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Chicken Thigh Chow Mein
Chicken Thigh Chow Mein

Chicken Thigh Chow Mein

with Peppers and Green Beans

Recreate this classic Chinese noodle dish in less time than it takes for you to decide what you want for dinner. Containing two of your five-a-day, requiring minimal washing up, and on the table in 20 minutes, for a quick-fix dinner that delivers on taste and time, this recipe is about to shoot to the top of your recipe leader board. We’ll send your compliments to the chef!

Tags:
Rapid
Spicy
Allergens:
Egg
Gluten
Soja

The quantities provided above are averages only.

Boxes and ingredients are packed in facilities that handles Peanut, Nuts, Sesame, Fish, Crustaceans, Milk, Egg, Mustard, Celery, Soya, Gluten and Sulphites. Due to the war in Ukraine, it has been necessary to substitute sunflower oil with rapeseed oil in some products without a label change. The FSA have advised that allergic reactions to rapeseed oil are rare.

Total20 minutes
Active 20 minutes
DifficultyMedium

Ingredients

serving amount

1

Chow Mein Paste

150

Green Beans

260

Diced Chicken Thigh

2

Egg Noodle Nest

(Contains: Egg, Gluten)

1

Chow Mein Garnish

1

Bell Pepper

(May contain traces of: Sellerie)

25

Ketjap Manis

(Contains: Soja)

Nutritional information

Energy (kcal)616 kcal
Energy (kJ)2577 kJ
Fat17 g
of which saturates4 g
Carbohydrate74 g
of which sugars22 g
Protein41 g
Salt4.2 g
Always refer to the product label for the most accurate ingredient and allergen information.

Instructions

Prep the Veggies
1

a) Fill and boil your kettle. b) Halve the pepper and remove the core and seeds. Slice into thin strips. c) Trim the green beans then chop into thirds.

Cook the noodles
2

a) Add the noodles to a saucepan, cover with boiling water and pop on medium high heat. b) Simmer until tender, 4 mins. c) Drain in a colander, drizzle with oil and set aside.

Start the Stir-Fry
3

a) Meanwhile, heat a splash of oil in a large frying pan on high heat. b) Add the diced chicken, season with salt and pepper and stir-fry until golden, 4-5 mins. c) Add the pepper and green beans. d) Stir-fry until the chicken is cooked, another 5-6 mins. IMPORTANT: The chicken is cooked when no longer pink in the middle.

Add the Sauce
4

a) Lower the heat to medium, stir in the ketjap manis, 1 tbsp water per person, the chow mein paste and garnish. b) Stir-fry for 1 minute to dissolve.

Add the Noodles
5

a) Add the noodles and stir through until piping hot. TIP: Add a splash of water if you feel it needs loosening up.

Serve
6

a) Serve the chicken chow mein in bowls. Enjoy!

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