Chestnut and spinach stir fry

This one's super quick to make - make a lot and you'll be able to freeze portions for the rest of the week.

Preparation time: 10mins
Cooking time: 10 mins
Serves 2
Calories: around 400cal per portion

Ingredients
1 pack of stir fry vegetables (or buy separately and chop if preferred)
1 pack of vacuum packed chestnuts
1 pack of straight to wok noodles
400g spinach (fresh or frozen)
1 small tin of pineapple chunks in juice
1 pack beansprouts
1 tin butterbeans, or equivalent amount soaked dried butterbeans
1 handful of cashew nuts
dark soy sauce
rapeseed oil for frying
Chinese 5 spice

Method

1. Add the vegetables, chestnuts, spinach, pineapple, beansprouts, beans and cashew nuts to a large pan and fry with a small amount of oil.
   
2. As the spinach softens add a couple of tbsp soy sauce and half tsp of the spices.
   
3. Add the noodles and loosen with a wooden spoon.
   
4. When cooked, serve hot.
   

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As with all Cardia recipes, this one is balanced but vegetarian. If you wish, you can add meat or fish as desired, but do consider the extra salt, fat and calories that meat and fish contains.

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