500 Calorie Kung Pao Chicken Recipe

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500 Calorie Kung Pao Chicken Recipe

All the goodness of chinese takeout, without leaving the house (or all the calories!).

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Total Time30

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Chinese

Keyword: Chicken, Kung Pao Chicken, Low calorie meal

Servings: people

Calories: 297kcal

Ingredients

2 Tablespoons Dark Sesame Oil (Kirksville doesn't carry this so I used Extra Virgin olive oil)
1 cup diced onion
2 cloves garlic minced
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts
¾ cup water
3 Tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
2 teaspoons corn starch
1 teaspoon brown sugar
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes (I used a 1/2 teaspoon and it was still a little too hot for my kids- but my husband loves all things spicy)
1 cup snow peas (I used sugar snap peas because we don't like snow peas at our house)
2 Tablespoons chopped unsalted, dry-roasted peanuts

Instructions

Heal oil in large skillet over medium-high heat.
Add onion to pan, saute 3 minutes or until softened. Add garlic- saute 30 seconds. stirring constantly. Add chicken, saute 3 minutes or until chicken begins to brown.
In a small bowl, combine 3/4 cup water, soy sauce, corn starch, brown sugar, and red pepper flakes and stir with a whisk until sugar dissolves. Add water mixture to skillet, and bring to a boil. Add bell pepper and snow peas to top it off. Cook for 2 minutes or until veggies are start to become tender and sauce thickens. Sprinkle with nuts.
Serve over brown rice.

Notes

Make sure that you only have 1/2 cup of rice to keep it under 500 calories
*An egg roll is not included in this 500 calorie meal... although I really wish it were.

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