Szechwan Chicken with Cashews
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- Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
2 whole chicken breasts (about 22 oz) chopped in 1/2 inch pieces1 egg white1 tsp cornstarch1 tsp soy sauce1 T cornstarch1 T cold water1 T soy sauce3 T vegetable oil1 medium onion cut into 1 inch strips2 cloves garlic finely chopped1 large green pepper, cut into 1 inch pieces1 can (8.5 oz) bamboo shoots 2 T chili sauce1 tsp finely chopped dried chili pepper1 T instant chicken bullion (1 square)1/4 cup water3/4 cup cashews
Serves 6.
Cut chicken into 1/2 inch pieces. Mix egg white, 1 t cornstarch and 1 t soy sauce in bowl, stir in chicken. Cover and refrigerate 20 minutes (I sometimes skip the frige and it still turns out fine).
Mix 1 T cornstarch, 1 T water and 1 T soysauce. Heat oil in skillet or wok over medium-high heat until hot. Cook and stir chicken in oil until chicken turns white; remove chicken from pan with slotted spoon. Cook and stir onions and garlic in oil until garlic is light brown. Stir in chicken, green pepper, bamboo shoots, chili sauce and chili pepper; cook and stir one minute.
Stir in instant bullion disolved in 1/4 cup water. Heat to boiling. Stir in cornstarch mixture; cook and stir until thickened, about 30 seconds. Stir in cashews. Sprinkle with chopped green onions if desired.
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user THOM_MILLS34.
Cut chicken into 1/2 inch pieces. Mix egg white, 1 t cornstarch and 1 t soy sauce in bowl, stir in chicken. Cover and refrigerate 20 minutes (I sometimes skip the frige and it still turns out fine).
Mix 1 T cornstarch, 1 T water and 1 T soysauce. Heat oil in skillet or wok over medium-high heat until hot. Cook and stir chicken in oil until chicken turns white; remove chicken from pan with slotted spoon. Cook and stir onions and garlic in oil until garlic is light brown. Stir in chicken, green pepper, bamboo shoots, chili sauce and chili pepper; cook and stir one minute.
Stir in instant bullion disolved in 1/4 cup water. Heat to boiling. Stir in cornstarch mixture; cook and stir until thickened, about 30 seconds. Stir in cashews. Sprinkle with chopped green onions if desired.
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user THOM_MILLS34.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 277.6
- Total Fat: 15.4 g
- Cholesterol: 50.4 mg
- Sodium: 524.8 mg
- Total Carbs: 10.7 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.9 g
- Protein: 26.1 g
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