- prep: 45 min
- cook: 20 min
- total: 1 hr 5 min
Summary
Cashew Chicken is easy to make and tastes much better than "takeout". Recipe inspiration:
Ingredients
- For the Chicken:
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, thinly sliced
- 3 tablespoons dry sherry
- 1 teaspoons ground ginger or 2 teaspoons freshly grated ginger
- 3 cloves garlic, sliced
- 4 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 3/4 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 5 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar (1 tablespoon White Wine or Champagne Vinegar is fine)
- 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons canola oil
- 1 cup unsalted toasted cashews
- 3 T Mr.Yoshidas Original Gourmet Sauce *see notes
- 2 scallions, thinly sliced
- 1/2 can water chestnut – rough chop
- 1 green pepper – rough chop - sauteed
- 1/4 teaspoon red-pepper flakes
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- For the Fried Rice:
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 2 cups Minute Rice (or 3 cups total prepared white rice)
- 1 sweet yellow onion - diced
- 2 cloves garlic - minced
- 1 cup peas & carrots - frozen (optional)
- 1-2 teaspoon sesame oil - to taste **see notes
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 3-4 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons Mr. Yoshidas Original Gourmet Sauce (optional)
- 2 eggs
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 3
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 925 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 38 g 59.2%
- Saturated Fat: 5 g 26.58%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 6 mg 2.1%
- Sodium: 3753 mg 156.39%
- Calcium: 152 mg 15.23%
- Potassium: 1312 mg 37.49%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 7 mg 41.26%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 120 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 11 g 42.97%
- Sugar: 36 g
- Protein: 25 g
- Alcohol: 3 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 1 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 5 g
- Vitamin A 140.4%
- Vitamin C 90.88%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat7
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs1
- Exchange - Starch5
- Exchange - Vegetables3
- Exchange - Lean Meat1
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total3 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total2 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total3 oz-eq