1000 Things to do with a Grocery Store Salad Bar #2 - Chinese

This one is really a no-brainer. It's thin spaghetti, veggies and meat of your choice and a little sauce thrown in. Stir fry it all in a large skillet and you're done. The kids all eat this. The vegetarian has tofu cooked separately from the meat.

Salad Bar Chinese

• 4 C. cooked spaghetti. I like thin spaghetti but regular works. (You could use rice, too if you don't like lo mien.)
• 8-12 oz. veggies from salad bar. I use things like radishes, onion, carrots, garbanzo beans, sprouts, etc. Anything you like will be fine.
• 6-8 oz. meat. I use a combo of raw stew meat and chicken breast. Any other meats, fish, shrimp,steak, etc. will work. It can be cooked leftovers or raw. Marinate in 2 Tbsp. soy sauce while preparing the rest of the ingredients.
• 1 large onion cut into 8ths.
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2-3 tsp. grated ginger

Sauce

• 1/2 C. Chicken broth or water
• 1/2 C. Soy sauce
• 4 tsp. rice wine vinegar
• 4 tsp. sesame oil
• 1-2 tsp. hot pepper flakes (to taste)
• 2 tsp. sugar

Mix in a 2 C. measuring cup.

Heat vegetable oil on high (about 1-2 Tablespoons. I throw in some sesame oil for additional flavor) in large skillet for a few minutes. Add the onion and brown. Add raw meat and stir for a few minutes. Add vegetables and stir around for a few minutes until the meat is cooked. Add garlic, ginger and stir through. Remove from skillet and set aside. Add a bit more oil and reheat the pan on high. Add the cooked spaghetti and stir until heated through. Return the rest of the cooked ingredients to the pan, including the sauce and stir through. Serve in a big, pretty bowl.

Heavily adapted from How to Cook without a Book by Pam Anderson, p. 136.

Raw meat - stew meat (cheap) and
chicken breast (not cheap, but was on sale.)

Sauce

Salad bar vegetables - whatever looks good that day.