This recipe was adapted from http://www.food.com/recipe/honey-chicken-oriental-51977
It uses 3 Tablespoons of the no-sodium soy sauce substitute. Click here for the recipe.
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into thin strips
- 1 Tbsp vegetable oil
- ¾ cup no-salt beef or chicken bullion
- 1 tsp Mrs Dash Chicken Grilling mix
- 2 Tbsp flour
- 3 tsp honey
- 3 Tbsp soy sauce substitute (see recipe)
- 3 Tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ⅛ tsp black pepper
- 2 carrots, scraped and sliced into very thin strips
- 1 medium onion, cut into eighths
- 1 medium bell pepper, cut in quarter inch strips
- (optional) 8 oz can sliced water chestnuts, drained
- Heat oil in a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Stir-fry chicken until lightly browned. Drain excess oil.
- In a small bowl, combine bullion, flour, honey, soy sauce, vinegar, ginger, garlic powder, and pepper. Stir until well mixed and smooth.
- Slowly pour sauce mixture over chicken in the skillet. Heat and stir over medium-high heat until thickened.
- Reduce heat to medium-low, cover skillet/wok, and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add carrot strips and simmer for 10 more minutes.
- Stir in onion and bell pepper (and optional water chestnuts, if desired.) Continue to simmer for an additional 5-10 minutes or longer depending on how crunchy or soft you prefer the veggies.
Our estimates assume the use of fresh chicken with only 3% sodium per serving (instead of chicken that has been infused with a high-sodium broth).
Note that sodium percentages depend on which daily reference you use. The estimated 73mg of sodium per serving implies that one serving of this recipe provides:
– 3% of the U.S. FDA daily reference value for sodium for a 2,000-calorie diet that includes 2,400 mg sodium, or
–5% of the American Heart Association recommendation of 1,500 mg sodium per day, or
– 7% of the Ménière’s diet recommendation of 1,000 mg sodium per day.
(As is the case with all of the recipes on this web site, the nutrition information provided in this recipe is only an estimate based on nutrition information provided on the packaging of each of the ingredients we used in this recipe and/or on a variety of sources on the web. This information should be regarded as an opinion only, with no guarantees that it is accurate. Obviously, the nutritional information will vary depending on the ingredients and quantities that you use.)
