Chinese Chicken and Broccoli Recipe

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Chinese Chicken and Broccoli
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Ingredients
11
Count
Nutrition
296
Calories
Total time
30
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Soak the shiitake mushrooms in a bowl of warm water till pliable and soft, 20 minutes.
  2. Remove them straining the soaking water through a sieve or cheese cloth and reserving.
  3. Slice up the mushrooms and reserve.
  4. Slice up the chicken into thin pieces and coat with 1 tablespoons soy sauce, the sesame oil, and 2 tablespoons cornstarch.
  5. Allow the chicken to marinate for 20 minutes.
  6. In a heated wok or large saute pan, add the safflower oil and briefly fry the chicken strips.
  7. Add the ginger and garlic and toss together coating evenly.
  8. Add the broccoli and 1/2 of the shiitake water to the pan and cover steaming for 5 minutes until the broccoli is cooked.
  9. Add the scallions and remaining soy sauce to the pan and cook 1 minute longer.
  10. The resulting dish is one that is high in flavor and low in carbohydrates. To lower the carbs further, the cornstarch can be omitted. This will result in more of a broth as opposed to a sauce.
  11. Delicious!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 295.87 Kcal (1239 kJ)
Calories from fat 55.07 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.12g 9%
Cholesterol 66.91mg 22%
Sodium 1092.23mg 46%
Potassium 1094.86mg 23%
Total Carbs 38.19g 13%
Sugars 1.99g 8%
Dietary Fiber 6.12g 24%
Protein 28.92g 58%
Vitamin C 27mg 45%
Iron 1.7mg 9%
Calcium 46.4mg 5%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 99.05 Kcal (415 kJ)
Calories from fat 18.43 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.05g 9%
Cholesterol 22.4mg 22%
Sodium 365.65mg 46%
Potassium 366.53mg 23%
Total Carbs 12.78g 13%
Sugars 0.66g 8%
Dietary Fiber 2.05g 24%
Protein 9.68g 58%
Vitamin C 9mg 45%
Iron 0.6mg 9%
Calcium 15.5mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 5.6
    Points
  • 8
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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