Monday, February 1, 2010

Chicken lo Mein


This is from the Kraft magazine and is delicious!!! It looks better in their magazine than it does here, but I had some extra sauce that (visually) over powered it.

1/2 lb. spaghetti, uncooked
1/4 c. Kraft Asian Toasted Sesame Dressing
1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breast cut into strips or chunks
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 pkg. (16 oz) frozen bell pepper and onion strips, thawed, drained (I wanted to use fresh and that worked. The only issue I had is I don't think I put in enough peppers--I was guessing)
1/2 c. fat free reduced sodium chicken broth (I used Swanson's from a can--wasn't fat free, etc. and worked fine.)
1 TBS peanut butter
1/4 c. soy sauce
2 TBS chopped cilantro (I didn't have any and I thought it was fine)
2 TBS chopped Planters Cocktail peanuts.

Cook spaghetti in large sauce pan as directed on package

Meanwhile, heat dressing in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken and garlic; stir-fry 3 mins. or until chicken is no longer pink. Add peppers, onions, broth and peanut butter; stir-fry 3 to 4 min. or until chicken is done.

Drain spaghetti; return to pan. Add chicken mixture and soy sauce; mix well. Spoon into platter; sprinkle with cilantro and nuts.

I doubled the sauce mix and because I only made enough spaghetti for us to eat one night, had left over sauce and will use again over spaghetti or rice. Loved the taste!!

Tangy Honey Chicken


From: What's For Dinner By Jana Schofield

1/3 c. Dijon mustanrd
1/3 c. honey
1 TBS. dill spice
6 boneless chicken breasts (I used 4 and had a little extra sauce)
1 tsp. grated orange peel

Combine mustard and honey in a small bowl. Stirl in orange peel and dill. Place chicken on baking sheet lined with foil. Brush sauce on both sides of chicken. Bake at 400 for 20-30 mins or until no longer pink in center.

If I were to make this again...we liked the honey and orange taste together. I would either cut the Dijon in half or double the honey. It's all in what tastes you like. :)