs, beaten

1/4 cup canola oil

The sweet and sour sauce:

3/4 cup sugar

4 tbs ketchup

1/2 cup vinegar

1 tbs soy sauce

1 tsp garlic salt

Start by preheating your oven to 325 degrees. Rinse your chicken breasts in water and then cut into cubes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Dip chicken into the cornstarch to coat then dip into the eggs.  Heat your 1/4 cup oil in a large skillet and cook your chicken until browned but not cooked through. Place the chicken in a 9x13 greased baking dish. Mix all of your sweet and sour sauce ingredients in a bowl with a whisk and then pour evenly over the chicken. Bake for one hour and during the baking process you will need to turn the chicken every 15 minutes.

 

Then…I had received this recipe from Gabby and had to try it. Let me just say…IT WAS DELCIOUS!!!!

2012-04-01 21.05.06Lo Mein

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

1 tablespoon oil-sesame or peanut oil
1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into thin slices
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tablespoons soy sauce or teriyaki sauce
2 teaspoons freshly grated ginger or 1 teaspoon powder
1 3-ounce package chicken flavor ramen noodle soup
1 1-lb bag frozen mixed oriental vegetables
1/4 cup water

Directions

  1. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add chicken and cook, stirring frequently, until no longer pink.
  2. Add vegetables and lid. Cook until vegetables are cooked through, about 5 minutes.
  3. In the meantime, cook the noodles (without the flavoring packet) according to package directions. Drain.
  4. Add soy sauce, garlic, ginger and seasoning packet to water. Mix well. Pour over chicken and vegetables, add noodles and toss to mix.

SO DELICIOUS!!!!

~Michelle

1 comment:

¡Vieve! said...

These are delicious recipes! And the best part is, they're not unhealthy! Yum!