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Chinese Food
My boyfriend and I love chinese food. This weekend I thought I'd cook up some "healthy" recipies.... we love chicken/crab rangoon etc... but it's so bad health wise! I was hoping to make a healthy spin of it.... any suggestions/recipes would be greatly appreciated 
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Asian stir-fry:
1. Heat olive oil and sliced garlic in a large frying pan or wok
2. Add meat of your choice
3. Add veggies of your choice
4. Added soy sauce and/or teriyaki sauce
5. Serve over rice, using cooking juices as a sauce
I find that beef works really well with brown rice. You can also use Asian noodles, such as soba, which is buckwheat and really healthy, but those have special cooking instructions if you don't want them to stick together in a solid mass. If you want spicy, you could add red pepper flakes or chilies or something.0 -
awesome! thanks!0
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I have a few I love. The best part is if you have a Wok, these are all super fast to cook.
My absolute favorite (out of all kinds of food that I make) is this Pepper Steak: http://www.skinnytaste.com/2009/07/pepper-steak.html
Here are some that I've made which take the place of real Chinese food for me:
Sesame Chicken Stir Fry; http://www.melskitchencafe.com/2011/11/sesame-chicken-stir-fry.html
Spicy Shrimp Fried Rice: http://www.skinnytaste.com/2009/06/spicy-shrimp-fried-rice.html#more
Brown Fried Rice: http://www.skinnytaste.com/2010/05/brown-fried-rice.html
Lightened Up Panda Express Egg Rolls: http://www.skinnykitchen.com/recipes/panda-express-egg-rolls-made-skinny-yum/
These are some others that I haven't tried yet:
Chinese Style Bourbon Chicken - http://oneperfectbite.blogspot.com/2012/08/chinese-style-bourbon-chicken.html
Easy Chicken Lo Mein: http://iowagirleats.com/recipes/?recipe_id=6029504
And if you like the flavors but want to make something a little different:
Asian Glazed Drumsticks (these are amazing) - http://www.skinnytaste.com/2010/07/asian-glazed-drumsticks.html
Asian Turkey Meatballs - http://www.skinnytaste.com/2010/01/asian-turkey-meatballs-with-lime-sesame.html
Hoisin Chicken Rice Bowls - http://www.melskitchencafe.com/2009/07/hoisin-chicken-rice-bowls.html
Hoisin BBQ Chicken - http://reluctantwwfoodie.com/2011/06/02/hoisin-bbq-chicken/
Thai Chicken and Pineapple Stir Fry - http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/06/thai-chicken-and-pineapple-stir-fry.html
Saucy Asian Meatballs - http://gimmesomeoven.com/saucy-asian-meatballs/
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I saw a recipe on one of these discussions for a crab rangoon that looked really good! no idea how you find it again tho....sorry...0
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I had seen one on Pinterest, but never pinned it..I saw a recipe on one of these discussions for a crab rangoon that looked really good! no idea how you find it again tho....sorry...0 -
Try baking them on a cookie sheet, their more crunchy and a lot less fattening!0
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Here is the recipe that was on here for Crab Rangoon. I believe that it was originally posted by changingforth
Nutrition Info: makes 24 rangoons
Per piece:
41 calories
1.1g fat
2.7g protein
Ingredients:
24 wonton wrappers (I used Nasoya brand)
olive oil cooking spray
8oz lump crab meat
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
2.5 tsp curry powder
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
1/2 cup reduced fat cream cheese
1/3 cup scallions, washed and thinly sliced
Step by step:
1. Preheat oven to 375
2. Spray mini muffin tin with olive oil spray
3. Push a wonton wrapper into each muffin tin
4. In a mixing bowl, combine crab, Worcestershire, curry, ginger and cayenne
5. Mix with a fork, breaking up large chunks of crab
6. Add cream cheese, mashing with a fork until fully incorporated
7. Using a teaspoon, spoon filling mixture into wontons
8. Fold ends of wonton wrapper over mixture, wet finger to seal
9. Bake for 10 minutes, until ends are slighly browned
10. Serve hot garnished with scallions
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I have a few I love. The best part is if you have a Wok, these are all super fast to cook.
My absolute favorite (out of all kinds of food that I make) is this Pepper Steak: http://www.skinnytaste.com/2009/07/pepper-steak.html
Here are some that I've made which take the place of real Chinese food for me:
Sesame Chicken Stir Fry; http://www.melskitchencafe.com/2011/11/sesame-chicken-stir-fry.html
Spicy Shrimp Fried Rice: http://www.skinnytaste.com/2009/06/spicy-shrimp-fried-rice.html#more
Brown Fried Rice: http://www.skinnytaste.com/2010/05/brown-fried-rice.html
Lightened Up Panda Express Egg Rolls: http://www.skinnykitchen.com/recipes/panda-express-egg-rolls-made-skinny-yum/
These are some others that I haven't tried yet:
Chinese Style Bourbon Chicken - http://oneperfectbite.blogspot.com/2012/08/chinese-style-bourbon-chicken.html
Easy Chicken Lo Mein: http://iowagirleats.com/recipes/?recipe_id=6029504
And if you like the flavors but want to make something a little different:
Asian Glazed Drumsticks (these are amazing) - http://www.skinnytaste.com/2010/07/asian-glazed-drumsticks.html
Asian Turkey Meatballs - http://www.skinnytaste.com/2010/01/asian-turkey-meatballs-with-lime-sesame.html
Hoisin Chicken Rice Bowls - http://www.melskitchencafe.com/2009/07/hoisin-chicken-rice-bowls.html
Hoisin BBQ Chicken - http://reluctantwwfoodie.com/2011/06/02/hoisin-bbq-chicken/
Thai Chicken and Pineapple Stir Fry - http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/06/thai-chicken-and-pineapple-stir-fry.html
Saucy Asian Meatballs - http://gimmesomeoven.com/saucy-asian-meatballs/
You can thank me later
I am thanking you NOW. These look so good!0 -
I love Chinese, hate the calories...thanks for sharing recipes!0
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Nice list of recipes0
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Thanks Hauer01
I absolutely adore crab rangoon, just wasn't sure how to make it healthier0 -
I made the crab rangoon, but there was way too much curry in it for my taste. Suggest cutting back on the amount called for...other than the curry, they weren't bad.0
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Saving for later, Chinese is one of my weaknesses and I haven't had any in months.0
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Bump. I love Chinese food!0
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Bumping til I run to the store & nab some wontons0
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marking this for the future!0
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yum! keeping this for future reference!0
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go to hungry girl.com and click on tv shows, the chinese food tab has amazing sesame chicken and good egg rolls the chicken for a cup is about 288 in calories, 198 in egg rolls for 20
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Nummy!!0
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