Name: Tasty chicken noodles
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 23 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 tsp cornflour; 2 tbsp fish sauce or soy; 1 tbsp sugar; 2 blocks medium egg noodles; 1 tbsp sunflower oil; 1 large red pepper chopped; 2 garlic cloves thinly sliced; 4 spring onions sliced; 200g leftover roast chicken shredded; 1 tsp ground coriander; ½ tsp chilli powder; 100g frozen pea; ½ a 20g pack basil or coriander, leaves roughly shredded

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Tasty chicken noodles

Tasty chicken noodles

Sara Buenfeld

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Serves 2

Easy

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 8 mins

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This recipe is easily doubled to
serve four if you have plenty of leftover chicken;
if you have less, bump up the protein with
a handful of cashews

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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2 tsp cornflour
2 tbsp fish sauce

or soy
1 tbsp sugar
2 blocks medium egg noodles
1 tbsp sunflower oil
1 large red pepper

chopped
2 garlic cloves

thinly sliced
4 spring onions

sliced
200g leftover roast chicken

shredded
1 tsp ground coriander
½ tsp chilli powder
100g frozen pea
½ a 20g pack basil

or coriander, leaves roughly shredded

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal588
fat15.5g
saturates3.2g
carbs70.4g
sugars18.4g
fibre7.6g
protein42g
salt4.1g

Method

step 1

Mix the cornflour with the fish sauce and sugar, then gradually add 8 tbsp water until smooth. Cook the noodles in a pan of boiling water for 4 mins.
step 2

Meanwhile, heat the oil in a wok, then stir-fry the pepper, garlic and spring onions for about 3 mins. Tip in the chicken, spices and peas, stir-fry for a couple of secs more, then pour in the fish sauce and flour mix. Stir until thickened, then toss in the drained noodles and basil or coriander.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2009

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