Ginger Apple Chicken Stir-fry

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons minced gingerroot
• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into strips
• 1/3 lb pea pods
• 1 small sweet red pepper, cut into strips
• 10 mushrooms, shitake or , sliced
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/3 cup chicken broth
• 2 medium apples, cored and sliced
• 2 cups cooked rice

Recipe

• 1 heat sesame oil in nonstick skillet or wok. add garlic and ginger, and stir for about 30 seconds.
• 2 add chicken and cook in hot oil 4 to 5 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink.
• 3 remove chicken from skillet. add pea pods, red pepper, and mushrooms, and cook, stirring, until tender-crisp, about 3 minutes. sprinkle with pepper.
• 4 combine applesauce, vinegar, soy sauce, cornstarch, and chicken broth.
• 5 add chicken to vegetables, add sauce mixture and sliced apples, and cook until sauce is thickened and clear, about 4 minutes. serve over steamed rice.