Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Chicken and Green Bean Stir Fry

Well, I ate a little (deliciously) heavy earlier today and I wanted something a little lighter for dinner.  I had some boiled and shredded chicken in the freezer and some fresh green beans that weren't getting any fresher and thought I could make something with those.  I looked online for a few ideas but, in reality, I think I can call this my very own recipe that I made up.  I only took one picture of it, but here is my process.

I minced 2 cloves of garlic and cut up 1/2 a yellow onion.  I dumped in some kosher salt, red pepper and red pepper flakes.  I poured some olive oil in the pan and cooked them on medium to let them soften a little.  Then I added the chicken which I had microwaved so it wasn't so frozen.  I added 3/4 cup chicken broth, some more salt and pepper and garlic powder and covered it with a lid, and let it simmer on low about 8 minutes.  Then I added the cut green beans.  I added a little water, covered it and let it simmer for about 10 minutes, stirred it around and let it simmer for another 10 minutes.  Then I added a spoonful of mustard (just to see what would happen to the flavor: I don't know if I even tasted it) and let it simmer, covered for five more minutes.  Then I added some shaved Parmesan cheese and mixed it around and let it melt for a few more minutes.  And there you have it!  I thought it was delicious.  My husband tried a bite of it (I didn't make it for him) and he thought it was 'pretty good' which is a stunning review for him.

    
Maybe the next time I attempt this I will try to measure the salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, and garlic powder I put in to make it a "real" recipe. 

1 comment:

  1. Sounds good to me. I would like that recipe when you put it together. It would be a good recipe this summer when we have green beans coming out of our ears! :-} mom

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