329 water chestnut recipes

Cooked chicken baked with cream of mushroom soup, crunchy water chestnuts, celery, and onion, topped with crispy Chinese noodles. A 5-minute prep casserole that's been a potluck staple for decades.

Lion's Head pork meatballs: oversized Shanghai-style pork meatballs with water chestnuts nestled over braised Napa cabbage. Classic Chinese Jiangsu dish where the meatballs resemble a lion's mane atop a bed of greens.

Boiled chicken in cream of mushroom sauce with mandarin oranges, sliced mushrooms, and water chestnuts. A retro casserole-style dinner with sweet citrus and savory cream sauce, served over rice.

Add a Chinese kick to your coleslaw with this recipe that uses pineapple, water chestnuts and bit of ginger.

Sauteed crookneck squash with onions, golden water chestnuts and a splash of olive oil. A tender Southern side with surprise crunch in every bite.

This is very tasty even if you can only add the grapes or the pineapple, but really good with both. People who don't like curry, and those who don't like fruit in their meat, LOVE this. It is very refreshing and a great treat for visitors who just had to travel on plane (or for any other dehydrated guests.) :)

Filipino beef and bean sprouts lumpia: crisp golden spring rolls packed with ground beef, crunchy water chestnuts, and fresh mung bean sprouts seasoned with patis. Sealed with a quick flour paste and fried until shatteringly crisp.

Classic Knorr-style spinach dip with sour cream, mayo, water chestnuts, green onions, and dry vegetable soup mix. The overnight-chill party dip everyone hoards.

Cold spinach dip loaded with crunchy water chestnuts and scallions in a creamy mayo-and-sour-cream base. The retro party classic, served in a hollowed rye bread bowl with chips for scooping.

Spinach dip in a bread bowl with cream cheese, water chestnuts, nutmeg, and cayenne. Hollow out a round loaf, fill it up, and rip bread to scoop.

Crispy Chinese-American shrimp toast: golden-fried bread triangles topped with seasoned shrimp paste, fresh ginger, water chestnuts, and toasted sesame seeds. A classic dim sum starter.

Creamy spinach dip with sour cream, mayo, water chestnuts, and vegetable soup mix served in a hollowed pumpernickel bread bowl. A retro party classic that keeps for a week in the fridge.

Creamy spinach spread with ranch-flavored cheddar cheese, crumbled bacon, and crunchy water chestnuts. A no-cook party dip that comes together in five minutes flat.

Crispy fried asparagus won tons stuffed with chopped asparagus and water chestnuts. A crunchy, golden appetizer ready in 25 minutes. Serve with soy sauce for dipping.

Jook, the classic Chinese rice congee simmered until silky, studded with seasoned pork meatballs and crunchy water chestnuts. The ultimate bowl of savory Chinese comfort.

Velveted chicken and cashews with crunchy water chestnuts and green pepper, stir-fried in a hot wok. Chinese takeout favorite with restaurant-style tender chicken at home.