Szechuan Chicken

Name: Szechuan Chicken
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups water; 1 cup rice; 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts; 3 tablespoons cornstarch; 4 cloves garlic; 4 green onions; 2 teaspoons dried chicken bouillon; 1/3 cup low-sodium soy sauce; 1 1/2 tablespoons white wine vinegar; 1 cup water; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1 cup pea pods; 1 (8-ounce) can sliced water chestnuts; 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper

December 9, 2011

This recipe may look complicated because it has a lot of ingredients, but it’s not. You can prepare the whole dish in the time it takes to cook the rice. I use water chestnuts and pea pods in the recipe, but this is one of those dishes where just about any vegetables you happen to have in the refrigerator will work fine.

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