Vegetable Lo Mein from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Vegetable Lo Mein Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

1 cup low-sodium chicken broth, plus
2 tbsp low-sodium chicken broth
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup minced scallions
2 tsp grated fresh ginger
2 carrots, peeled, and
cut into 1/4" slices
3 celery stalks, cut on the diagonal
into 1/4" slices
1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
1 1/2 cups brocolli florets
2 tbsp dry sherry
1 tbsp lite soy sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp cornstarch
1/2 lb cooked thin spaghetti noodles

Recipe Instructions:

In a large skillet or wok, heat 2 tablespoon of broth. Add garlic, scallions, and ginger and stir-fry for 30 seconds.

Add carrots, celery, and mushrooms an stir-fry for 5 minutes. Add brocolli and 1/2 cup of broth, cover, and steam for 5 minutes.

In a small bowl, combine the remaining 1/2 cup of broth with sherry, soy sauce, and sesame oil. Add cornstarch and mix well.

Remove cover, and add cornstarch mixture. Cook for 1 minute more, until mixture thickens. Toss in cooked noodles and mix well. Serve.

This recipe yields 8 servings. Serving size: 1 cup.

Exchanges Per Serving: 1 Starch, 1 Vegetable.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 92; Calories from Fat 11; Fat 1g; Saturated Fat 0g; Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 128mg; Carbohydrates 17g; Dietary Fiber 3g; Sugars 3g; Protein 3g.

Comments: Restaurant-style lo mein has far too much fat to be considered healthy, so make this lower-fat version instead.

Source:
"American Diabetes Association at http://www.diabetes.org"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"08-21-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© American Diabetes Association, 2002"

Servings: 8

When the waitress puts the dinner on the table the old men look at the dinner. The young men look at the waitress

~ Gelett Burgess, 'Look Eleven Years Younger' (1937).

 

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