The Best Tasting Healthy Thing I Know How to Make

This is my Chicken Stir-Fry recipe. It has been perfected over the years with trial and error, and it is always a big hit. I just realized how healthy this dish is, with the exception of the sodium. I also just broke down and bought a rice-cooker. I will say, it really does make better rice than I could ever make on the stove. I resisted because I hate storing large kitchen gadgets, but I think this one is worth the trouble.

Ingredients:
1/2 to 1 lb. chicken breast, cut into 1/2" cubes
Soy Sauce
Cornstarch
Ginger (dried)
water
sugar
salad oil
any combination of:
carrots
onion
zucchini
snow peas

cooked rice

Cube chicken and slice carrots, onions and zucchini. The thicker you slice the vegetables, the longer the cooking time. At this point, heat your wok to medium.

Mix with cubed chicken: 2 Tbsp. soy, 2 tsp. cornstarch and 1/2 tsp ginger. Toss well. Double this amount if using closer to 2 lbs of chicken. Any more than that and your ingredients will not fit in a standard wok. I really push it as it is cooking for 4-6 people in 1 wok. Stir fry needs room to be, well,... stirred. You really cannot mess up the measurements on this recipe. Just guesstimate. I promise, it will turn out fine.

In a small bowl, mix 6 Tbsp soy, 1 cup water, 1 Tbsp sugar, and 2 Tbsp. cornstarch. Set aside.

Heat 2 Tbsp salad oil in wok. Add chicken. Stir fry until browned, but not fully cooked, about 3-5 minutes. Remove with slotted spoon. Heat 1 Tbsp oil in wok and add carrots and onions to wok. Cook until onions become translucent, about 3-4 minutes. Add zucchini and snow peas. Cook 2-5 minutes more.

Return chicken to wok. Whisk soy mix in small bowl (cornstarch will settle to the bottom), and add to wok.

Cook until mixture thickens. Serve with rice.

I made this particular meal without carrots, only because I ran out. Once the actual cooking begins, this meal takes only about 15 minutes to make. The work is actually cutting the chicken and veggies, which I recommend doing with jazz music, your honey and a glass of wine. Also, I've learned to use foil or wax paper to lay out cut veggies and chicken. No need to dirty every bowl in your kitchen.