Cashew Orange Chicken


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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 2
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 280.3
  • Total Fat: 8.9 g
  • Cholesterol: 65.7 mg
  • Sodium: 1,000.4 mg
  • Total Carbs: 18.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.6 g
  • Protein: 31.0 g

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Number of Servings: 2

Ingredients

    * 1/3 cup orange juice (1 block carb)
    * 2 tablespoons soy sauce
    * 1 1/3 teaspoons olive oil (4 blocks fat)
    * 1/2 teaspoon fresh grated gingerroot
    * 8 oz. skinless chicken breast (8 blocks protein), cut into bite-sized pieces
    * 1 cup Mandarin orange sections (drained) (3 blocks carb)
    * 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
    * 12 cashews (4 blocks fat)

Directions

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Stir together orange juice, soy sauce and gingerroot.
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Add chicken pieces, stirring to coat. Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.
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Drain chicken, reserving the soy sauce mixture.
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Sauté chicken in oil, turning often, until chicken is done.
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Stir together the soy mixture and cornstarch. Stir in pan. Heat until mixture is thickened and bubbly, stirring often.
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Stir in orange sections and cashews and continue to cook until heated through.

2 Servings

Number of Servings: 2

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MANZNITA3.

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    Very Good
    Very good! I marinated mine in the refrigerator though instead of at room temperature, I have 2 cats so I can't leave stuff sitting out, lol! I had this over some brown rice. - 6/3/08