Syn Free Chinese Chicken and Broccoli | Slimming World

We’re big fans of takeaways, especially Chinese, so we’re always looking for some Syn Free or Low Syn alternatives. Our latest creation is this Syn Free Chinese Chicken and Broccoli.

For the full list of ingredients and comprehensive instructions, please see the recipe card at the end of this post. Before you scroll, there’s important stuff in the blurb 👍

This Syn Free Chinese Chicken and Broccoli tastes just like something you’d get from the Chinese.

In fact, it’s pretty close to how the Chinese takeaway will make it – only minus the oil, sugar, and sesame oil.

When you use a really good quality soy sauce, you’ll get this amazing sheen and such a nice depth of flavour.

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The Soy Sauce

When you’re cooking with Soy Sauce it’s important to use a good quality one. If you don’t you may find that the finished dish tastes very salty, without much flavour.

We’ve used Lee Kum Kee Premium Dark Soy Sauce. You can of course use any brand, but be sure to use Dark not Light.

Light Soy Sauce is usually used to season and alter the flavour of dishes, whilst Dark Soy Sauce is used to add flavour, seasoning and colour.

Lee Kum Kee Premium Dark Soy Sauce has a thicker texture and deeper colour than other brands resulting in a dark, glossy finish to dishes.

Which is exactly what we’re looking for in this Syn Free Chinese Chicken and Broccoli.

If you fancy trying it out you can pick some up from Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons and you can follow them over on Instagram!

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The Chicken

For the chicken breasts, I’d urge you to get hold of our Protein Food Shop hampers. They’re packed full of the BEST quality meat we’ve ever come across from an online butcher.

The hamper is incredible value for money, working out FAR cheaper than the supermarket.

The chicken breasts are lovely, plump and don’t have that horrid vac-pack smell when you open them up!

We also have a few exclusive hamper deals available, so it’s well worth checking them out.

The Broccoli

You can use Tenderstem broccoli or a large head of broccoli for this Syn Free Chinese Chicken and Broccoli, but whichever you decide to use don’t throw away the stalks!

You can slice them and add them to this dish for even more Speed.

Whenever we need to replace oil in cooking we use Frylight. Perfect for everyday frying and cooking, it delivers exactly one calorie per spray, which makes it Syn free!

The Sunflower or Olive Oil flavours are ideal for this Syn Free Chinese Chicken and Broccoli recipe.

How many Syns in this Syn Free Chinese Chicken and Broccoli?

It’s not only Syn Free, it’s packed with Speed, and you can even have it is you’re following Extra Easy SP (as long as you don’t serve it with rice or noodles!).

Can I freeze this Syn Free Chinese Chicken and Broccoli?

This recipe can be frozen, but please remember to do the following;
– Freeze it as soon as it is cold enough
– Use a container or bag that is suitable for freezing.
– Defrost thoroughly before reheating.

Make sure it’s piping hot before serving!

How do I make this Syn Free Chinese Chicken and Broccoli?

For the full list of ingredients and comprehensive instructions, please see the recipe card at the end of this post. Before you scroll, there’s important stuff in the blurb 👍

Step 1

Heat up a wok or decent sized frying pan, and spray with Frylight.

Step 2

Add the diced chicken, season and cook until browned, remove from the pan and set aside.

Step 3

Spray with a bit more Frylight, then add the onions, garlic, ginger and mushrooms.

Step 4

Stir and cook until they are browned and starting to soften.

Step 5

Add the carrots and broccoli stalks.

Step 6

Return the chicken to the panned stir in the Lee Kum Kee Soy Sauce, oyster sauce and rice vinegar.

Step 7

Pour in the stock, add the stock pot, stir well and allow to simmer on a high heat, stirring occasionally until the sauce reduces and thickens slightly.

Step 8

Check the chicken is cooked. Serve with rice or noodles.

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