Heather Thoms wrote:

I can't wait to try out this recipe. It is hard to find things to cook for my 2 sons that is healthy and being able to do it on a budget. I am definately no "TOP CHEF" but this dish looked and sounded amazing and at only $10!!! Thanks so much for sharing this Antonia!!

posted on May 1, 2008 at 8:16 AM

Tania Maya wrote:

Looks so delicious and simple. I can't wait to try it... Does Antonia or any other chef have more simple delicious recipes for working parents that must prepare a healthy dinner within 30 mins time. I'd love to see them executed and then try them out myself. I've always struggled in the kitchen and as a fan of Top Chef, Antonia's recipe is the first to make me attempt one of the dishes of the show... THANK YOU. Please provide more day to day ideas, they are the best part of the show!

posted on May 1, 2008 at 11:02 AM

mermaid magic wrote:

this is sad....that this is a winning recipe....and good luck trying to recreate these recipes for $10.00...bad joke on us .... did you see how much food they made....they had more than $10.00 of food when it came time to serving all those plates...

posted on May 1, 2008 at 11:15 AM

Pam Sherman wrote:

Can you give us the Chicken Paillard dish that was in the top three last night- that looked awesome as well.

posted on May 1, 2008 at 12:41 PM

McBangle wrote:

Delish... BUT... the ingredients for this recipe cost more than $30 at a grocery store with substantially lower prices than Whole Foods (where they supposedly shopped on the show)!

posted on May 1, 2008 at 2:12 PM

barbara wrote:

Where do I find endame? Is it cannned? frozen? I have never seen it in produce dept.

posted on May 1, 2008 at 2:20 PM

Bob wrote:

This is the winning dish with the only seasoning being a "splash of teriyaki"? Mr Yoshida's? Whole Foods house brand? There must be a gazillion different brands or "from scratch" recipes.

posted on May 1, 2008 at 4:44 PM

mike marksberry wrote:

i tried this tonight and the kids really liked it. the food was about $14. There are leftovers and i have more the enough supplies to make another meal. was a hit in this house.

posted on May 1, 2008 at 5:22 PM

Jamarleo wrote:

Never mind the fact that these ingredients cost far more than $10...Can anyone season a dish with a simple "drizzle of teriyaki"? The rest of the veggies and chicken - though nutritious- need other flavorings that come from garlic, ginger, fish sauce etc to make it any where near as tasty as the judges claimed it to be. And by the way- just try ripping apart vegetables at te cash register so that you remain on budget and see the warm and welcome reception you'll get without cameras.

posted on May 1, 2008 at 6:00 PM

Robin wrote:

I made this dish for my family of 4 tonight and they all loved it!! I was able to purchase everything on the list (with the exception of teriyaki sauce that I had in the fridge) for only $12.83. I could have come in under $10, but I added a yellow pepper and bought an entire head of bok choy! There was plenty for all of us.

posted on May 1, 2008 at 6:28 PM

Joanne Kearns wrote:

I made the dish the other night and I did have to doctor it a bit. The instructions were quite vague, but my husband like it alot.

posted on May 1, 2008 at 6:44 PM

terry wrote:

I love this recipe! This is the first time I'm going to attempt to cook something from Top Chef too. Finally simpler recipes!

I don't think it's hard to believe that the ingredients cost less than $10...or just more or less $10. no way is is more than $30 though.
The vegetables and pasta don't cost that much. Neither is 1lb of chicken. The teriyaki sauce can easily be made from scratch that you have at home already too (like soy sauce, brown sugar, etc)...just my 2 cents!

posted on May 1, 2008 at 9:56 PM

Timothy wrote:

Barbara, you can usualy find edamame (which are basically soybeans boiled in water, then salted) either in the produce section, usually in the organic area, or by other "natural" foods like tofu; or I have seen them in the frozen foods area as well. If you have a choice, I would recommend going for the ones in the produce area.

posted on May 1, 2008 at 10:36 PM

Melissa V wrote:

Barbara,
Try frozen food aisle.

posted on May 1, 2008 at 10:43 PM

Gigi wrote:

I tried this recipe for my family of 4 last night and it was a hit!
First, I agree that the cost is definitely not $10. I already had chicken so I only needed to buy the veggies, pasta and sauce and that was over $10.
To the person looking for Edamame, I found it frozen at my local Fry's/Kroger store. It was with the frozen veggies. I have also found it frozen at Trader Joes and Safeway.
I cooked the chicken and when it was almost done, added all veggies. I also added the shredded carrot and cilantro to the actual stir fry. My family loves teryaki sauce so I did add more than a drizzle. I tossed in the noodles at the end to coat with the sauce and it was done.
Overall, it was a really good recipe and I will definitely be making it again!

posted on May 2, 2008 at 6:16 AM

Cindy wrote:

Edamame is great! I only know of finding it frozen. My kids love it and it is extremely healthy. I have never tried cooking with it in a dish before so I am excited to try it. About doing this dish for $10, I think it is possible, but most important to me it is mostly things that I usually have on hand. The only thing that I don't really have here is the bok choy and the cilantro. That is what I like in a recipe, that I don't have to buy too many ingredients that are unusal to my family. I think this will go on next weeks menu! We'll see how it taste!

posted on May 2, 2008 at 6:37 AM

stephanie wrote:

edamame. you can find it in the frozen section of most grocery stores. it comes in a bad. i suggest getting the ones in the pod and picking them out. the ones that come already shelled just tastes like the plastic bag that they came in.

posted on May 2, 2008 at 7:24 AM

DEBORAH wrote:

I CAN'T WAIT TO TRY THIS. IT LOOKS VERY GOOD AND HEALTHY.

posted on May 2, 2008 at 9:41 AM

liz wrote:

How do you cook the chicken breasts? cut them up into little pieces, as pictured, or cook them whole and then cut them? Instructions are a bit vague.

posted on May 2, 2008 at 10:23 AM

Stephanie wrote:

I have never even thought to attempt a recipe that was created on Top Chef, and while this is rather simple and I was shocked it won, I'm super excited to try it out myself. It looks delicious! I'm a huge fan of Bok Choy and was actually going to order some Thai tonight, but think I'll make this instead. I'll probably add some red pepper flakes and ginger to boost the flavor though.

posted on May 2, 2008 at 12:23 PM

Alysia wrote:

Thanks for info about Edamame. Like previous posters, I've never attempted a recipe from Top Chef before this episode. I just made the chicken/ brussel sprouts and had a good result. (I was amazed that the entire family tried the brussel sprouts!!) Thanks Top Chef for keeping it simple, cheap, and nutritious for the average joe.

posted on May 2, 2008 at 6:56 PM

Chen wrote:

Teriyaki sauce is easy to make with soy sauce & mirin. Mirin is good stuff.

posted on May 2, 2008 at 10:41 PM

Sophia wrote:

This dish looked so good. So, I made it right away. I am Korean. This dish is very much like a Korean stir-fry noodle dish named "chap-chae." I revised Antonia's recipe a little bit based on what I had in my refrigerator and pantry. Luckily, I had chicken thigh, soy sauce, organic frozen mixed mushrooms, organic frozen green beans, organic frozen peas, carrots, onions, garlics, lemon and a bag of enriched linguini. I made my own teriyaki sauce with soy sauce, maple syrup, garlic, rice wine, sesame seeds and green onions. My entire family was impressed. I was always reluctant to make "chap-chae," because it uses sweet potato noodle which is tough to cook in a right texture and too light for a meal. Koreans eat "chap-chae" with rice. Antonia's recipe certainly gave me an idea how to revise "chap-chae" recipe for one-bowl family dinner meal. My two year old toddler totally loves this dish. I will make it again tonight with whole-wheat egg noodle which I bought at 1.49 at a local grocery. Thanks again, Antonia and Bravo. Last week episode is the best ever.

posted on May 3, 2008 at 2:09 PM

Gilby wrote:

$10 is perfectly believable, depending on sales. So is quite a bit more. I can pay $1.49/lb for chicken, or I can pay $4.49/lb for chicken. Depending on the time of year I can get a Red Bell Pepper for 50 cents. Or $2.50. Not sure on Bok Choy, but I have to assume that its prices vary by season as well. (And for all of these, we're talking about fall prices, not early spring prices. Big difference on produce.) Considering how many contestants chose chicken, I have to assume a nice sale. The sauce is easily doable with staples available in the pantry (Top Chef or home.) Add a few bucks if you need to buy a bottle.

As for ripping apart veggies at the checkout--better TV than having the contestants heading back to the produce section to find a smaller head of whatever. Especially as it's pretty obvious that they had to first prove a $10 price point for $10 people, and then were required to (off-camera) double it--I counted 8 plates, not 4.

posted on May 3, 2008 at 3:55 PM

Heather wrote:

This was sooo easy - and enjoyed by our family of 4 (a toddler, a 1st grader and us). We used Udon noodles and added in snow peas & bean sprouts. I also used baby bok choy as it looked much fresher in the store.

posted on May 3, 2008 at 9:19 PM

Tracy Toups wrote:

I made this last night and the ingredients cost just over $14 dollars (before tax) at a mid-Atlantic Kroger store and that was without buying chicken which I'd forgotten at the store (luckily I had some in the freezer). Maybe the cost was recalculated for the used parts of the ingredients, like the portion of the teriyaki sauce and not the whole bottle. Anyway, it was good-my teenager liked the whole wheat noodles. Not as outstanding as Tre's bacon-wrapped shrimp on grits or Dale's potato/cauliflower/dried cherry smash from last season-both keepers.

posted on May 4, 2008 at 5:02 AM

patricia wrote:

I do not care if it is a good dish. I think she is hot

posted on May 4, 2008 at 6:28 AM

Regina wrote:

I just have to say, I don't think they are including the price of an entire bottle of teriyaki sauce in the $10 budget. I believe they are only accounting for the portion of each of the items that is actually used in the recipe. I know this is not what it looked like watching the show, but it is TV!

posted on May 4, 2008 at 12:57 PM

Michelle wrote:

Antonia--thanks for posting the recipe. Can you please tell me how long you cook the noodles before blanching?

posted on May 4, 2008 at 3:14 PM

Glenntwins wrote:

This makes alot!!!! the budget came over to 20 bucks but we have a ton of it almost enough to feed 6 to 7 people! I made a really great sauce made of peanut butter, oreange juice, canola oil, teriyaki sauce and honey it added soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much flavor!

posted on May 4, 2008 at 4:28 PM

Edie wrote:

I made this for dinner and it was so simple and so delicious. They sell everything you need at Whole foods but you won't use all of it. You can buy frozen edamame and freeze it. You definitely need more then a drizzle of teriyaki but i used soy sauce but not alot just season your meat before cooking and during and the veges.

posted on May 4, 2008 at 4:48 PM

Kathryn wrote:

This recipe is very tasty and easy to make! I agree, however, that it is much better with some chopped garlic and ginger, and more than a drizzle of teriyaki. I can't say anything about the price for the meal because I already had all of the ingredients. Except I only had an orange pepper, instead of red, and think it was probably better that way. I also made it without the chicken and bok choy, because I didn't have either of those, and it was still delicious. We cooked the thai noodles and vegetables in our Wok, and I am definitely going to be making this meal again!

posted on May 4, 2008 at 7:07 PM

Gilby wrote:

What pastas are people using with this dish? Whole wheat asian-style noodles are hard to find around here, and I'm trying to figure out what basic whole wheat pasta will work best.

posted on May 4, 2008 at 9:40 PM

Mary wrote:

She is my least favoriteof all remaining chefs

posted on May 5, 2008 at 1:33 PM

Glenn wrote:

I used whole-wheat spaghetti and it still turned out delicious! I posted earlier here is the recipe i came up with for the sauce, this is all eye-balled:

Peanut Sauce:

one heaping serving-spoon of creamy peanut butter =D

a drizzle of honey, about a teaspoon

enough canola or olive oil to obtain your preferred consistency.

juice of half an orange

a drizzle of the teriyaki sauce you used.

salt & pepper to taste.

Instructions
~~~~~~~~~

mix all ingredients together and pour desired amount onto your stir-fry for a ton more flavor, adjust ingredients as needed.

posted on May 5, 2008 at 3:04 PM

Anna wrote:

For all $10 arguers... Antoinia probably used some ideams from the top chef kitchen... also, I think that the contestants get a discount

posted on May 5, 2008 at 4:23 PM

Angelica wrote:

If you can't find edamame- sugarpea and/or snowpea pods would serve as a close substitute...

posted on May 5, 2008 at 6:49 PM

Dani wrote:

I tried this dish last night and it was pretty good. I did shop at WholeFoods and my total bill was about $13 (I already had edamame but had to buy the whole head of bok choy since its not sold by the lb) As I was chopping and preparing everything I noticed that it was a LOT of food, so I can see how it could easily feed a family of four (maybe 5). I'm single, so I just halved it and made enough for 2 meals. So as someone who had to look up the term blanch and check the tag to make sure I had bok choy and not lettuce, it was a pretty easy meal. It tasted pretty good-not great, but that could be my fault, and could easily have more veggies added. I loved that this episode was all about what "real" people could make affordably at home.

posted on May 6, 2008 at 3:17 AM

Jenni wrote:

I am making this for dinner tonight and I was easily able to buy everything for about $10. The noodles (whole wheat linguine was closest I could find)were $1.89, the chicken was $2.89, a whole bunch of bok choy was $1.12, the onion was $.39, a large package of edamame (found it in the freezer section in a very large bag) was $2.05 and the teriyaki was $1.45. I didn't buy a pepper because my family doesn't like them. There are enough noodles and endamame and onion to make this again so the cost of these could be cut in half. I shop at Piggly Wiggly which has average prices so I think that most people could realisticly do this for this price. Now I just hope it taste as good as it sounds!

posted on May 6, 2008 at 6:06 AM

Justin wrote:

I think they get to use common ingredients in the kitchen for free such as the ingredients to make the teriyaki sauce.

posted on May 6, 2008 at 7:21 AM

Elizabeth wrote:

I made this last night and the whole family loved it, (including daughter- age 9). I bought the stuff for this recipe and the other from the show (chicken and vegetables) for $25. I have to say though, that this noodle dish made way more than 4 servings, and since I bought a bag of chicken breasts, I have chicken left. (Also have bok choy, onion, teriaki and endame left as well). This makes me suspect that if you bought only enough for the recipe you would come in right at $10.

posted on May 6, 2008 at 10:34 AM

Gail wrote:

I made the recipe last night, and it is excellent. I was well under 10 dollars for 4 servings, although that's not counting the teriyaki sauce, which I had in my pantry. My local international market has bokchoy for 69 cents a pound, which helped.

The next time I make it, I'll add more teriyaki sauce, and cut back on the edaname. However I'll definately go for more bokchoy - that stuff was awesome.

posted on May 6, 2008 at 12:39 PM

Jenni wrote:

Well, I made this for dinner and my young boys did not care for it but my grown brother-in-laws and my husband and mother-in-law all thought it was good. I have to say I was a little disappointed, although it tasted pretty good I was expecting more from the winning recipe of Top Chef! It was easy and I am glad I tried it because I never used bok choy or edamame before and enjoyed them both. If you try this be sure not to cook the bok choy too long because the crunch gives it a great texture when not cooked all the way through! I guess it was an easy healthy meal that was affordable so following the rules I can see why it won but it was not an amazing dish my any means, I might try it again but I'm not sure yet. Oh, also, there was a lot of water in the bottom of the pan so I drain some of it before adding the teriyaki and it still seemed to get a little watery. We just added a little extra teriyaki when we put it on out plate.

posted on May 7, 2008 at 7:27 AM

Martha wrote:

what does blanch mean??

posted on May 7, 2008 at 6:08 PM

kendall wrote:

One thing that those saying that the meal costs more than $10 need to realize. The show was taped like 6-9 months ago, the price of food has gone up since then. Also food prices differ regionally as well as sales tax.

posted on May 8, 2008 at 6:23 PM

tech4him wrote:

This is my first time attempting to make a Top Chef receipe, I cannot wait!!! What does 'blanch noodles' mean?

Thanks

posted on May 9, 2008 at 8:48 AM

Kathryn wrote:

I'm with a few others who commented here about this be a winning dish on Top Chef, because it's simply a basic stir-fry. It's just surprising to me that a stir-fry is considered top chef worthy. Perhaps many people just aren't accustomed to adding noodles to their vegetables or they may not consider adding edamame to a dish...

I also agree that Antonia must have made a very good teriyaki sauce (perhaps with ginger, garlic, brown sugar, mirin, etc.), because as I recall the judges commented on the sweetness of it. Just a splash of teriyaki would not be all that good and also not that noteworthy.

There have been a few good comments about doctoring this dish. If you are on a budget, I'd also recommend just cooking whatever vegetables you have in your fridge that would be good in a stir-fry. Also, the wider the noodle, the more sauce will be absorbed (rather than really thin ones), so you can also change that up a bit by just using what is in your cupboard (although wheat noodles are more visually appealing). Finally, I think someone mentioned using other sauces. This stir-fry would be just as good with a peanut, garlic, or schezuan sauce. For those people who might not wish to create their own sauces or have the time, there are a ton of very good already made ones available in the asian food section of most grocery stores (Soy-Vay has some delicious teriyaki sauces and will last a long time).

Finally, one poster mentioned excess water being in her pan. I'm not certain how that occurred. Did you carefully drain the noodles prior to adding them to the pan?

posted on May 9, 2008 at 10:32 AM

leonor hernandez wrote:

i can't wait to try this recipe since i saw it i fell in love it looks so delicius.

posted on May 9, 2008 at 4:15 PM

Snarky Chef wrote:

Hey, I know that this recipe is a bit lacking in directions so if you're looking for some better instructions, you can find them here:

Stir Fry Whole Wheat Noodles

I doctored up the recipe a bit, also you can read Top Chef recaps on there too.

posted on May 10, 2008 at 3:42 PM

Foodie wrote:

I tried this recipe and it is great.

posted on May 10, 2008 at 5:54 PM

Suzanne wrote:

You don't need to use noodles with this- it's good without them. I made it with noodles and would have preferred just plain rice. I reheated it today and ate it alone- fabulous. I love the edamame (from the freezer section)!

Other ingredients you can add or substitute, chopped carrots, red cabbage, asparagus, broccoli, cashews, orange or yellow peppers... use your imagination. This is a tasty way to get a variety of veggies into your diet!

posted on May 10, 2008 at 6:28 PM

kierra wrote:

ok none of that happened i haven't tryed the dish yet but i'm sure it will be great = )

posted on May 11, 2008 at 8:32 AM

Asher wrote:

Made this last night and it was delicious. I did forget the edamame, though and doctored it a little bit. Someone mentioned that the judges commented on the sweetness of the sauce. Mine was definitely on the sweeter side. I marinated my chicken in teriyaki, cilantro and garlic. I also added cilantro and garlic while I was stir frying everything. It turned out sweet but still had the flavor of teriyaki. It was very good.

posted on May 13, 2008 at 2:43 PM

Karen Ramsey wrote:

I made this dish and it was delicious. And by the way, most grocery stores will allow you to split produce. I asked the produce person to cut my bok choy in half and they happily did so.

posted on May 15, 2008 at 9:46 AM

Halie wrote:

I made this dish tonight and it turned out great! My parents loved the dish and think i should try shrimp next time instead of chicken.

posted on May 15, 2008 at 6:27 PM

Casey Miller wrote:

So my boyfriend and I made this dish last night and...WOW it was awesome...Easy and delicious is how we like it...and it only took 45 minutes...

posted on May 16, 2008 at 7:43 AM

Tammy wrote:

This is a great recipe, affordable, and easy to make. I don't know why there are so many gripes, you can use other veggies. Use your imaginations and make it fun!!

posted on May 17, 2008 at 7:25 PM

Donna wrote:

I made this tonight for my daughter and myself. We loved it and I have a lot left over for another meal. I sprinkled chili falkes on the top for some spice and I am also a new fan of whole what pasta! I would also add some chopped zuccini instead of edamame. I bought all of my ingredients for $9.00.

posted on May 18, 2008 at 8:57 PM

Chelley wrote:

I finally got to try this tonight. I went to Kroger for my supplies. I bought a whole bunch (not 1/2) of Bok Choy for $2. They didn't have any frozen or fresh edamame (sold out), so I used peas instead, for $1. Red bell pepper was 60 cents. I already had the teriyaki at home. The pasta was $1.49. I bought a 3 lb. bag of frozen chicken (to use the rest in another dish) for $7.99. I left out the onion because one of my four kids has an allergy to them. So I spent around $11 for all the supplies. When I cooked it, I added way more than a drizzle of the teriyaki, but otherwise followed the directions exactly, and it was a HUGE hit with my family. I wish there were more family-friendly (and budget-friendly) ideas from this show. Thanks so much for this challenge!

posted on May 20, 2008 at 3:11 PM

maryannie wrote:

We had this recipe for dinner and enjoyed it very much. I used peas instead of edamane however it was still amazing. Antonia, u r such as inspiration and I hope u win the title of Top Chef. I also like Stephanie and Richard. Good luck and thank u Antonia for the awesome and delicious stir fry recipe.

posted on May 23, 2008 at 6:13 PM

Kati wrote:

We made this last night and it was great. I read the previous poster "Snarky Chef"'s blog and used some of the suggestions, including the sauce for the noodles. We have a 2 year old who is allergic to dairy, so finding toddler friendly meals that all three of us will enjoy is a challenge. This recipe definitely fits the bill, and will be added to our rotation.

posted on May 25, 2008 at 5:15 AM

Cindy wrote:

I too will be trying recipes from this episode for the first time. I will attempt the stir fry whole wheat noodles, the pasta with puttanesca sauce, and the roasted chicken with apple and mixed vegetables. Thank you for doing this episode, I hope that Top Chef does more family friendly episodes in the future.

posted on June 6, 2008 at 11:40 AM

Cindy wrote:

I prepared this for my family tonight and they liked it (although not as much as they liked Spike's spaghetti recipe) but we all felt that it needed more seasoning. Next time I will add a garlic clove. The simple carrot salad was also a hit.

posted on June 9, 2008 at 8:39 PM

leslie wrote:

I love your recipe of $10.00. I can't wait to try it out. Thanks for the tip and for this wonderful recipe.

posted on June 12, 2008 at 6:26 PM

vee wrote:

i just made this recipe and found it to be a little on the bland side. there must have been some other spices she used for her to be the winner of the challenge......

posted on June 18, 2008 at 5:50 PM