One of my latest finds is this tasty meal found HERE. It is easy, light and filling and my kids vaccuum it down knowing there is plenty more. I'm adding this to the label "under $10" because we had every indgredient but the chicken on hand which cost me six dollars to feed 8.
The chicken
coating:
3-4 boneless chicken
breasts (I used the stir fry cut packages)
salt + pepper
1 cup
cornstarch
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 cup canola
oil
The sweet and sour
sauce:
3/4 cup sugar
4 tbs ketchup
1/2 cup distilled
white vinegar
1 tbs soy sauce
1 tsp garlic
salt
This is about half way done in the oven. My fully finished golden brown version had a corrupted file.
Start by preheating your oven to 325 degrees. Rinse your chicken breasts in
water and then cut into cubes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Dip chicken
into the cornstarch to coat then dip into the eggs. Heat your 1/4 cup oil in a
large skillet and cook your chicken until browned but not cooked through. Place
the chicken in a 9x13 greased baking dish. Mix all of your sweet and sour sauce
ingredients in a bowl with a whisk and then pour evenly over the chicken. Bake
for one hour and during the baking process you will need to turn the chicken
every 15 minutes
Fried
Rice : This is so dang easy and it tastes just like restaurant ham fried rice.
3 cups
cooked white rice (day old or leftover rice works best!)
3 tbs sesame oil
1 cup frozen peas and
carrots (thawed)
1 small onion,
chopped
2 tsp minced
garlic
2 eggs, slightly
beaten
1/4 cup
soy sauce
(I added ham)
On
medium high heat, heat the oil in a large skillet or wok. Add the peas/carrots
mix, onion and garlic. Stir fry until tender. Lower the heat to medium low and
push the mixture off to one side, then pour your eggs on the other side of
skillet and stir fry until scrambled. Now add the rice and soy sauce and blend
all together well. Stir fry until thoroughly heated!
