Five-spice chicken skewers with speedy chow mein

  • Portion size: Serves 4
  • Ready in 20 minutes
  • Difficulty: easy

This quick Chinese chicken recipe packs a lot of flavour, and it’s ready in under 30 minutes.

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Ingredients

  • 2 tsp Chinese five-spice powder
  • 3 tbsp hoisin sauce
  • 2 tbsp tomato ketchup
  • 400g free-range chicken breast, cut into chunks
  • Bunch of spring onions
  • 1 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 300g fresh egg noodles
  • 300g beansprouts
  • 2 tbsp light soy sauce
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Method

  1. Preheat the grill. In a bowl, mix the five-spice powder, 2 tbsp hoisin sauce, the ketchup and chicken. Thread the chicken onto 8 skewers and grill for 15 minutes until cooked through, turning once or twice.
  2. Meanwhile, thinly slice the spring onions and heat the oil in a wok.
  3. Put the spring onions, noodles and beansprouts into the hot wok and stir-fry over a high heat for 4-5 minutes until heated through. Season with soy sauce and the remaining hoisin sauce and divide among 4 bowls. Serve each bowl with 2 chicken skewers.
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Nutrition

  • 231kcals Calories
  • 5g (0.8g saturated) Fat
  • 28.9g Protein
  • 16.3g (6.9g sugar) Carbs
  • 2.7g Fibre
  • 2g Salt

Quick wins & tips

If using wooden skewers, pre-soak in warm water for 30 minutes or foil-wrap the ends so they don’t burn.

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