Today, I splurged a bit (and isn't it sad that going out for sushi in my mind is considered "cheating") ~ anyway, white rice instead of brown and 1/2 of a terriyaki chicken salad. Not a bad splurge by any means, but tonight on the way home I had that little voice inside of saying, "Well you cheated already today ~ what's one more thing?" I came thisclose to stopping by The Mustard Seed and buying some pot stickers. Instead, I went to Albertsons and loaded up on veggies. Zucchini, yellow squash, red onion, bok choy, snap peas, mushrooms, and bell peppers. I came home and made a stir fry. Isn't it pretty???

1 yellow squash

1 zucchini

8 oz package mushrooms

1 yellow pepper

1 orange pepper

1/2 red pepper

1 small red onion

1 package of baby bok choy

8 oz sugar snap peas

1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast

3 cloves garlic

1 tsp freshly ground ginger

2-3 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce

1 1/2 c. low sodium chicken broth

dash of red pepper flakes

arrowroot

mist of olive oil

Cut the chicken breast into one inch cubes. Mist a non-stick cooking surface with olive oil or nonstick spary. Brown the chicken until cooked through. Remove from pan.

Cut the vegetables so that they are all approximately the same size. Place them in the same pan that was used to fry the chicken. Cook just until tender (mine took between 5-7 minutes). Remove the vegetables and set aside.

In the same pan as was used previously, place chicken broth, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, and red pepper flakes. Simmer just long enough for the spices to blend. In a separate cup, mix approximately 2 tsp arrowroot powder with just enough water so that it stirs easily with a spoon. Stirring the broth mixture, add the arrowroot slowly until the sauce reaches a thicker consistency (to your liking).

Add vegetables and chicken back to pan and stir to coat. Makes 4 generous servings.