Better Than Chinese Takeout (Recipes)

Better Than Chinese Takeout (Recipes)

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Satisfy your craving for General Tso’s Chicken without the guilt! This healthier version from Joy Bauer’s "From Junk Food to Joy Food" book keeps the flavor but swaps in wholesome ingredients....

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Ingredients

  • 1 egg white
  • 2 tblspns tamari
  • 3 tblspns brown rice wine or dry sherry
  • 1.5 lbs chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 3/4 cup pineapple juice (no sugar added)
  • 3 tblspns tamari
  • 1 tblspn rice wine or dry sherry
  • 3 tblspns chicken broth (I used my homemade bone broth for this!)
  • 1 tspn toasted sesame oil
  • 3/4 tspn garlic powder
  • 3/4 tspn ginger
  • 1/4 tspn red pepper flakes
  • 1 tblspn cornstarch or arrowroot flour (this is the ingredient that I forgot. It’s important because it thickens the sauce so don’t leave it out!)
  • 6 scallions, thinly sliced
  • 1 tblspn sesame seeds (optional)
  • 12-oz box Soba noodles
  • 2 tspns toasted sesame oil
  • 3 tblspns natural peanut butter
  • 1/4 cup chicken broth (or veggie)
  • 1/4 cup tamari
  • 1 tblspn honey
  • 1 tblspn rice wine vinegar
  • 1/2 tspn hot sauce (optional)
  • 1 cucumber, peeled, seeded, and diced (0ptional)
  • 6 baby carrots, chopped (optional)
  • 3 scallions, thinly sliced (optional)
  • Ground black pepper to taste

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