156 chestnut chicken recipes

Shrimp and scallops marinated in sherry, then wok-tossed with asparagus, baby corn, and water chestnuts in a glossy sesame-garlic sauce. Quick Chinese-style seafood in 30 minutes.

Polynesian chicken tosses tender chicken with pineapple, snow peas, water chestnuts, and carrots in a sweet-and-sour sauce built from the pineapple juice. A light, colorful, takeout-style dinner over rice in about 30 minutes.

Butterfly shrimp with snow peas, a fast Cantonese stir-fry where butterflied shrimp curl in a smoking-hot wok before joining crisp snow peas, straw mushrooms, water chestnuts, and a light ginger-garlic sauce.

Chinese steamed translucent dumplings (fun gor) filled with shrimp, ground pork, dried mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and water chestnuts in a wheat starch wrapper.

Fun gwau: Cantonese steamed dumplings stuffed with pork, shrimp, shiitake mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and water chestnuts, all wrapped in translucent wheat-starch wrappers. A dim sum classic.

Deep-fried chicken chunks in a water chestnut flour batter, tossed with crispy peanuts and scallions in a fiery sauce of chili-garlic paste, dark soy, red vinegar, and sesame oil. Authentic Chinese restaurant-style kung pao.

Savor Eight Jewel Chicken: a quick, healthy stir-fry with tender chicken, eight vibrant veggies, and crunchy peanuts. Ideal for easy Asian-inspired dinners, gluten-free meals, or vegetable-packed weeknight recipes under 40 minutes.

Chicken and spinach baked in a tangy sour cream sauce with egg noodles, mushrooms, and cheddar. A touch of cayenne and lemon juice lifts every creamy, cheesy bite.

Cantonese steamed chicken breast with dried black mushrooms, water chestnuts, and ginger in a soy-sherry-sesame marinade. Optional Chinese sausage adds sweet, smoky richness. Ready in 20 minutes of steaming.

Grilled chicken romaine vinaigrette, a Caesar-style main course salad with herb-marinated grilled chicken, romaine, Parmesan, water chestnuts, and croutons.

Love shrimp! This is one of my favorite shrimp dishes. It'easy and delicious! Now I don't have to order take-out.

Bean sauce is used so often in Chinese dishes, white fish filets in bean sauce, they match so good!

Pan-fried shrimp and Monterey Jack gyozas with Chinese sausage, water chestnuts, and ginger, served in a silky lime cream sauce. East-West fusion dumplings that freeze beautifully.

Ginger chicken stir-fry with soy sauce, sherry, and brown sugar served over quick-cooking rice and vegetables. A complete weeknight dinner in about 25 minutes.

Rumaki pate blends chicken livers with butter, soy sauce, nutmeg, and dry mustard, then folds in chopped water chestnuts and crumbled bacon. A retro appetizer spread with crunch in every bite.

Serve as the first course of a traditional Chinese dinner or alone as a light nutritious supper.