Memorial Day Recipes

Skip the Take-Out and Make Your Own Chinese Meals at Home!

When you have a craving for Chinese take-out, get your wok ready- not your wallet! Staying in an cooking a homemade Chinese dinner is so much more fun than ordering in, plus you’ll know exactly what is going into your food. Try one of these 12 delectable Chinese dinners tonight!

Cold Sesame Noodles: These noodles are addictive. Kids love the taste, and grown-ups appreciate a healthful meal that can keep in the refrigerator for at least a day or two.

Crockpot Sweet and Sour Pork: Soy sauce, cider vinegar, ginger and brown sugar make up this delicious Asian-inspired dish.

Busy Night Chicken Lo Mein: This is a very quick and easy recipe to follow that could make the whole family smile at the dinner table.

Stir-Fried Orange-Flavored Ground Pork in Lettuce: When you make the following main course recipe, you'll feel like you're done cooking almost before you've started!

Egg Foo Yung: This classic Chinese dish is actually quite easy to make. Use whatever kind of meat, seafood or tofu that you'd like and be creative – it's delicious!

Fried Rice with Chicken Breasts and Sugar Snap Peas:  One of my favorite ways to enjoy sugar snap peas is as the featured vegetable in Chinese-style fried rice. Quickly stir-fried until barely cooked, the sugar snaps maintain their bright-green color and crisp texture, and their sweet flavor contrasts wonderfully with those of onions, garlic and soy.

Peking Duck: This dish can be served with plum sauce as well as a fruit sauce. This is actually a short-cut version but it is fantastic.

Szechuan Peanut-Noodle Salad: A tasty salad filled with great Asian flavors. This salad can be served warm or cold. If serving cold, chill pasta and toss with vegetables just before serving.

Chinese Pork Stew: Exactly like you'd order in a restaurant, this stew is delicious.

Grilled Chinese 5-Spice Skewered Chicken: A variety of spices will surely spice up your meal with this dish.

Beefsteak Stir-Fry with  Snow Peas, Bell Peppers, Orange, and Garlic: You don't have to do anything that elaborate at home to enjoy Chinese New Year. In fact, please let me suggest one of the most delicious and easiest ways to celebrate at home: Make a stir-fry for dinner.
 
Easy Chop Suey: If you're worried about your sodium intake, make sure to use reduced-sodium version of the cream of mushroom soup.

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