This is a yummy meal we tried in December. It’s definitely the closest that I’ve come to making something that competes against our favorite Chinese restaurant. And, if you like cold leftovers like me, this is fabulous. I ate it for 2 days straight.
Stir-fried noodles with chicken
Makes: 4 servings, Prep: 15 minutes, Cook: 13 minutes
3/4 cup stir-fry sauce
2 packages (3 ounces each) chicken-flavor ramen noodles
1 tablespoon chopped ginger
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 1/4 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into bite-sized pieces
1 can (8 ounces) sliced water chestnuts
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup frozen vegetables with seasoning
1 cup cashews
1. For sauce: In a small bowl, stir together stir-fry sauce, 1 seasoning packet from ramen noodles and ginger. Set aside.
2. In a medium-sized saucepan, cook ramen noodles following package directions. Drain.
3. In a large skillet, heat oil over high heat. Add chicken; stir-fry for 4 to 5 minutes. Add water chestnuts, celery and vegetable blend; stir-fry for 2 minutes more. Add cooked, drained ramen noodles; stir-fry for 3 minutes or until heated through.
4. Pour in sauce; add cashews. Stir-fry for 2 to 3 minutes or until sauce is mostly absorbed.
This recipe is from Family Circle, Oct.17.08. It is from Money-Saving Meals by Sandra Lee.
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Kristen @ Miss Prissy Paige says
Yummy – this sounds delicious! I make a spicy orange chicken that I love!
Leigh says
yummy- I love crab rangoons. I’ve tried to make my own, and they are good but not the same.
Whitney says
Sounds delicious!
I always eat my Chinese leftovers cold. The best are from Hi-Ho Mongolian Grill. Oh yum.
Emily says
Sounds delicious!(minus the chicken of course) I love cooking Asian foods. For myself and my husband our favorite is shrimp lettuce wraps… http://longley4.blogspot.com/2009/09/dinner-and-dessert.html
and egg drop soup, which I can’t seem to find the link too.
Jen says
Sounds yummy! I have a really good sauce for stirfry veggies….I’ll try to blog it this week! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Shannon says
NO! I would never delete a comment from you! Unless maybe you told me I smelled…that I would delete. I guess the internet ate your comment. Thank you for being excited though!
Juggling Thoughts says
Sounds great!
Mrs. Adventure says
Sounds yummy! I watched Julia & Julia the other night… I so want to start cooking crazy meals now!
Shannon says
I’ll totally try this. After we moved, the lack of good Chinese restaurants in the area is becoming apparent so it’s now on me. And I just made a Chinese-y chiken dish last night with weird ingredients: brown sugar, vinegar, Sprite. I’ll be posting it next week.
RedHead says
Oooh Yum! My husband and I constantly try to make chinese food at home and fail miserably! Here is a recipe we tried that actually turned out wonderful:
http://redheadscraftmorefun.blogspot.com/2009/10/time-to-kraft-some-food.html
I can’t wait to try your recipe. Thanks for posting it!
– Courtney @ Red Heads Craft More Fun
Mom says
That looks yummy and simple. I may just try it. Not sure if I have ginger or not. Thanks!