Chinese Chicken
I've had good success eating chinese food since the pureed stage (believe it or not) but you do need to be careful! General Tso's chicken is fried, so I don't eat that at all. Citrusy chicken (orange or lemon) can be very sweet-- I found a place that does a less sweet lemon pepper chicken and I eat a couple ounces with very little sauce without trouble. Ditto for chicken and broccoli.
There is a LOT of added sugar hidden in Chinese food.
I have put together a great recipe for Asian Peanut Chicken (just had it a few minutes ago, in fact). Works great for microwave lunches! Takes very little time and tastes delicious!
Makes about eight 4 ounce servings....
Calories: 132 Fat: 5g Carbs:8g Protein:12g
Ingredients:
SAUCE:
1/2 c. Reduced fat Peanut Butter (I use Smuckers)
1.5 teaspoons Garlic Powder
1 tablespoon dried onion (or real onions)
4 tablespoons lemon juice
2 packets of Equal/Splenda
4 tablespoons Soy Sauce
1 tablespoon of chili seasoning (or a little cayenne if you like the heat)
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup diced snow peas
1 small can water chestnuts, diced
2 cups of chicken, cooked and diced very small (Or buy one 10 oz. pack of pre-cooked Perdue!)
Combine all the sauce ingredients in a microwave safe bowl, and microwave for 1 minute. Blend with spoon until smooth. Pour over chicken, chestnuts and snowpeas. Dole it out into 4oz. tupperware containers, and reheat in the microwave-- also freezes great! (You could also add carrots or bamboo shoots if you really dig veggies!)
SAUCE:
1/2 c. Reduced fat Peanut Butter (I use Smuckers)
1.5 teaspoons Garlic Powder
1 tablespoon dried onion (or real onions)
4 tablespoons lemon juice
2 packets of Equal/Splenda
4 tablespoons Soy Sauce
1 tablespoon of chili seasoning (or a little cayenne if you like the heat)
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup diced snow peas
1 small can water chestnuts, diced
2 cups of chicken, cooked and diced very small (Or buy one 10 oz. pack of pre-cooked Perdue!)
Combine all the sauce ingredients in a microwave safe bowl, and microwave for 1 minute. Blend with spoon until smooth. Pour over chicken, chestnuts and snowpeas. Dole it out into 4oz. tupperware containers, and reheat in the microwave-- also freezes great! (You could also add carrots or bamboo shoots if you really dig veggies!)
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