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Mie Ayam (Chicken Noodles)

One serving has 551 kcal and 32 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (155%), thiamin (95%), niacin (89%), riboflavin (58%), phosphorus (57%) and vitamin K (57%). Ready in 25 minutes.

Mie Ayam (Chicken Noodles)
Photo: Midori, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
  • Preparation: 10 min
  • Cooking: 15 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (341 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Dairy-free, High protein
  • Contains: celery, egg, gluten, poultry, soy

Ingredients

  • 80 g Egg noodles, dry
  • 90 g Chicken thighs, boneless, skinless, raw
  • 8 g Soy sauce
  • 10 g Hoisin sauce
  • 5 g Garlic, raw
  • 8 g Scallions, raw
  • 10 g Vegetable oil
  • 100 g Chicken broth
  • 30 g Bok choy, raw

Method

  1. Boil the noodles until just tender, then drain, toss with a little of the oil, and divide between bowls.
  2. Dice the chicken and stir-fry in the remaining oil with the garlic until browned and cooked through.
  3. Add the soy sauce and sweet soy sauce (using hoisin here) to the chicken and simmer for 3-4 minutes until glossy and well coated.
  4. Blanch the bok choy in the chicken broth for 1-2 minutes until just wilted; keep the broth hot.
  5. Top the noodles with the seasoned chicken and blanched bok choy.
  6. Ladle over a little of the hot chicken broth, scatter with the scallion, and serve immediately.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy551 kcal26%
Carbohydrates65.2 g
Water222 mL
Fiber3.6 g12%
Protein31.6 g66%
Tryptophan0.32 g
Threonine1.2 g
Isoleucine1.4 g
Leucine2.5 g
Lysine2.1 g
Methionine0.74 g
Cystine0.46 g
Phenylalanine1.4 g
Tyrosine0.94 g
Valine1.5 g
Histidine0.86 g
Fat17.9 g
Monounsaturated4.8 g
Polyunsaturated7.9 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.01 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-66.9 g
Saturated3.5 g
Trans-Fats0.13 g
Cholesterol154 mg
Calcium90.5 mg9%
Copper0.35 mg39%
Iron4.7 mg26%
Magnesium85 mg27%
Manganese0.96 mg53%
Phosphorus402 mg57%
Potassium595 mg13%
Selenium85.2 µg155%
Sodium1,096 mg
Zinc3.3 mg41%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)1 mg95%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.64 mg58%
Niacin (vitamin B3)12.4 mg89%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.82 mg16%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.72 mg55%
Folate (vitamin B9)216 µg54%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.8 µg33%
Choline118 mg28%
Vitamin A90.8 µg13%
Vitamin C16.6 mg22%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)9.7 IU2%
Vitamin E1.4 mg9%
Vitamin K51.8 µg57%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.8 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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