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Cashew Chicken

Servings 4 servings
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 10 minutes
Total: 20 minutes
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Quick and easy Chinese takeout at home! Moist pieces of chicken, stir fried with crunchy cashew nuts and bite-size bell peppers, coated in an ultra flavorful savory sweet stir fry sauce.
ByMinShien

Equipment

Ingredients
 

Stir Fry

  • 1 lb chicken breasts sliced into thin strips
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1-2 bell peppers sliced, about two cups
  • 1 cup unsalted cashews
  • 2-3 tsp cooking oil

Sauce

Garnish

  • ¼ cup green onions sliced

Instructions
 

  • In a small bowl, add sauce ingredients: soy sauce, sesame oil, rice wine, oyster sauce, sugar, corn starch, and water. Whisk to combine. Set side.
  • Heat a wok over high heat. While wok is heating up, line up garlic, chicken, bell peppers, sauce, and cashews near the wok.
  • Once wok is very hot, drizzle with a little cooking oil and toss in the garlic. Then, add the chicken. Cook until nearly cooked through.
  • Add the bell peppers. Cook until they are slightly soft, ~1 minute.
  • Add sauce. Toss to coat. Let cook for a couple of minutes to thicken the sauce.
  • Turn off heat. Add cashews. Toss to coat in sauce.
  • Serve and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 391kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 842mg | Potassium: 742mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1028IU | Vitamin C: 41mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 3mg