Okay, so I am a huge fan of ethnic food. Once again, I have to give credit to my mom. She was always making new things, and trying new foods in our home, and I love that about her. But the number one thing my mom made sure of was that we as a family ate healthy. Darn Provo, and it's crazy amount of restaurants. I think I had In-N-Out at least once a week for the first month that I lived in Utah. Not the greatest start to my 2013 GOALS, but hey I've gotten so much better! Here's a little recipe that features the beauty of frozen veggies, which are actually more healthier than canned since they're less processed. Also, I've gotten in the habit of buying bell peppers when they go on sale, and then freezing them, but I'll save that for another post. Once again, I make my recipes so that not only eating healthy, but I can have left overs for when I'm on the go, but you can easily double the recipe to serve about 4 people. On that note, let's get cooking.
INGREDIENTS
1 skinless, boneless chicken breast
1 package of linguine
1 tablespoon of salt
1 tablespoon of olive oil
2 tablespoons of garlic
1/2 cup of red bell peppers
1/2 cup of green bell peppers
1/2 cup of yellow bell peppers
1 cup of broccoli
1 cup of peas
1/2 tablespoon of crushed red pepper
1 tablespoon of honey
1/4 cup of brown sugar
1 teaspoon of chia seeds
DIRECTIONS
STEP 1: Fill your pot with water, leaving about two inches from the top. Place on the stove, with the temperature a little under high heat. Since there's so much water it'll take a little while for it to boil. Then add your salt to the water.
STEP 2: Next, grab your skillet, add your garlic and olive oil. Place on the stove at about medium heat.
STEP 3: Then take your de-thawed chicken, and cut it into cubes. I usually will cut mine in thin slices, and then cut them in fourths.
STEP 4: Place the chicken cubes in your skillet. Mixing them around in the olive oil and garlic.
STEP 5: Once your water has started to boil, place your linguine in the pot. Turning your heat down from high to medium.
STEP 6: Have your spices already to go. Wash your cutting board.
STEP 7: Now, if you're using fresh bell peppers, go ahead and slice them on your cutting board. However if you're using frozen, just measure them out, or place as much or as little as you'd like in your skillet. Once again mixing to make sure oil & garlic is covering the food.
STEP 8: Place broccoli and pea's in the skillet.
STEP 9: Add your red pepper, honey, and brown sugar to the skillet to make the sweet & spicy combination come to life. Drain your noodles in the sink. Let your the food in your skillet simmer for about 2-3 minutes.
STEP 10: Place noodles at the bottom of your preferred dish, placing the juicy sweet, spicy, Honey Garlic elements on top. I like to put Chia seeds on top of mine, but it certainly is not necessary.
BON APPETITE!
