Chinese New Year Special: Healthy Mandarin Soy Chicken Meal Prep

We’re about to celebrate the Lunar New Year now in Singapore and with the festivities everywhere, I’m inspired to make something that fulfils the Chinese side of me this week. Last week I made a Chinese-styled Chicken and Broccoli. This week, I’m using one of my favourite fruits – mandarin oranges – as a base of the ingredients of this recipe and make it wholesome yet nutritious, suitable for one of your main dishes for your reunion dinner!

If you’re craving for Chinese food but don’t want to feel guilty having them, try this recipe out. It’s delicious and it won’t make you feel bad at all!

I also prepped this meal using Katong Enamel’s tingkat containers. I super love how vintage it looks – gives a nice Asian touch to this dish! Go check them out! 🙂

Healthy Mandarin Soy Chicken Meal Prep

Serves – 4
Time needed – 20 mins
Cost – $3.00

Here’s what you need:

• 600g chicken breast
• Spray of olive oil
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 500g baby bok choy
• 2 tbsp minced garlic

For the marinade

• 50 ml liquid aminos
• 1/4 cup black rice vinegar
• juice from 3 mandarins
• 2 tbsp sugar free orange marmalade
• 1 tbsp honey
• 1 tbsp potato starch
• 1 tbsp tabasco

Here’s how you do it:

1. Mix liquid aminos, rice vinegar, juice from mandarins, orange maramalde, honey, tabasco and potato starch. Set aside.
2. Trim visible fat off chicken and chop into cubes.
3. Remove the lower part of bok choy stems and set aside.
4. Heat a non-stick skillet on high and add the oil. Add garlic and stir-fry until aromatic and golden brown. Add the bok choy and quickly stir-fry a few times. Don’t overcook bok choy.
5. Remove from heat and set aside.
6. Heat a new non-stick skillet on high and spray with olive oil. Add chicken and cook until it’s 3/4 cooked.
7. Pour in orange sauce and quickly stir. Reduce heat, let the sauce thicken and continue stirring.
8. Remove from heat and build your meals, serving with a side of brown rice and garnish with sesame seeds and green onions.

How much this costs:

*Keep in mind that this numbers are a rough guide. It depends on where you buy it and when. At the end of the day it’s possible to eat healthy without breaking the bank. Also, ~ denotes the items that should already be in your pantry for a long time or it’s a very small amount. 

• 600g chicken breast – $5.50
• Spray of olive oil – ~
• 1 tbsp olive oil – $0.30
• 500g baby bok choy – $3.00
• 2 tbsp minced garlic – ~

For the marinade

• 50ml liquid aminos – $0.80
• 1/3 cup black rice vinegar – ~
• juice from 3 mandarins – $1.00
• 2 tbsp sugar free orange marmalade – $0.60
• 1 tbsp honey – $0.20
• 1 tbsp potato starch – $0.40
• 1 tbsp tabasco – $0.20

Total price = ~ $12.00
Price per serve = ~ $3.00