Curried Chicken Noodles

Mom, I know you are not a huge fan of Asian food, but this one was pretty good and relatively easy.  It took me a little longer than the 30 minutes the recipe called for.  It took me a while to chop the vegetables, and I definitely still need a little practice using the wok. 

Ingredients:

- 100 g (3 1/2 oz) dried rice vermicelli (I have no idea how much we used....I just bought the only box they had.  I have a feeling it was too much though.  We had a LOT of noodles.)
- oil, for cooking
- 500 g (1 lb, 2 oz) boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut up into strips (I used the tenderloins and basically just cut them in half from there.)
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed (I chopped them.)
- 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
- 2 teaspoons Asian-style curry powder (I only had regular curry powder, not sure what the difference is.)
- 1 red onion, sliced
- 1 red pepper,thinly sliced
- 2 carrots, cut up into matchsticks
- 2 zucchini, cut up into matchsticks
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce

Vegetable and noodles before:

Directions:

1.  Place vermicelli in a large bowl, cover with boiling water and soak for 5 minutes.  Drain well and place on a tea towel (dish towel) to dry.

2.  Heat the wok until very hot, add 1 tablespoon of the oil and swirl it around to coat the sides.  Stir-fry the chicken in batches over high heat until browned and tender.  Remove all the chicken and drain on paper towels.

3.  Reheat the wok, add 1 tablespoon of the oil and stir-fry the garlic, ginger, curry powder, and onion for 1-2 minutes, or until fragrant.  (I have to say, smelled pretty fragrant even before putting it in the wok!)  Add the pepper, carrot, and zucchini to the wok, and stir-fry for one minute.

4.  Add the drained noodles and chicken to the wok.  Add the soy sauce and toss well.  Season with salt before serving. 

Nutritional Info:  30 grams of protein, 25 grams of carbs, 4 grams of fiber, 60 grams of cholesterol, 255 calories. 

It says that it serves 4, but Andrew and I had pretty sizable portions for 3 days straight.  And, there is still a little left.  Like I said, I think I may have used too many noodles, but it still tasted pretty good.  However, all the nutritional information might be off.  :-D

Cooked noodles and final dish!