Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Make it your own

One of my favorite things to do it 'clean up' my favorite recipes.  There's no reason why we cant eat the things we love without feeling guilty about it ;-).

Tonight I was craving Thai food.  Thai food is usually saturated in oil, coconut milk, & high sodium soy sauce.  I re-created my favorite noodle dish and it turned out fantastic!  Here is a rough recipe that may need to be tweaked to your liking. Enjoy!

12 oz Chicken/Lean Beef/Shrimp cut into strips
3-4 cups chopped veggies such as cabbage, broccoli, pea pods, carrots, celery, peppers, onions, ect
4 oz Buckwheat soba noodles, prepared as instructed on package
3 cloves chopped garlic
2-3 tablespoons curry powder
2 tsp Sesame oil (optional) see:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesame_oil
4 tablespoons LOW sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon thai chili paste
salt & pepper to taste
Non-stick spray

(My Husband and Daughter are not fans of peanut sauce, but you could totally add a couple tablespoons of all natural peanut butter and it would be even better!)


Heat a non-stick skillet to high heat.  When warm, spray with non-stick cooking spray.  Cook meat until done, remove from heat.   Wipe skillet clean, place back on high heat, spray pan with non-stick spray and drop in vegetables.  Cook veggies 5-10 minutes until tender crisp, add garlic when almost done so it doesn't burn.  Add noodles & meat back into pan.  Add the sesame oil, curry powder, soy, chili paste & salt and pepper.  Stir to combine.  Add more soy or curry to your liking. Voila!

My family is the toughest critic and my Husband is a skeptic to the clean eating recipes I come up with but this one got a big thumbs up from him!

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