Mar. 11 - Sesame Chicken & Lo Mein

There's nothing I love more than a good bowl of Chinese food! The downfall, however, is the high caloric content. I found this recipe on Wegmans website and at 540 calories per serving, you can't do too much better. It's quick to make (only 20 minutes of active cooking time - no prep or bake time otherwise) and uses prepackaged ingredients (if you shop at Wegmans). If you don't live near a Wegmans, you can substitute a garlic stir-fry sauce for the Wegmans-brand garlic sauce (Kikkoman has one out there). You'll also need a large size wok for this one - mine is a bit small, so I was thinking of getting something like the one above.

So, anyways, if you are a fan of sesame chicken from your local Chinese restaurant, give this one a shot - definitely a keeper in both the boy's and my opinion!

Sesame Chicken with Lo Mein & Green Beans
Ingredients
1 pkg (12 oz) Food You Feel Good About Cleaned & Cut Green Beans
1 pkg (16 oz) Asian Classics Lo Mein Noodles (Frozen Foods), thawed per pkg directions
1 lb Wegmans Seasoned Chicken Breast Strips for Stir-Fry
3 Tbsp Wegmans Vegetable Oil, divided
2 cloves Food You Feel Good About Peeled Garlic, minced
1 pkg (12 oz) Food You Feel Good About Cleaned & Cut Asian Slaw
Salt and pepper to taste
1 cup Wegmans Garlic Sauce (International Foods)
1 Tbsp JFC White Roasted Sesame Seeds (International Foods)

Directions

1. Blanch green beans in large pot of boiling salted water 3-4 min. Remove beans with slotted spoon; drain and set aside. Add noodles to blanching water; blanch 2 min. Drain and set aside.
2. Drizzle 2 Tbsp oil around sides of stir-fry pan; tilt pan to distribute evenly. Heat oil in pan on HIGH until oil faintly smokes. (If oil smokes too much, pan is too hot.) Stir fry chicken 4-5 min; remove from pan and set aside.
3. Drizzle remaining Tbsp oil around sides of pan; tilt pan to distribute evenly. Heat oil in pan on HIGH until oil faintly smokes. Add garlic, Asian slaw, and green beans. Stir and toss, 2-3 min. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
4. Add chicken, noodles, and garlic sauce to stir-fry pan. Stir briefly to heat through, 2-3 min. Garnish with sesame seeds.