A simple alternative to that greasy chow mein your local takeaway serves up - and just as nice

Serves 2
Preparation and cooking times
Ready in 10 minutes

Ingredients
chicken stock , cube or concentrate, made up to 600ml
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp sesame oil
50g fine egg noodles
100g shiitake mushrooms , halved
cooked chicken breast , skinless and shredded
50g young leaf spinach
1 red chilli , deseeded and shredded

Method
Heat the stock, soy sauce and sesame oil in a saucepan and cook the noodles and mushrooms in the stock for 2 minutes.

Add the chicken and spinach and heat through for a few more minutes.Ladle the broth into bowls, scatter with chilli and serve.

Try
Make it veggie
Replace the noodles with vermicelli pasta. For a veggie version, leave out the chicken and add more veggie such as chopped cabbage and spring onions.

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