Slow Cooker Chicken Chow Mein

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My first food love will always be salads but I have a serious crush on Chinese food! I love Beef and Broccoli, Sweet and Sour Chicken, Toasted Cashew Chicken and Crispy Fried Rice.  I also love my slow cooker – who doesn’t love a machine that cooks dinner for you?!!!!  So the fact that this recipe combines chinese food with a slow cooker has my name written all over it.  I wasn’t sure how this was going to turn out when I tried it but I couldn’t believe how tasty it is.  It was SUPER easy to make and my whole family loved it.

~Sarah

Ingredients:

• 4 carrots, thinly sliced
• 2 cups cook chicken, shredded
• 4 green onions, sliced
• 3 celery stalks, sliced
• 1 cup low sodium chicken broth
• 1/3 cup low sodium soy sauce or tamari
• 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 8 oz bean sprouts
• 8 oz can sliced water chestnuts, drained
• Oriental Dressing

Preparation:

1. Add all the ingredients (except the Oriental Dressing) to your slow cooker.  Stir to evenly coat.
   

   Place all the ingredients in your slow cooker and cook on low for 5-6 hours

2. Set the crock pot to low and cook for 5 to 6 hours.
3. Serve over brown rice, quiona or noodles and top with Oriental Dressing.

Nutritional Info:

Makes approximately 6 servings.

Serving size about 1 cup.

Nutrients per serving:  Calories: 90, Cal. from Fat: 3, Total Fat: 1g, Sat. Fat: 0g, Carbs: 8.5g, Fiber: 2.5g, Sugars: 3.5g, Protein: 13g, Sodium: 120mg, Chol: 33mg

Notes:

This dish freezes extremely well.  I make enough rice ahead of time and portion out single servings of the rice and chow mein into tupperware containers.  When freezing for future use I do not add any Oriental Dressing.  Once I reheat the dish then I add the dressing.

For a gluten free meal make sure to use gluten free tamari or soy sauce.