This recipe brings me back to why I love to cook. When I was younger I was very fortunate to have great parents that helped me learn and grow everyday. They actually took the time to be with me and to show me things that sometimes the world can't. I have told in my About Me page that my love for cooking came from watching my mom in the kitchen when I was younger. While that is still true, my mom wasn't the only one who liked and was good and cooking. So was my dad. My dad had a different approach to cooking though. He never followed a recipe and came up with amazing meals from off the top of his head. This recipe being one of those. So fixing this recipe on my own tonight made me think of how awesome my family is!
Now this recipe isn't hard and it includes basic ingredients but the way it comes together is brilliant!
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Serving Size: 4-6 people
Ingredients:
1 lb. of cubed chicken
1/3 box of angel hair pasta
1 cup (15 oz can) baby corn, drained
1/2 cup (8 oz can) water chestnuts, drained and cut in half
2 cups of mushrooms
3 cups chopped broccoli
1 bunch of bok choy
1/4 cup water
1 cup stir fry Teriyaki sauce, divided
Instructions:
1. First, get all of your vegetables drained and cut. In a bowl combine the mushrooms, baby corn, and water chestnuts. In a separate bowl just have the broccoli.
2. To cut the bok choy, leave the bunch intact. I always like to cut off discard the very top of the leaves because most of the time they are brown and wilted. After that just make thin slices all the way down the stock until you are no longer cutting any green leaves. Make the slices about 1/2 inch wide. See picture. This should give you about 4 cups of chopped bok choy.
Place the bok choy in the strainer you will be using to drain your pasta. I will explain why the bok choy goes in the strainer and not just in a bowl a little later.
3. Now that the prep is done, you will need two pans/pots. One pan to cook the chicken and vegetables and the other to cook the pasta. Go ahead and start the water pot to cook the pasta.
4. In the pan, place the 1 pound of cubed chicken and 1/3 cup of the Teriyaki Sauce on medium heat. Cook until half way done.
5. When the chicken is half cooked, add the broccoli and 1/4 cup water. Cover and let sit on medium heat for 10 minutes....about the same time it will take for your pasta to cook which you should start now!
6. When your pasta is done, pour the noodles over the bok choy in the strainer and let it sit there until you complete the rest of the meal.
7. After the chicken and broccoli have cooked for 10 minutes, remove the cover and add the mushrooms, baby corn, and water chestnuts and another 1/3 cup of Teriyaki Sauce.
8. Stir well then cover and let sit for 5 minutes.
9. Then add the noodles and bok choy! You will notice that the hot water and the noodles cooked the bok choy. Then add the last 1/3 cup of Teriyaki Sauce to complete the meal. Stir well and serve!
MMMMMMM!
