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Chinese: Cashew Chicken 1

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Recipe

 

Yield

4 servings

Prep

30 min

Cook

30 min

Ready

60 min
Trans-fat Free, Good source of fiber

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
3 each chicken breast halves, boneless, skinless
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½ pound snow pea pods
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½ pound mushrooms
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4 each scallions, spring or green onions
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2 cups bamboo shoots
drained
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1 cup chicken broth
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¼ cup soy sauce, tamari
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2 tablespoons cornstarch
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½ teaspoon sugar
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½ teaspoon salt
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4 tablespoons vegetable oil
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1 package cashew nuts
(about 4-oz)
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
3 each chicken breast halves, boneless, skinless
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226.8 g snow pea pods
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226.8 g mushrooms
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4 each scallions, spring or green onions
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473 ml bamboo shoots
drained
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237 ml chicken broth
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59 ml soy sauce, tamari
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3E+1 ml cornstarch
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2.5 ml sugar
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2.5 ml salt
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6E+1 ml vegetable oil
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1 package cashew nuts
(about 4-oz)
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Directions

** Or bouillon cube dissolved in water Slice breasts horizontally into very thin slices and cut into inch squares. Place on tray. Prepare vegetables, removing ends and strings from pea pods, slicing mushrooms, green part of onions, and the bamboo shoots. Add to tray. Mix soy sauce, cornstarch, sugar, and salt. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in skillet over moderate heat, add all the nuts, and cook 1 minute, shaking the pan, toasting the nuts lightly. Remove and reserve. Pour remaining oil in pan, fry chicken quickly, turning often until it looks opaque. Lower heat to low. Add pea pods, mushrooms, and broth. Cover and cook slowly for 2 minutes. Remove cover, add soy sauce mixture, bamboo shoots, and cook until thickened, stirring constantly. Simmer uncovered a bit more and add green onions and nuts and serve immediately.



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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 353g (12.5 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 35949% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 20g 30%
Saturated Fat 3g 16%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 57mg 19%
Sodium 1340mg 56%
Total Carbohydrate 6g 6%
Dietary Fiber 4g 15%
Sugars g
Protein 57g
Vitamin A 16% Vitamin C 65%
Calcium 6% Iron 19%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 

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