Giveaway closed. Congrats to Christine Jensen!
The Chinese new year is January 23rd and it’s almost time to celebrate. Our family is not Asian but it’s always fun to have a party! This celebration lasts 15 days so it’s a great time to invite family and friends over for a Chinese feast. I am also celebrating by giving away a Sun-Bird seasonings gift pack.
When it comes to food, I am an adventurous eater. I feel very comfortable cooking Italian and American comfort food but I am a little more uneasy when it comes to cooking Asian recipes. Most of the Asian food I ate growing up came from take out boxes. So I am a little nervous when it comes to creating my own Asian recipes. This is why I love Sun-Bird seasoning packets. They put me totally at ease and it is quite easy to put together a dinner. By using a few Sun-Bird packets, I can put together a whole Asian buffet.
Honey Teriyaki Chicken Skewers and Healthy Edamame Fried Rice are two perfect dishes to have on your menu. They are both easy and flavorful. The fried rice is a good vegetarian option. I followed the Sun-Bird Seasonings fried rice packet instructions but omitted the green onions and added 1 cup of shelled edamame at the end of the recipe. I used brown rice rather than white and it turned out both healthy and good.
I broiled the chicken skewers but if the weather is nice, feel free to grill them outside. The recipe for the chicken is below.
If you want to throw your own Chinese new year party, here are some tips to get you started:
- Create colorful paper invitations. If you have children, I’m sure they would love to do this.
- Decorate with gold and red ribbons or red or gold balloons.
- Purchase different colored chopsticks to give to guests as party favors.
- Put some gold confetti on a red tablecloth.
- If it’s a family friendly party, have finger foods that kids will enjoy such as steamed dumplings, Chinese noodles and/or fortune cookies.
- Pick out a few dishes that can be made in advance so you can relax at the party.
- Check out the Sun-Bird Facebook page for more ideas.
Now to help you start the party, Sun-Bird is giving away a gift pack to one of my readers. This includes a $15 gift card and a variety of Sun-Bird seasoning packets. All you have to do is leave a comment for a chance to win. Please leave your comment by Friday, January 13th at 11:59pm EST. A winner will be randomly picked and announced over the weekend. Sorry but this giveaway is only open to people with a US mailing address.
Good luck everyone!
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- 1 packet Sun-Bird Honey Teriyaki Seasoning
- 1 TBS sugar
- 1 TBS soy sauce
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 lbs chicken breast, cut into 1 1/2 inch chunks
- 1/2 large pineapple, cleaned and cut into chunks
- 8 to 10 wooden skewers
- Mix together seasoning, sugar, soy sauce and water. Put the chicken in a plastic container or bag and pour sauce over it. Marinate in the refrigerator from 1hr or up to overnight.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil.
- Thread the chicken and pineapple on the skewers. Baste with any remaining sauce. Cook in oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until chicken is fully cooked through. Skewers can be turned once and the broiler can be put on the last few minutes of cooking.
Disclaimer: I am a Sun-Bird blogger advocate and was sponsored to do this post. The giveaway was provided by Sun-Bird but all thoughts and opinions are solely my own.
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i look forward to trying out this recipe.
Yum! I love trying to make homemade Asian-style food!
I love this kind of simple, healthy recipe–looks really great, Lisa, and I like the edamame in the rice.
This recipe looks very easy and very good. Good excuse to have my own party.
That looks and sounds absolutely amazing!! YUM!
I, too am not all that familiar with cooking Asian recipes. These look really good Lisa, great job!
I rarely make Chinese food, though I love it, because I don’t have any idea where to start! Obviously, I need these seasonings in my life! Love those kabobs!
That’s a good idea to include edamame. Very good for you.
Those chicken skewers look really good!
Yum! I am trying to figure out supper tonight and that looks SO good.
I haven’t cooked too much Asian food myself and usually use a bottled sauce when i do. I’ll have to try the Sun-Bird seasoning packets next time I get the urge to cook stir fry.
I love your new blog header. Very nice!
Rice looks delicious–love edamame know very little about Asian cooking.
I can’t wait to try this. THANKS
Mmmm.. Thanks for it!
We live in a wonderful place, the only drawback of which is that there is no decent Chinese food around for miles and miles and miles, so it’s always a treat for us to find good Chinese recipes and this one fits the bill. Thanks for helping satisfy our cravings!
Looks great! Always good to have a party
I’d love to win! Thanks for the chance to enter.
I think celebrating the Chines New Year is a great idea! Its a great way to get people together, and enjoy a good Chinese meal together.
Cheers to the Year of the Dragon.
Velva
I am getting hungry looking at these recipes! I hope I win!
this looks yummy; thanks for the chance to win!
I’m a big edamame fan and a big fried rice fan so I’m thinking I’ll be a big fan of this dish! Happy New Year! thanks for the fun!
That’s a great looking dish to eat any time of year!
Thanks for the chance to win, I love making Asian inspired dishes at home.
Looks amazing – I can’t wait to try the recipe. Thank you for the giveaway!
jenny_anwar at yahoo.com
This looks delicious! I would love to try it. I already printed the coupon. Thanks!
how fun! what a great idea.
This looks very tasty !! Can’t wait to try this dish!
thank you for sharing this recipe – it looks delicious! thank you also for the chance to win
Thanks for the great recipe. I love chinese food…but very rarely make it – it don’t have many good recipes and finding the spices and ingredients is often intimidating.
Thanks!
Debby
YUM! I think I may try making this for Chinese New Year!
this looks delish,,,Thanks for the chance to win!! What a lovely giveaway
thank you for the chance! This would be wonderful to win, yummy and educational.
I already use their producsts
thanks:)
This looks so good. It’s going on the list!
can’t wait to read about the recipes you gonna share at the Chinese New Year party
My goodness your chicken recipe looks delicious!
Looks yummy, tracietrump@yahoo.com
Yum! The pineapple makes me want summer. Looks delicious!
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