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Cashew Chicken Recipe

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Featuring snow peas and carrots, as well as generous portions of chicken and cashews, this popular Chinese chicken recipe offers a variety of delicious flavors and textures in one easy-to-make dish.

Cashew Chicken Recipe (+)

Directions

Mix 1 teaspoon cornstarch with broth, set aside.
Place chicken pieces in medium bowl. Add 1 tablespoon cornstarch, 1 tablespoon soy sauce and mix to combine. Set aside.
Heat wok or skillet with 2 tablespoons oil. Add chicken mixture and stir until opaque (about 3 minutes). Remove to plate.
Add remaining 2 tablespoon oil. Stir fry celery, carrots, onion and garlic for 2 mintues. Add water; cover and cook 2-3 more minutes, just until vegetables are crisp tender.
Return chicken to wok. Restir broth mixture and add to wok. Stir until thickened, about 1 minute.
Add red pepper flakes, snow peas, and most of the cashews. Heat through.
Serve with hot rice and remaining cashews for garnish.

Container: large wok or skillet

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Serving Size: 1 cup

Servings: 6

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Ingredients

-		1 teaspoon cornstarch
-		1/2 cup chicken broth
-		1 tablespoon cornstarch
-		1 tablespoon soy sauce
-		1 pound boneless, skinless, chicken breasts - cut into bite sized pieces
-		3 tablespoons peanut oil
-		2 stalks celery - thinly sliced
-		8 ounces package snow peas
-		1 carrot - shredded or thinly sliced
-		1 onion - cut in half, then sliced thin
-		2 cloves garlic - minced
-		2 tablespoons water
-		1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
-		1/2 cup cashews

Cashew Chicken recipe - Ratings & Reviews

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Submitted by: 2Tmom
Date: 2008/04/02

"Very good - I added more soy sauce and reduced the amount of red pepper flakes. I also substituted asparagus for the snap peas just because that is what I had on hand. Will be making this one again!"

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