Diet Cola Chicken

Name: Diet Cola Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Ingredients: · Calorie controlled cooking spray; · 2 chicken breasts – diced; · ½ tsp Chinese 5-spice; · Sea salt; · 1 red onion – sliced; · 1.5cm (½in) piece of root ginger – peeled and finely chopped; · 3 garlic cloves – finely chopped; · 6 mushrooms – quartered; · ½ red pepper – deseeded and cut into strips; · ½ green pepper – deseeded and cut into strips; · ½ yellow pepper – deseeded and cut into strips; · 6 baby corn – halved lengthways; · 2 tbsp tomato purée; · 2 tbsp gluten free soy sauce; · 1 tbsp gluten free Worcestershire sauce; · 1 tbsp rice (or sherry) vinegar; · 1 330ml can diet cola; · ½ chicken stock cube; · 1 chicken stock pot; · 5 spring onions – trimmed and roughly chopped

3 steps

Prep:10minCook:25min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 08:49:15 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories273.9 kcal (14%)

Total Fat12.9 g (18%)

Carbs11.4 g (4%)

Sugars4.7 g (5%)

Protein27.1 g (54%)

Sodium1589.2 mg (79%)

Fiber2.5 g (9%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Instructions

Step 1

Spray a frying pan with cooking spray and place over a low heat Add the chicken, sprinkle with the Chinese 5-spice and season with salt. Stir and cook for a few minutes until the chicken has started to brown.

Step 2

Remove the chicken from the pan and set it aside on plate, ass a few more sprays of cooking spray to the pan, then add the onion , ginger, garlic, and mushrooms and fry over a medium hear for 3-4 minutes until they start to soften, then add the peppers, baby corn, tomato purée, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce and vinegar. Stir, then add the cola. Stir again and bring to the boil.

Step 3

Crumble in the stick cube and the stock pot and simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. When the sauce has started to thicken and go a bit syrupy, return the chicken to the pan and stir in the spring onions. Simmer for another 10 minutes. Check the consistency and if it’s not thick enough, simmer for a bit longer, until the required consistency is reached, ensuring the chicken is cooked through.