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Summary
Healthy Cashew Chicken - an easy 25 minute healthier and gluten free version of the popular classic Chinese takeout dish.
Ingredients
- 3/4 lb chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch pieces
- sea salt and black pepper as needed
- 1 tablespoon tapioca or arrowroot starch (or cornstarch)
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil (or olive oil)
- 4 cups broccoli florets
- 1 red bell pepper, cut into bite-sized chunks
- 3/4 cup roasted, unsalted cashews
- Sauce and Marinade
- 6 tablespoons gluten free tamari (or low sodium-soy sauce or coconut aminos for paleo version)
- 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce (use gluten free if necessary or make your own paleo
- 3/4 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons honey (use raw for paleo)
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
- 2 1/2 tablespoons tapioca or arrowstarch (or cornstarch)
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh minced ginger
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup water, plus more as needed to thin out sauce
- Optional
- red pepper chili flakes
- toasted sesame seeds
- 1 green onion, sliced thinly
- For meal prep
- Cooked rice, quinoa or noodles
- Lunch containers
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 308 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 15 g 23.51%
- Saturated Fat: 3 g 12.71%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 0 mg 0.04%
- Sodium: 2508 mg 104.48%
- Calcium: 92 mg 9.24%
- Potassium: 77 mg 2.2%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 3 mg 18.97%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 33 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 4 g 14.5%
- Sugar: 9 g
- Protein: 9 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Vitamin A 28.64%
- Vitamin C 194.12%
- 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 - Fat3
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs1
- Exchange - Starch0
- Exchange - Vegetables2
- Exchange - Lean Meat1
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total0 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total1 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total1 oz-eq