chicken, edamame, and noodle stir-fry

Katie gave me her old magazine, "Martha Stewart everyday food", and it has some really good recipes in it. i made this stir fry tonight and it was a real winner (i couldn't taste so much but eric really liked it)

ingredients:

salt/pepper
8 oz udon noodles (i found these easily in the asian section at smith's)
2 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, cut crosswise into thin strips
1 tbsn corn starch
2 tbsn veg oil
1 small red onion, halved and thinly sliced
2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1/2 green cabbage (about 1 lb), thinly sliced
2 cups frozen shelled edamame (this is found usually with the frozen veggies at most groceries)
2 tbsn rice vinegar
2 tbspn soy sauce

serves 4

1. bring large pot salted water to cook noodles to boil according to package instructions. drain, rinse under cold water, drain again, set aside

2. while pasta is cooking, in medium bowl toss chicken with cornstarch, season with salt/pepper. in large nonstick skillet, heat 1 tbspn oil over med-high heat.l cook chicken until light brown on the outside and opaque throughout. transfer to plate (reserve skillet)

3. add remaingin oil to skillet. add onion and garlic. cook, stirring frequently until softened. add cabbage, and cook stirring fequently until tender, 2-4 minutes.

4. add edamame, vinegar, soy sauce, chicken and noodles to skillet. season with salt and pepper. cook, tossing until noodles and edamame are warmed through.

it was really good. i really liked those udon noodles. we ate it with chopsticks and all!

i also made a less-fatty waldorf salad from the same book:

apple, grape and celery salad

1/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans
2 celery stalks, thinly sliced on the diagnoal
1 granny smith apple, cored, halved and thinly sliced
1 cup seedless red grapes, halved
1 tbspn white wine vinegar
1 tbspn olive oil
salt /pepper


1. toaste pecans in 350 degree oven until lghtly browned, 4-6 minutes

2. in large bowl combine celery, apple, grapes, pecans, vinegar, oil and toss to combine.


it was pretty good. a nice side dish, although i still like bob's waldorf salad better. it was light and tasty though.