Recipe: Chicken with Snow Peas (serves 2)

CHICKEN WITH SNOW PEAS

1 whole chicken breast (about 8 ounces), boned and cut in thin strips
Salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 cup diagonally sliced celery, cut 1/4 inch thick
1/2 cup sliced onion
1 cup edible-pod peas (snow peas)*
1/2 cup chicken broth (canned or made with bouillon cube)
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon each sugar and salt
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 cup hot cooked rice (for serving)

Season chicken with salt and pepper. Saute in oil for 1 minute or until tender.

Add celery, onion, pod peas, and 2 tablespoons broth. Cover and steam for 1 1/2 minutes. Remove cover and stir once.

Blend cornstarch, sugar, salt, soy sauce, and remaining broth. Stir into chicken- vegetable mixture. Cook and stir about 1/2 minute or until sauce is slightly thickened.

Serve at once over beds of fluffy rice.

*Or 1/2 package (6 ounces) frozen pod peas.

Makes 2 servings
From: Recipelink.com
Source: Recipe pamphlet: Cooking for Two, Rice Council of America, not dated