Healthy Recipes
Kung Pao Chicken over Zucchini “Noodles”
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Time To Table: 20 minutes
Serves: 4
Benefits
Excellent Source of: Magnesium, Potassium, Protein, Selenium, Vitamin A, Vitamin B6, Vitamin C, Folate, Niacin, Riboflavin
Good Source of: Fiber, Iron, Zinc
Preferences: Gluten-Free
Ingredients
2 tsp. fresh organic ginger
1/4 cup spring water
16 ounces organic boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 1/4” strips
1/2 cup organic chicken broth
2 Tbsp. organic hoisin sauce
2 Tbsp. organic tamari (gluten-free soy sauce)
1/4 tsp. organic arrowroot
4 cloves organic garlic, minced
1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
1 Tbsp. organic extra virgin coconut oil
4 cups organic broccoli florets
2 Tbsp. organic rice wine vinegar
4 medium organic zucchini, julienned
1 ounce organic roasted peanuts, chopped
Preparation
First, lightly steam julienned zucchini to crisp tender. Keep warm in a covered dish. Next, cut chicken breast into 1/4 inch strips. Set aside. Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add broccoli and 1 teaspoon ginger to pan; sauté 1 minute. Add water. Cover; cook 1 minute until broccoli is crisp-tender. Remove broccoli from pan; keep warm.
Heat remaining 2 teaspoons oil in pan; add remaining 1 teaspoon ginger, crushed red pepper, and chicken. Cook 4 minutes or until chicken is cooked through, stirring frequently. Combine broth, hoisin sauce, rice wine vinegar, tamari, arrowroot and garlic in a small bowl, and stir with a whisk. Add broth mixture to pan with chicken; cook 1 minute or until mixture thickens, stirring constantly. Return broccoli mixture to pan; toss to coat. Pour chicken broccoli mixture over zucchini noodles and sprinkle with peanuts. Serve.
Nutrition Information
285 calories, 10 g fat, 4 g saturated fat, 2 g monounsaturated fat, 2 polyunsaturated fat, 0 g trans fat, 66 mg cholesterol, 827 mg sodium, 18 g carbohydrate, 6 g sugar, 3 grams fiber, 34 g protein
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This sounds like a great recipe, but cannot be considered “gluten-free” if there is hoisin sauce in it. Hoisin sauce is made with regular soy sauce and has wheat in it. So, unless you make your own Hoisin or can locate a wheat-free hoisin, find a good substitution or leave it out.