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Lemon chicken with spring veg noodles

• Serves 2 • Prep 5 mins • Cook 15 mins

1 tbsp sunflower oil
2 skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips
1 lemon, zested and juiced
1 tbsp caster sugar
2 tsp grated ginger
2 tsp cornflour
2 sheets medium dried egg noodles (about 125g)
200g frozen pea and bean mix 4 spring onions, sliced
1 tbsp roasted cashews

1 Heat the oil in a non-stick pan, then fry the chicken for 5 mins until almost cooked. Tip onto a plate. Pour 250ml water into the pan with the lemon, sugar and ginger. Mix the cornflour with a little water until smooth, then whisk into the pan. Bring to the boil, stirring, then add the chicken. Reduce the heat. Bubble for a few minutes until the chicken is cooked and the sauce thickened.

2 Meanwhile, boil the noodles and pea and bean mix together for 4 mins, then drain. Toss with the chicken and spring onions and scatter over the cashews to serve.

553 kcals, fat 12g, saturates 2g,

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