Chinese Cashew Chicken


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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 6
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 169.7
  • Total Fat: 7.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 36.7 mg
  • Sodium: 912.2 mg
  • Total Carbs: 8.5 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.0 g
  • Protein: 17.5 g

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Introduction

Easy and Good! Enjoy! Easy and Good! Enjoy!
Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

    1 lb Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts (raw) cut into 1/2 inch pieces
    2 tsp Sesame Oil
    1 Medium Red Bell Pepper, Sliced
    1 tsp Corn Starch
    1/2 C Cashews
    2 scallions, sliced

    Marinade:
    1/2 C Soy Sauce
    1/2 C Rice Vinegar
    1/2 C Fat Free Chicken Broth
    4 TBSP Chopped Fresh Ginger
    6 Medium Garlic Cloves

Directions

Mix together marinade ingredients. Pour half of marinade over chicken, cover and refrigerate. Reserve other half of marinade for later.

Heat sesame oil in wok or skillet on high. When hot, add chicken. (Avoid adding marinade to hot oil--use a slotted spoon.) Save and add garlic and ginger from chicken marinade and then discard leftover juice. Stir fry chicken until done and remove. Add bell pepper slices and fry for 2 minutes.

Add and whisk cornstarch to reserved marinade. Combine chicken and marinade to peppers in skillet and fry for 2 more minutes. Remove from heat. Salt and pepper to taste and garnish with sliced scallions and cashews. Serve over rice.

Makes 6 servings.

Rice is not included in nutritional information in this recipe.

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ONEDERLICH.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Very Good
    I made more sauce by using 2 cups fat free chicken broth with 2 Tbsp. cornstarch. This went better on the brown rice. I added two small sliced zucchini for extra veggies. Also I left out the ginger as that is a flavor our family does not care for in this dish. - 3/3/10


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    O.K.
    The marinade/sauce is too sour and too salty. My kids ate it, but they didn't really like it. - 1/5/08