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Sweet `n` sour chicken with rice Chinese style less than 500 calories

Name: How to cook Sweet `n` sour chicken with rice Chinese style less than 500 calories - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Us

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Chef :

Irmgard Gater

Sweet `n` sour chicken with rice Chinese style less than 500 calories

Again I'm watching my weight, with cooking from scratch, exercise daily & eating home cooked meals I lose weight or maintain. Saying this I eat loads have 1 meal of the following each week. Spaghetti bolognaisse, beef mushroom with rice, sweet n sour with rice, soups/stews and 2-3 roast dinners every week. With mini cooked breakfasts & healthy suppers. Most can be found on here.

Ingredient

Food ration :

1 serving

Cooking time :

40 mins

150 ml

hot water

knorr vegetable cube

10 ml

dark soy sauce

30 ml

cider vinegar

1 dash

white pepper

6 grams

cornflour

30 grams

tomato puree

1 tbsp

light sauce sauce

2 grams

sweetener or sugar if not counting calories

170 grams

bell peppers of you choice

48 grams

or less red or white chopped onion, better with spring onion but I used red.

5 grams

chopped raw garlic

100 grams

raw chicken breasts or pork diced

1/2 tsp

toasted sesame oil great for Chinese but any oil can be used

60 grams

Rice. I use tesco easy cook long & wild rice

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Add veg cube to hot water in a medium size jug

* Step 2

Add the following to the water & veg cube & mix with a fork until well blended.

* Step 3

Put rice on as per instructions.

* Step 4

When rice is nearly cooked, put the oil in a wok or pan & heat then add the chicken and keep turning over to avoid sticking. Keep doing this until cooked. About 3-4 minutes, then add the garlic, onions & peppers.

* Step 5

Keep on low to medium & keep stirring until all cooked thru & peppers are slightly crunchy. About 3-5 minutes.

* Step 6

Add, the sauce, stir if necessary before adding and keep stirring making sure everything is coated until the sauce thickens. Then turn heat to low to keep it warm while you drain & plate your rice.