You know, I don't really count points for it, per se, but if I were, I'd say no more than 1 or 2 per serving, because there really isn't much of either the cornstarch or the sesame oil. And if you wanted to pare it down further, just use your healthy oil instead of the sesame oil.
Never mind, Angela. I must be more tired than I thought! I just now noticed that the recipe uses olive oil too so that's what I'd replace with if I replace the sesame oil. I'm just afraid it might lose some of its great taste. I'm surprised there's no broth or anything. Does it make a sauce? Full of questions, aren't I?! Sorry you posted this yet?
There's no sauce really. It ends up being pretty dry as a whole, but the chicken and veggies are moist. Just make sure you don't put in too many noodles and you should be fine. I bet it would be really yummy if you did add a little broth to the last step (before you add the noodles, but after you return the chicken to the pan) if you want it a little saucier. Oh yeah, and don't stir-fry the carrots and peas too long, because that makes them dry too. I always stop stir-frying them before the 5 minutes are up.
Thanks, Angela. Jim won't eat carrots and peas so I'll have to substitute anyway. He does like pea pods and water chestnuts so that may be our "green" and our "crunch". It just won't be as colorful as yours.
Well, the recipe calls for pea pods. I just wrote peas because it was shorter. But water chestnuts would work fine too. My dh doesn't care for water chestnuts though, so carrots it is for us!