RECIPES

Orange Chicken Stir-Fry on Egg Noodles

Orange gives a lovely flavour to any stir-fry. Here, it brings the flavours of sage and thyme together to pair beautifully with the other ingredients.

Prep Time

PT10M

Cook Time

PT25M

Serves

4

Ingredients

  • 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 1/2 tsp (2.5 mL) sage, dried
  • 1/2 tsp (2.5 mL) thyme, dried
  • 1/2 tsp (2.5 mL) salt
  • 1/4 tsp (1.25 mL) pepper
  • 2 tsp (10 mL) vegetable oil
  • 2 green onions, large, minced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 red pepper, sliced
  • 1 cup (250 mL) mushrooms, sliced
  • 2 cups (500 mL) snow peas
  • 1/2 cup (125 mL) chicken broth, gluten free
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) orange peel, grated
  • 2 tbsp (30 mL) orange juice
  • 1/2 pkg egg noodles, uncooked
  • Instructions

    1. 1 Cut chicken breasts into thick strips. Place in a shallow dish and sprinkle with sage, thyme, salt and pepper.
    2. 2 In a large non-stick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook chicken pieces for 8 minutes or until meat thermometer registers 165°F (74°C). Remove to plate and keep warm.
    3. 3 Return skillet to heat and cook onions, garlic, red pepper and mushrooms for 5 minutes or until softened. Add snow peas, stock and orange peel. Bring to a boil, cover and cook for 1 minute or just until snow peas are tender crisp. Return chicken to pan and heat through. Drizzle with orange juice.
    4. 4 While stir-fry is cooking, prepare noodles according to package directions. Serve stir-fry over cooked noodles.