Free Healthy Recipe - Chinese Chicken with Asian greens

Dairy free, Gluten free, Low carbohydrate, Low fat, Low GI, Wheat Free

This recipe from the spring section of the The Greengrocer's Diet is a real crowd pleaser. It's quick to make and a great dish to enjoy as we transit out of winter into the warmer weather.

Ingredients

1 litre chicken stock

1 knob ginger, peeled and grated

3 cloves garlic, peeled and grated

1 tbs lemon juice

2 birds eye chilli halved lengthways

2 star anise

1½ tbs tamari

1 tbs brown sugar

720 grams chicken breast, sliced into 2 cm x 7 cm strips

200 grams shitake mushrooms, sliced

2 medium carrots, peeled and julienned

350 grams Asian greens, trimmed and roughly chopped

4 shallots trimmed and roughly chopped

Method

Heat the stock in a large saucepan with the ginger, garlic, lemon juice, chilli, star anise, tamari and brown sugar, and bring to a gentle boil.
Add the chicken and shitake mushrooms and reduce the heat to simmer for 10 minutes. Add the carrots and Asian greens, and cook for a further 2 to 3 minutes.
Spoon the stock and vegetables into 4 bowls, add the sliced chicken, top with shallots and serve.

Makes 4 servings

Prep Time:	15 mins
Cooking Time:	15 mins
Ready in:	30 mins
Suitable for:
Dinner, Soup

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Nutritional Information - Per Serve
Kj	1342 kj
Calories	321 kcal
Fat	10 g
Saturated Fat	3 g
Total Carbohydrate	9 g
Total Protein	45 g
Fibre	4 g

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