Name: Mongolian Chicken Noodles Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 18 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 2 lb 1 chicken breasts (or 2 medium pieces, boneless skinless, cut into 1-inch cubes); 1/8 (1/4 1/8 teaspoon sea salt (1/4 teaspoon black pepper, or to taste); 1 teaspoon sesame oil (divided); 6 1/4" 6 ounces uncooked 1/4" inch thick gluten free dried rice noodles; 3 tablespoons olive oil (divided); 3 cups broccoli florets; 1/2 cup grated carrots; 1/2 bell pepper (cut into thin strips); 3 cloves garlic (minced); 1/2 teaspoon grated or minced fresh ginger; 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce; 3 tablespoons brown sugar (packed); 2 tablespoons Hoisin sauce; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; 1/2 2/3 - 1/2 2/3 cups water (plus more as needed to thin out sauce); 1/2 teaspoon red chili flakes or Sriracha sauce (optional, to taste); toasted sesame seeds (for garnish); thinly sliced green onions (for garnish)

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How To Make Mongolian Chicken Noodles

Satisfy your takeout cravings the healthy way with this one-pot Mongolian chicken noodles recipe. It comes loaded with veggies, too.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 8 minutes

Total: 18 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1lbchicken breasts,boneless skinless, cut into 1′ cubes
⅛tspsea salt,or to taste
¼tspblack pepper,or to taste
1tspsesame oil,divided
6ozgluten free dried rice noodles,¼-inch thick, uncooked
3tbspolive oil,divided
3cupsbroccoli florets
½cupcarrots,grated
½bell pepper,cut into thin strips
3clovesgarlic,minced
½tspfresh ginger,grated or minced
½cuplow sodium soy sauce
3tbspbrown sugar,packed
2tbsphoisin sauce
2tbspcornstarch
½cupswater,plus more as needed to thin out sauce
½tspred chili flakes or sriracha sauce,optional to taste
sesame seeds,toasted for garnish
green onions,thinly sliced for garnish

Instructions

Season chicken with salt, black pepper and half teaspoon sesame oil. Set aside.
Prepare the noodles according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
Heat a large wok or skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1½ tablespoons olive oil and saute chicken until cooked through. Transfer to a plate.
Return pan to heat and add remaining olive oil. Add the garlic, ginger, broccoli and grated carrots. Cook until the vegetables are just crisp tender.
Meanwhile, whisk together the soy sauce, brown sugar, remaining sesame oil, Hoisin sauce, cornstarch and water. Stir into pan along with the cooked chicken and prepared noodles.
Allow sauce to bubble and thicken up and toss to coat well. Adjust seasonings with salt and pepper as needed plus chili flakes or Sriracha if desired.
Serve hot topped with sesame seeds and green onions, if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 556.62kcal
Fat: 22.67g
Saturated Fat: 4.75g
Trans Fat: 0.12g
Monounsaturated Fat: 12.35g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 4.15g
Carbohydrates: 55.90g
Fiber: 2.06g
Sugar: 10.38g
Protein: 31.41g
Cholesterol: 72.81mg
Sodium: 1454.56mg
Calcium: 75.84mg
Potassium: 663.46mg
Iron: 2.42mg
Vitamin A: 262.51µg
Vitamin C: 70.44mg

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