Chicken & turkey· GF · DF

Honey Garlic Chicken Noodle Base

Name: Honey Garlic Chicken Noodle Base
Prep time: 18 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 600g chicken thigh fillets, thin strips; 200g broccoli, small florets; 150g carrot, matchsticks; 150g green beans, 3cm lengths; 40g (2 tbsp) honey; 50ml soy sauce; 6 cloves (30g) garlic; 10g fresh ginger; 10ml rice vinegar; 15g cornflour; 10g sesame seeds; 4 (60g) spring onions, sliced; 15ml rapeseed oil; 200ml water

Sticky honey, soy and garlic chicken with broccoli, carrot and green beans. Mild, sweet and a guaranteed hit with everyone.

makes 17 blocks, about 42p each

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Time: 30 min18 min prep · 12 min cook
Makes: 17 blocks
Cost per blockPer block: 42p
Calories per blockCalories: 82 kcal
Spice: 1 of 5

You’ll need

Batch size

blocks

600gchicken thigh fillets, thin strips
200gbroccoli, small florets
150gcarrot, matchsticks
150ggreen beans, 3cm lengths
40g (2 tbsp)honey
50mlsoy sauce
6 cloves (30g)garlic
10gfresh ginger
10mlrice vinegar
15gcornflour
10gsesame seeds
4 (60g)spring onions, sliced
15mlrapeseed oil
200mlwater

Allergens: Sesame, Soya. Check the labels on stock cubes, sauces and pastes, as brands vary.

Serve it

Tossed through egg noodles · Over sticky rice · With stir-fried greens

Method

Step 1: Heat the oil in a wok or large pan over a high heat and stir-fry the chicken until golden and cooked through. (6 min)
Step 2: Add the broccoli, carrot and green beans with 3 tbsp of the water, cover and steam-fry for 3 minutes. Add the garlic and ginger for 1 minute.
Step 3: Mix the honey, soy, vinegar, cornflour and the rest of the water and pour in. Bubble for 2 minutes until sticky and glossy.
Step 4: Off the heat, stir in the sesame seeds and spring onions.
Step 5: Cool quickly and freeze in 70g blocks.

Hotter: add a sliced red chilli or sriracha to serve.

Nutrition (estimated)
	kcal	protein	carbs	fat	fibre	salt
Per block	82	8g	6.2g	3.1g	1.1g	0.52g
Per 3 blocks	246	24g	18.6g	9.3g	3.3g	1.56g

Cook’s notes

To serve 1: cook 1 nest of egg noodles, reheat 3 blocks with 2 tbsp water, then toss together.
Use plenty of garlic: it mellows as it cooks.
Salmon chunks work instead of chicken; add them in step 3 so they stay whole.

Serve it

Tossed through egg noodles · Over sticky rice · With stir-fried greens.

Freeze, reheat and serve

Freeze: Cool it within two hours, portion it into 70g blocks in a silicone tray, then bag and label them. It keeps for 3 months.
Reheat: Microwave 3 blocks, covered, for 1 minute, stir, then heat for another 1 to 2 minutes until piping hot all the way through. Or warm them in a pan with a splash of water. Never refreeze thawed blocks.
A portion: 3 blocks (210g) make a dinner for one adult: about 246 kcal and 24g protein before rice, bread or potatoes.

Honey Garlic Chicken Noodle Base questions

Can I use chicken breast instead of thighs?

Breast works. Cut it into the same thin strips and stir-fry it for a minute or two less, so it stays tender.

Can I swap the vegetables?

Any quick-cooking veg of a similar size works, such as sugar snap peas, mangetout, sliced peppers or baby corn. Keep the total weight about the same so the sauce still coats everything.

Why mix the cornflour into the sauce before it goes in?

Cornflour added straight to a hot pan forms lumps. Stirred into the cold honey, soy and water first, it thickens the sauce evenly in the 2 minutes it bubbles.