No fuss, no frills. The simplest recipe is the best. Savor the natural flavors with this stir fry shiitake and chicken fillet ensemble.

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  • Preparation Time

    15 minutes

  • Cooking Time

    30 minutes

  • Difficulty Rating

    1

  • Health Level

    5

  • Serves

    4

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Ingredients

  1. 2 Tbsp. / 30 ml olive oil
  2. 2 onions cut in wedges
  3. 2 cloves garlic, minced
  4. 1 tsp. / 2 g ginger root, minced
  5. 2 cups / 140 g fresh shiitake mushrooms, sliced or:
    • 2 cups / 30 g dried, reconstituted in water*
  6. 8 oz. / 225 g chicken breast, cut into bite-size pieces
  7. 2 cups / 480 ml water (add 1 cup / 240 ml and heat if used to reconstitute dried mushrooms*)

Directions

  1. Heat the olive oil in a wide, deep wok over high heat; add the onions, garlic, and minced ginger; sauté until the onions become golden and translucent.
  2. Stir in the mushrooms and salt; stir fry for about 10 minutes.
  3. Add the water and bring to a boil.
  4. Stir in the chicken pieces, a few at a time, stirring in between each addition.
  5. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes.

Serve piping hot in individual serving plates, alongside a bowl of steamed rice (½ cup / 100 gm = 1 carb).

Serving size: 1 cup

Exchanges per Serving: ½ Carb, 2 Protein, 0 Fat

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Comments 17

  3. Ossie-Sharon

    Hi, bntnemez. The exchanges here are correct. We are currently upgrading the recipe exchanges to make them more user-friendly, and we are starting with the posts here. Both sets of values have the same calories, but my reducing the fat exchanges, we will increase your ability to add sauces and dressings to things. It sounds like gibberish, but it really will make things easier once it is all up and running!

  4. bntnemenz

    I’m confused on this recipe today, because the exchanges listed here on the recipe, and what’s showing up when I add it to my menu, are different. It says here that one cup serving is 2 proteins, 1/2 carb, zero fat, but on my exchange view on my menu, it’s telling me that 1/2 a cup of this recipe is 1 carb, 1 protein, and 1 fat….totally different, and different serving size too! Can you explain this to me please, and which one am I supposed to go off of?

  7. Ossie-Sharon

    The Trim Down Club does not work with calories, but rather with meeting your macronutrient needs (carbohydrates, protein, fat). See the exchanges above – they translate to 12 grams of available carbohydrates, 8 grams of protein, and just under 4 grams of fat.

  11. Ossie-Sharon

    Hi, skingo. It works out to about an ounce of chicken per serving, and is more of a “trimming” than a main component. The shiitake mushrooms themselves are a source of good-quality protein, and the ratio between the two is about 2-to-1. You can, of course, adjust the amount of chicken if you wish – if it is lean, another ounce or two in your serving can be added in, and you can swap out for part of another protein that may be at the same meal.

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