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Veggie Sunflower Mince Chow Mein with Wide Brown Rice Noodles & Rainbow Veg
Hungry kids? This family favourite is ready in 20 minutes! Veggie sunflower mince is the star of this classic chow mein. Bright peppers, crunchy mangetout and vibrant carrot also join the stir-fry and add a pop of colour. Toss together with brown rice noodles and a sticky honey tamari sauce to bring it all together. A delicious crowd-pleaser the whole family will love.
Ready in 20
5 plants
Low sat fat
Family-friendly
Serving size
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp tamari (Soya) (water, soybeans, salt, spirit vinegar)
- 50g honey
- 6 tbsp hoisin sauce (Soya) (Water, Miso Paste (Water, Soybeans, Rice, Salt), Date Syrup, Soy Sauce (Water, Soybeans Salt, Rice, Ethyl alcohol), Tomato Paste, Cornflour, Salt, Garlic, Acidity Regulator: Acetic Acid, Chinese Five Spice (Fennel Seed, Cassia, Black Pepper, Star Anise, Cloves), Cayenne Pepper)
- 4 tsp ginger & garlic paste (Ginger puree IQF, Garlic puree IQF, Citric Acid, Water)
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- 160g mangetout
- 200g wide brown rice noodles (brown rice flour (84%), water)
- 2 pepper
- 2 carrot
- 72g sunflower mince (Sunflower mince)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 469
Protein: 17g
Carbs: 69g
Fat: 13g
Veggie Sunflower Mince Chow Mein with Wide Brown Rice Noodles & Rainbow Veg
Hungry kids? This family favourite is ready in 20 minutes! Veggie sunflower mince is the star of this classic chow mein. Bright peppers, crunchy mangetout and vibrant carrot also join the stir-fry and add a pop of colour. Toss together with brown rice noodles and a sticky honey tamari sauce to bring it all together. A delicious crowd-pleaser the whole family will love.
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Cooking Instructions
Before you start
- Bring a large saucepan filled with salted water to a boil
- Pull out a large frying pan, a medium bowl, a sieve, a grater & a measuring jug
Get prepped
- Place the sunflower mince in the medium bowl and cover with cold water. Leave for 10 mins, then drain
- Meanwhile, coarsely grate the carrots (peel optional). Thinly slice the peppers
Cook the noodles
- Add the noodles to the saucepan, gently separate with a fork and simmer for 6-7 mins, until cooked. Add the mangetout in the final 1 min, then drain and rinse under cold water
Bring it all together
- Heat the large frying pan with 1 tbsp oil on medium-high heat. Once hot, add the pepper and carrot and cook for 3-4 mins, until softening. Season with salt and pepper
- Add the drained sunflower mince with another 2 tbsp oil and cook for another 4-5 mins, until golden
- Add the cornflour and ginger & garlic paste and cook for another 1 min, then stir in the tamari, honey, hoisin and 100ml water
- Bring to the boil, then add the cooked noodles and mangetout. Toss to coat and simmer for 2-3 mins, until hot and thickened
Plate up
- Serve the sunflower mince chow mein into bowls
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