The whole family should enjoy this quick, easy meal from my book: Let’s Eat Right! For Families.

Approximately 4 serves

400g lean beef strips
1 cup thick teriyaki sauce
125g dried rice noodles
1 tablespoon oil
4 cups chopped vegetables (eg. cabbage, carrots, beans, snow peas, mini corn, red capsicum)
1 teaspoon sesame oil
2 green onions, sliced diagonally

• Pour half the teriyaki over beef and marinate for 15–30 minutes.
• Heat half the oil in wok or frypan and sauté beef until just cooked.  Remove from pan and wipe with paper towel.
• Pour boiling water over noodles and stand 5–8 minutes or until soft.  Drain.
• Heat remaining oil and sauté vegetables for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add beef, noodles, remaining teriyaki, sesame oil and green onions and toss until heated through.

Serve with:

• Try a complete Asian theme with a Miso soup for starters and exotic fruit platter for dessert (hold the banana fritters!)

Alternatives:

• Switch rice noodles with low fat instant noodles or Hokkein noodles
• Double the noodle portion for active teens with higher carbohydrate requirements
• Increase the beef portion if you have anybody with high iron needs in the family