Guest Post by Erin from $5 Dinners Creativity is a key part of making my $5 dinners every night. It would be much easier to make spaghetti or chicken and rice every night. But there's no fun in that! A
Asparagus and Tofu with Guilin Chili SauceI love to stir-fry asparagus. I most often serve it in a Chinese fermented black bean sauce. The slightly funky saltiness of the preserved beans seems to be a Herbivoracious -
The slightly sweet, soy-based hoisin sauce is to Chinese food what ketchup is to American food. Look for hoisin and rice noodles with other Asian foods in most supermarkets.
Chinese cooks typically stir-fry shrimp in their shells for a more flavorful dish. You can do the same, but we recommend first removing the tiny legs. While rice may seem like the logical side, braised greens, such as chard or spinach, are actually just as traditional. Click here to visit the new home of KitchenDaily!
This Southwestern Chicken Stir-Fry recipe contains flour tortillas, skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cooking oil, cooking oil, black beans and more.
This Golden Chicken with Tomatoes and Olives recipe contains long-grain rice, boneless, skinless chicken breasts, olive oil, pimiento-stuffed olives, dry white wine and more.
Beef sirloin strips, marinated in soy sauce, rice vinegar, honey, ginger, and chile, then quickly stir-fried with green onions, chile, ginger, and garlic.
This Cheese Enchiladas with Red Chile Sauce recipe contains corn tortillas, shredded sharp Cheddar cheese, pinto beans, vegetable broth, chile powder and more.