Last week my husband and I spent 3 days in Hermann, MO celebrating our 5 year anniversary. While visiting some of their local shops, I came across one that had a room full of spices. I stocked up on their dried orange peel and chili spice blend. My husband and I love Chinese food, especially orange chicken, and I knew the orange peel would be perfect for that! When I went to make my meal tonight, I noticed I had a lot of Ramen noodle packs in my pantry, so I decided to do a play on a lo mien noodle as well. Here is what we ended up with:
Orange Chicken and Green Beans
Ingredients
3 chicken breasts
2 tbsp dried orange peel
1 orange
3 tbsp sweet chili sauce
6 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
1 clove of garlic
1/2 red onion
1 lb of fresh picked green beans
2 tbsp of apricot jam (or orange marmalade, but I had apricot on hand)
2 tbsp brown sugar
Directions
Marinate your chicken in a mixture of 1 tbsp sweet chili sauce, 1 tbsp of soy sauce, 1 tbsp orange peel, 1 tbsp of jam, 1 glove of minced garlic, and the juice of 1/2 an orange.
Cut your marinated with into 1 inch chunks. In a skillet, brown your chicken. Once brown, add 1/2 a red onion (sliced) and remaining ingredients (except for green beans). Let cook on med/high heat for about 10-15 minutes. During the last 7 minutes of cooking, add your green beans.
"Lo Mien" Ramen
Ingredients
2 packs of Ramen (1 beef and 1 Oriental)
1 red onion
1 stalk of celery
1 carrot
1/2 leek
2 tsp dried orange peel
2 tbsp soy sauce
Directions
Boil Ramen noodles for 2 minutes. Drain. In a wok, add 2 tbsp vegetable oil. Mix your Ramen seasoning packets with soy sauce and orange peel and pour into wok. Add noodles. Cook on high heat for 3 minutes. Add your vegetable blend (except for carrots and all thinly sliced). Cook on high for another 3-5 minutes. During the last minute of cooking, shred your carrot and toss. Serve with your orange chicken and green beans.
Orange Chicken and Green Beans
Ingredients
3 chicken breasts
2 tbsp dried orange peel
1 orange
3 tbsp sweet chili sauce
6 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
1 clove of garlic
1/2 red onion
1 lb of fresh picked green beans
2 tbsp of apricot jam (or orange marmalade, but I had apricot on hand)
2 tbsp brown sugar
Directions
Marinate your chicken in a mixture of 1 tbsp sweet chili sauce, 1 tbsp of soy sauce, 1 tbsp orange peel, 1 tbsp of jam, 1 glove of minced garlic, and the juice of 1/2 an orange.
Cut your marinated with into 1 inch chunks. In a skillet, brown your chicken. Once brown, add 1/2 a red onion (sliced) and remaining ingredients (except for green beans). Let cook on med/high heat for about 10-15 minutes. During the last 7 minutes of cooking, add your green beans.
"Lo Mien" Ramen
Ingredients
2 packs of Ramen (1 beef and 1 Oriental)
1 red onion
1 stalk of celery
1 carrot
1/2 leek
2 tsp dried orange peel
2 tbsp soy sauce
Directions
Boil Ramen noodles for 2 minutes. Drain. In a wok, add 2 tbsp vegetable oil. Mix your Ramen seasoning packets with soy sauce and orange peel and pour into wok. Add noodles. Cook on high heat for 3 minutes. Add your vegetable blend (except for carrots and all thinly sliced). Cook on high for another 3-5 minutes. During the last minute of cooking, shred your carrot and toss. Serve with your orange chicken and green beans.
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