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Chicken noodles
Chicken noodles

Ingredients#

Directions#

  1. Heat oil in a large pot.

  2. Add onion to the oil and cook until soft.

  3. Add capsicum and frozen mixed vegetables and continue to cook until the vegetables are hot.

  4. Mix garlic, ginger, soy sauce, teriyaki sauce, lemon juice and red curry paste and add to vegetables.
     

  5. Add shredded cooked chicken to vegetables, continue cooking for 5 minutes or until chicken is hot (75 degrees Celsius).

  6. Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
     

  7. Add noodles to the boiling water and cook until just soft (approx. 8 minutes).

  8. Drain noodles and cut into smaller pieces using scissors.

  9. Add noodles to the vegetable and chicken mixture and mix thoroughly before serving.

Tip

Portioning guidance

Portion out a reference plate for each meal size to guide your portioning:

  • Years 0 to 3: 190g
  • Years 4 to 8: 266g
  • Years 9 and above: 332g

Special diet substitution ideas#

  • Vegetarian: replace chicken with tofu, serve 20g more per serve.
  • Vegan: replace chicken with tofu, serve 20g more per serve.
  • Halal: use certified halal chicken.
  • Egg: use egg-free noodles or pasta.
  • Soy: replace soy sauce and teriyaki sauce with coconut aminos sauce. 
  • Wheat/Gluten: use wheat/gluten-free soy sauce, ensure teriyaki sauce is wheat/gluten-free. Use rice noodles instead of wheat-based noodles.
Tip

Recipe tips

  • Mix the noodles with the other ingredients as soon as possible after draining to avoid them getting stuck together.
  • Any other noodles can be used instead of those stated.

Gilmours product information#

Product descriptionPack size
Value canola oil 3L
SB onion diced 1kg
SB capsicum red diced 1kg
Gilmours mixed vegetables 2kg
Gilmours garlic crushed in oil 1kg
Gilmours crushed ginger 1kg
Lee Kum Kee sauce soy premium 1.75L
Lee Kum Kee teriyaki sauce 2.3kg
Gilmours lemon juice 2L
Cock Brand Thai curry paste red500g
Tegel chicken shredded classic roast 1kg
Highmark ribbon egg noodles 1kg

Nutrition standards summary#