Recipe: Gingered Chicken with Vegetables (using Equal)

Gingered Chicken with Vegetables
26% calorie reduction from traditional recipe
4 servings

2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into thin strips
1 cup red bell pepper strips**
1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
16 fresh pea pods, cut in half crosswise
1/2 cup sliced water chestnuts
1/4 cup sliced green onions
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger root
1 large clove garlic, crushed
2/3 cup reduced-fat, reduced-sodium chicken broth
2 tablespoons Equal Spoonful*
2 tablespoons light soy sauce
4 teaspoons cornstarch
2 teaspoons dark sesame oil
Salt and pepper to taste (optional)
Hot cooked rice (optional)

* May substitute 3 packets Equal sweetener
** See VARIATION for quick and easy preparation method

calories 263
protein 29 g
carbohydrate 11 g
fat 11 g
cholesterol 66 mg
sodium 411 mg

food exchanges
4 lean meat, 2 vegetable

Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Stir fry chicken until no longer pink. Remove chicken from skillet.

Heat remaining 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in skillet. Add red peppers, mushrooms, pea pods, water chestnuts, green onion, ginger and garlic. Stir fry mixture 3 to 4 minutes until vegetables are crisp tender. Meanwhile, combine chicken broth, Equal , soy sauce, cornstarch and sesame oil until smooth. Stir into skillet mixture. Cook over medium heat until thick and clear. Stir in chicken; heat through. Season with salt and pepper to taste, if desired. Serve over hot cooked rice, if desired.

** VARIATION: Quick & Easy Ginger Chicken with Vegetables
You may substitute 1 package (16 oz.) frozen Oriental-Style Vegetables, cooked and drained, for the fresh vegetables listed above. Stir fry chicken, ginger root and garlic in all of the vegetable oil about 10 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Combine chicken broth, Equal , soy sauce, cornstarch and sesame oil until smooth. Stir into chicken mixture. Cook over medium heat until thick and clear. Stir in cooked vegetables until heated through. Season with salt and pepper to taste, if desired. Serve over hot cooked rice, if desired.