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Low-fat hoisin chicken and noodles

Low-fat hoisin chicken and noodles

Serves: 
4
Time to make: 
30 mins
Total cost: 
$19.60 / $4.90 per serve
(at time of publication)
Health information: 
Gluten-free (or can be made gluten-free*)
High fibre
High iron
Low fat

Instructions

Instructions and steps: 

Step 1 In a small bowl mix hoisin, soy sauce, rice wine and ginger. Place chicken in a shallow non-metallic dish and coat with half the sauce mixture. Cover and marinate for 10-15 minutes.

Step 2 Meanwhile, cook noodles following packet directions and add carrot and snow peas in the last minute of cooking. Rinse in cold water. Drain.

Step 3 Preheat a chargrill pan to high and spray with oil. Add chicken and cook for 3 minutes each side until cooked through. Remove and cool slightly before cutting each slice in half.

Step 4 Coat noodles, vegetables and spinach with remaining marinade and toss to combine. Divide noodles and vegetables among serving bowls. Top with chicken and serve garnished with spring onions.

Variations

Make it gluten-free: Use gluten-free varieties of hoisin sauce, soy sauce and noodles.

About this Recipe

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First Published: 
December 2010

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Full ingredient list: 
  • 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
  • 2 tablespoons salt-reduced soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons Chinese rice wine (or use dry sherry)
  • 2 teaspoons grated ginger
  • 500g chicken breast fillets, cut lengthwise in 8 thin fillets
  • 280g dried egg noodles
  • 2 carrots, peeled, cut in thin matchsticks
  • 200g snow peas, trimmed, thinly sliced lengthwise
  • 75g baby spinach
  • 4 spring onions, thinly sliced diagonally

Nutritional information (per serve)

Energy: 
1860kJ
Calories: 
445cal
Protein: 
40g
Fat: 
4g
- saturated: 
1g
Carbohydrates: 
60g
- sugars: 
9g
Dietary Fibre: 
9g
Sodium: 
1060mg
Calcium: 
120mg
Iron: 
4.5mg

Nutrition information is given per serve
*NS: not specified