Mushroom Chicken

Ingredients

• 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts , cut into thin bite sized slices
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 8 ounces white mushrooms , sliced
• 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon red or rice wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoons sugar
• 3 garlic cloves , minced
• 2 chives , chopped (garnish / optional)

Instructions

1. Toss the chicken with cornstarch.
2. Heat the canola and sesame oil in the pan.
3. Add chicken and cook on medium-high until browned on both sides, about 2-3 minutes on each side.
4. Remove chicken from the pan, and turn the heat up to high.
5. Add in the mushrooms and cook until they start to brown.
6. Add the garlic and cook/stir for 30 seconds.
7. Cook for another 2-3 minutes as vegetables soften a little.
8. Add the chicken back in and stir to coat.
9. Add in the soy sauce, sugar and wine vinegar and stir to coat.
10. Simmer on low till sauce thickens.
11. Add fresh chopped chives ( garnish) (optional)
12. Serve with white or brown rice.

Hint – In making a larger or double batch, the sauce stays the same ( don’t double the soy sauce, sugar or wine vinegar ).