Leftover Chinese

Our entire house is sick with head colds:-/ So today I had to keep it simple....take out and resting:) Tomorrow the twins have leftover sesame chicken with some broccoli over rice, some crunchy Chinese noodles and fruit.

Chicken Salad

Tomorrow the twins have leftover chicken salad, a plum, some blackberries and poppy seed salad dressing. The salad is one of my 'go to" meals....so easy and everyone eats it. It is simply lettuce, crunchy chinese noodles, mandarin oranges and cut up chicken nuggets. I use this deelish poppy seed dressing. Super yummy!

Beef, Shiitake, and Snow Pea Stir-Fry

Tomorrow the kiddos have leftover stir fry (recipe below) served over whole wheat pasta, grapes, celery and Chinese crunchy noodles.

This was the first time I made this stir fry and it was delicious! The recipe is here.

Beef, Shiitake, and Snow Pea Stir-Fry

1 1-pound top sirloin steak, cut into 2-inch-long, 1/4-inch-thick slices
1 tablespoon Asian sesame oil
1 tablespoon minced peeled fresh ginger
12 ounces fresh shiitake mushrooms, stemmed, thickly sliced
8 ounces snow peas
1 bunch green onions, sliced, divided
1 cup fresh cilantro leaves, divided
5 tablespoons hoisin sauce
2 teaspoons chili-garlic sauce
1/4 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder

Sprinkle beef with salt and pepper. Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add ginger and mushrooms; stir-fry until mushrooms are tender, about 3 minutes. Add beef to skillet; stir-fry until beef browns but is still pink in center, about 1 minute. Add snow peas, half of green onions, and half of cilantro; stir-fry 1 minute. Stir in hoisin, chili-garlic sauce, and five-spice powder; sauté until peas are crisp-tender, 1 to 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to bowl. Sprinkle with remaining green onions and cilantro.

**I omitted the ginger and Chinese five-spice powder because I didn't have any on hand. This dish was so easy...all three kiddos and the hubbie loved it. It is definitely going into our rotation.