Portabello Chycken Rice Noodle Recipe

I have so many precious recipes that I am crafting into a cookbook at the moment. My husband has been asking me for a number of years now to put all my recipes in a cookbook that he can refer to if I were ever to die. I`m sure many other aspiring vegetarians will also benefit from this cookbook and see that it`s not that strange to cook vegetarian. Many long hours of typing till 1 oclock in the morning but it will soon be done....and then comes the editing and imaging...but that`s another story.

For now,
Here`s one of my recipes that I made for the extended family last night. Everyone loved it and I`m hoping you will too!
Give me some feedback in the comments if you like it... or not...

Portabello Chycken Rice Noodles

Olive oil

2 large Portobello mushrooms

2-3 Chyckenless breasts (Gardein or President`s Choice)

1 medium red onion, chopped

½ cup tomato sauce

1/3 cup apple juice or water

¼ cup mandarin orange salad dressing (or other fruit based salad dressing)

2 tbsp tamari

1 tbsp seasoned rice vinegar

2 tsp chili powder

1 tsp garlic, puréed in a jar

½ tsp pepper

½ cup carrot or butternut squash purée (optional)

½ cup peas

Rice stick noodles

Combine all liquid and spice ingredients in a blender. Reserve.

Clean mushrooms and cut into strips. Also, cut the chycken into bite sized pieces.

In a large saucepan, sauté the onion in oil until softened. Add the chycken and mushrooms and cook for an additional 5 minutes.

Pour sauce into pan with the mushroom mixture and add peas. Cover and cook over low to medium heat for about 10 minutes.

During this time, cook the rice stick noodles. To do this, you can either do it in a saucepan according to directions in the package or you can simply boil some water and pour it over top of the noodles in a bowl or Tupperware with a lid. Cover and let the noodles soak for 5 minutes then turn them with a fork and let sit for another 5 minutes in the covered container.

To plate: Start with the noodles at the bottom and add mixture of mushrooms with sauce. Garnish with a sprig of parsley for added fancinessJ