Thai Cashew Chicken
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  • Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
1 pound boneless chicken breast, thinly sliced2 Tbl. olive oil4 cloves garlic, minced2 Tbl. fish sauce2 Tbl. oyster sauce2 Tbl. sugar1 Tbl. cornstarchdash black pepper1/2 cup raw cashews, pieces1/4 tsp.dried pepper flakes4 green onions, cut in 2" slices1/2 to 1 C. water
Directions
To make sauce: Mix fish and oyster sauces, garlic, sugar, pepper, and cornstarch. Marinate chicken in sauce for 30 min. in fridge. Heat oil over med. heat in wok. Saute the nuts and dried pepper flakes. Drain and set aside, leaving oil. Increase heat to med. high. Add marinated chicken with marinade and water. Cook until chicken is done. Add more water as needed for desired consistency. Add peppers, nuts and green onions. Mix and cook slightly. Serve over rice. Serves 6. You can add more red pepper flakes for more heat if desired.

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KIMBERLYJ9.
Servings Per Recipe: 6
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 151.5
  • Total Fat: 9.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 7.0 mg
  • Sodium: 505.7 mg
  • Total Carbs: 12.0 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.7 g
  • Protein: 5.1 g

Member Reviews
  • WONDEROUSDREAM
     Sauteed carrots and onions, set aside. Sauteed pineapple. Put them in within the last few minutes. Served it with a side of bok choy. Scrumptious! - 4/10/13
  • CD9035190
     It smelled funky, and the color didn't look great, but when I tasted it - yowza! Even my picky husband cleaned his plate! I thought the serving size was too small - we split it between the two of us. I added a carrot for a little extra veg. This is a keeper! - 3/24/11
  • JORBAN1
     Fantastic. Had this dish in a restaurant recently, so had to try this. It was REALLY good! Easy & fairly quick recipe - I did add some red peppers and sweet onion to the recipe, before sauteeing the cashews b/c that's how the restaurant had it :)
    Putting this on the regular rotation. - 4/13/10
  • LCHADBOURNE
     Wow! This was one of the best asian meals that I have ever made at home. Very easy to pull together, too. Everyone loved it, including my kids. It will be in our regular rotation of recipes. I did add sliced peppers and onions and I think next time I may add a little sliced ginger. - 3/7/11
  • TAROTGARDEN
     Surprisingly delicious! I find chicken breast/white meat too dry in non-crockpotted recipes... but even with the relatively short marination time, there was no dryness at all. We were having a side of sushi bites, so I served this over a quinoa pilaf instead, to avoid rice overload. Worked great! - 12/12/12
  • 2UNHEALTHY
     This was so easy and so so so yummy! It looked awful to start being that the sauce was the same color as the chicken but it all came out in the end...and I could have licked the pan! Served it over instant brown rice and a side of roasted broccoli. Delish!! - 2/8/10
  • TLFRONCK
     Made this last night. Absolutely loved it! Only problem is I ate more than I should have. My husband says it's a "keeper" recipe. - 1/13/09
  • SUNSETINAZ
     Just in case you are checking this recipe out - fish sauce in a Thai or Chinese dish does not taste like fish - rather it tastes kind of sweet so try this recipe. I usually substitute Gourmet Garden Chili Pepper Paste (usually found in produce section/ask produce manager) for red pepper flakes. - 12/9/08
  • KMARTIN963
     I wanted to add a vegtable so I put in some chopped brocolli. I also added some sliced fresh mushrooms I had on hand. - 4/30/14
  • CARDAMOMMA
     Very tasty! I would omit the corn starch next time (I just don't like the sticky texture it imparts). Like other reviewers, I added veggies: onions, carrot, and I tossed in red bell pepper and the green onion greens at the very end, so they were still fresh tasting. Will make again. - 2/22/14
  • SARAHC529
     little fishy for my liking. The fish sauce smell lingers and ruins the taste for me. next time i will try it with less. - 3/10/10
  • SPARKED2009
     I made this tonight and both of my boys who are picky eaters absolutely loved. I did too. Thanks!! - 1/5/09
  • JUNEBLOOM
     I used the Three Crabs/Viet Huong Brand fish sauce and it was dynamite! (You can often find fish sauce in ethnic grocery stores.) One other possibility is using pork instead of chicken. Fish sauce goes just as well with pork. :-) - 7/19/08
  • ALOHA-KYM
     My husband and I loved this, was fresh tasting and not very fatening..A keeper for my recipe collection..!
    I served it with Jasmine rice..YUM.. - 5/5/08
  • SHELTIEGAL
     I thought that this was a really great recipe. I was unable to find Fish sauce so I doubled up on the Oyster sauce and it still turned out well. A nice change of pace from the normal! - 2/6/08
  • OSPREY07
     Really good! Satisfies that take-out craving. - 9/12/07
  • MELANIE71
     Absolutely delicious. I didn't have any cashews on hand so I added some almond butter during the cooking process. - 9/2/07
  • PENNY2422
     The protein per serving is wrong. The proein in chicken (1lb) is 141 grams. Cashew (1/2 cup) - 10 grams. Total 151 grams divided by 6 servings would be 25 grams protein per serving. ( But however you list it - it tastes great!) - 9/4/16
  • CLG3242
     seems like it should have more calories - 4/9/16
  • CD13781402
     This dish was fantastic! Every one of my family loved it. Even my "picky eater" ate lots. - 3/23/13
  • KMACK150
     Delicious! Don't like fish sauce so I used twice as much oyster sauce and a splash of soy sauce. Whole family loved it. - 1/16/12
  • TDDUDLE
     Just a helpful hint to all....You can substitue soy sauce in place of the fish sauce. - 5/4/11
  • NUTRITIONNUT
     Very good! Better than eating out. - 8/24/07
  • VALERIEANNE89
     amazing! - 8/18/07
  • EOWYN2424
     yum - 5/11/21



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