Stir-Fried Vegetables
For a colorful nutritious blend of crisp-tender vegetables in a mildly seasoned sauce, try this recipe created by field editor Cindy Winter-Hartley from Cary, North Carolina.4 ServingsPrep/Total Time: 20 min.
Ingredients
- 2 medium green peppers, julienned
- 2 medium sweet red peppers, julienned
- 2 medium carrots, julienned
- 2 cups broccoli florets
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 6 green onions, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- 1/4 cup cold water
Directions
- In a large skillet or wok, saute the peppers, carrots and broccoli in
- oil until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Combine soy sauce and
- ginger; add to pan with onion. Cook and stir for 1 minute. Combine
- cornstarch, broth and water until smooth; gradually stir into
- vegetables. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until
- thickened. Yield: 4 servings.
Nutrition Facts:Nutritional Analysis: One 1/2-cup serving equals 183 calories, 308 mg sodium, 1 mg cholesterol, 20 gm carbohydrate, 4 gm protein, 1 gm fat.
Diabetic Exchanges: 2 vegetable, 2 fat, 1/2 starch.