Chinese-Style Vegetables with White Sauce

Name: Chinese-Style Vegetables with White Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 22 min
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Ingredients: • 1 cup carrots, thinly sliced; • 1 cup green beans, cut into bite-size pieces; • ½ cup green bell pepper, thinly sliced; • ½ cup canned water chestnuts, drained and rinsed; • ½ cup bean sprouts; • 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated; • 1 tablespoon garlic-infused extra-virgin olive oil; • ½ teaspoon black pepper; • 1 cup low-FODMAP broth — no onion or garlic; • 1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce; • 1 tablespoon onion/garlic-free oyster sauce; • 1 teaspoon sesame oil; • 1½ tablespoons cornstarch; • 2 tablespoons cold water

15 steps

Prep:10minCook:12min

Diabetic, Anti inflammatory, Fodmap, Diverticulitis friendly

Updated at: Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:29:55 GMT

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Ingredients

4 servings

1 cupcarrots

thinly sliced

1 cupgreen beans

cut into bite-size pieces

½ cupgreen bell pepper

thinly sliced

½ cupcanned water chestnuts

drained and rinsed

½ cupbean sprouts

1 teaspoonfresh ginger

grated

1 tablespoongarlic-infused extra-virgin olive oil

½ teaspoonblack pepper

1 cupbroth

low-FODMAP, no onion or garlic

1 tablespoonlow-sodium soy sauce

1 tablespoononion oyster sauce

1 teaspoonsesame oil

1 ½ tablespoonscornstarch

2 tablespoonswater

cold

Instructions

Step 1

1. Make the thickener.

Step 2

Mix the cornstarch and cold water in a small bowl until completely smooth.

Step 3

2. Cook the vegetables.

Step 4

Heat the garlic-infused olive oil in a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Add the carrots and green beans. Cook for 3–4 minutes.

Step 5

3. Add the pepper.

Step 6

Add the green bell pepper and cook another 2 minutes.

Step 7

4. Add the ginger and water chestnuts.

Step 8

Stir in the ginger and water chestnuts. Cook for 1 minute.

Step 9

5. Add the bean sprouts.

Step 10

Stir in the bean sprouts and cook for about 1 minute. Don't overcook them—you want them to stay slightly crunchy.

Step 11

6. Make the white sauce.

Step 12

Add the broth, soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil, and black pepper. Bring to a gentle simmer.

Step 13

7. Thicken.

Step 14

Stir the cornstarch mixture again, then slowly pour it into the skillet while stirring constantly. Cook for 1–2 minutes, until the sauce is glossy and lightly thickened.

Step 15

8. Serve immediately.