i absoutely love chinese food and love to cook. i need some ideas/recipes for healthy alternatives to things like general tso's chicken, fried rice/noodles. i would love to hear what you guys eat/cook. we do go out to eat chinese sometimes. what would be some good choices for me? thanks in advance!!!

The only thing Asian I've ever ventured out to cook would be stir fry! I'm a cooking novice and can make a mean casserole or cheesecake (or pasta), I've never attempted to make Chinese food.

I just buy the bottled stir fry sauce and stir fry veggies (bean sprouts, broccoli, green peppers, onions, carrots, celery, and zucchini) in a little olive oil and add diced up chicken or beef. I don't like my veggies crunchy, otherwise I would cook the chicken and then add the veggies, but I like them well cooked. I use Minute Rice for the base.

See my mad cooking skills??!! Told you, nothing fancy but it's yummy! With leftovers for days! If you come across someone with a great recipe for egg-foo-yung, let me know. Luv the stuff!

Marci

Go to emilybites.com and look for her Beef and broccoli. And every recipe I've tried has been great!

I'm one of those horribly unhelpful cooks who don't use recipes, but in my cooking, I've found that one of the keys to making Chinese dishes taste authentic is to use fresh grated ginger root. I always wondered why my beef and broccoli didn't taste quite right until I began adding the ginger. It was immediately evident that was what was missing. Any traditional meat and vegetable stir fried dish is easily made more healthy by limiting the amount of oil used in the cooking, so nonstick pans are your friend!

I have Chinese, or Thai take-out at least once a week.....but I Cannot - do not eat rice anymore, and I no longer eat red meat...plus the band will only let me eat 1/4 of what they give you...so when I get it home I pick out the good stuff, throw the rest away.....

Also I have a electric WOK at home....I buy a large bag frozen stir fry vegetables from costco....it's real simple to start with some chicken or fish, then add the vegetables along with some seasonings....

can get very creative.....but again, no more rice...not very band friendly

Bandfriendlyrecipes.com has a riced cauliflower fried rice recipe that looks delicious but I haven't tried it yet.