We are trying really hard to get tons of vegetables in our diet.This is one of those recipes that gets you your full days worth all at once and is so tasty too!
SWEET & SPICY MANDARIN TANGERINE CHICKEN
2 large chicken pieces, cut into bite sized pieces
2 stalks celery, sliced thin
1 bunch green onions, sliced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup carrots, sliced diagonally
1 cup snap peas, cleaned and halved
2 tangerines, peeled, halved and sectioned
1 small head broccoli, cleaned and pieced
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/2 cup Frank’s Sweet Chili Sauce
1/4 cup tangerine juice (orange juice is good too)
Juice of 1 lemon
Sesame Oil
Wondra flour
Soba noodles, prepared per package
rice
- In a small sauce pan whisk together the lemon juice, tangerine juice, sweet chili sauce and red pepper flakes bring to a slow boil. Turn off the heat.
- Heat sesame oil in wok or wok type pan over medium high heat.
- Add garlic until fragrant.
- Dredge chicken pieces in Wondra flour and add to pan when oil is hot. Stir fry until chicken pieces are brown and cooked through. Remove with a slotted spoon and keep warm.
- Add more oil if necessary and then stir fry the celery until starts to soften.
- Add carrots, followed by green onions, snap peas and broccoli cooking until desired tenderness.
- Add tangerine pieces to sauce, tossing to coat.
- Add chicken back in.
- Add sauce to pan and toss to coat.
- Fold in Soba noodles.
- Serve over rice.
- ENJOY!
This meal is labor intensive, but really worth it. Chopping all those vegetables takes a bit of time.