Chicken with Green and Yellow Beans

Name: Chicken with Green and Yellow Beans
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/2 lb fresh green beans, cut in 2 inch lengths; 1/2 lb fresh wax bean, cut into 2 inch pieces; 3 boneless skinless chicken breast halves; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 2 tablespoons cornstarch, plus; 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch; 3 tablespoons soy sauce; 1 (8 ounce) can pineapple chunks; 1 medium sweet red pepper, julienned; 1 small onion, thinly sliced; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger; hot cooked rice

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Recipe by Derf2440

Colourful chicken and bean stirfry.

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READY IN: 25mins

SERVES: 6

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

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lb fresh green beans, cut in 2 inch lengths
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lb fresh wax bean, cut into 2 inch pieces
3

boneless skinless chicken breast halves
2

tablespoons vegetable oil
2

tablespoons cornstarch, plus
1 ¹⁄₂

teaspoons cornstarch
3

tablespoons soy sauce
1

(8 ounce) can pineapple chunks
1

medium sweet red pepper, julienned
1

small onion, thinly sliced
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teaspoon salt
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teaspoon ground ginger
hot cooked rice

DIRECTIONS

Place beans in a saucepan and cover with water; bring to a boil.
Cook, uncovered for 3 minutes; drain and set aside.
Pound chicken to 1/4 inch thickness; cut into 1/2 inch strips.
In a large skillet, stirfry chicken in oil for 2 to 4 minutes or until no longer pink.
Remove with a slotted spoon.
In a small bowl, combine constarch and soy sauce until smooth.
Drain the pineapple, reserving juice; set pinapple aside.
Stir the juice into the soy sauce mixture; set aside.
In the skillet, stirfry red pepper and onion for 5 minutes.
Add the chicken, beans, pineapple, salt and ginger.
Gradually stir in the soy sauce mixture.
Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
Serve with rice.

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