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    Home / Recipes / Main Dishes / Chicken Recipes

    Chinese Chicken with Cashews

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    Red plate with chopsticks and rice, sliced red bell peppers, cashews, chicken, and green onions

    Preparing the chicken in a fresh garlic and ginger marinade and cooking in sesame oil is the secret to the wonderful flavor in Chinese Chicken with Cashews.

    Red plate with chopsticks and rice, sliced red bell peppers, cashews, chicken, and green onions

    Red plate with chopsticks and rice, sliced red bell peppers, cashews, chicken, and green onions

    Chinese Chicken with Cashews

    Preparing the chicken in a fresh garlic and ginger marinade and cooking in sesame oil is the secret to the wonderful flavor in Chinese Chicken with Cashews.
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 30 mins
    Marinating Time 12 hrs
    Total Time 12 hrs 40 mins
    Course Main Dish
    Cuisine Chinese
    Servings 6 servings
    Calories 378

    Ingredients
      

    • 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cubed
    • 2 teaspoon sesame oil
    • ½ medium red bell pepper, sliced
    • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
    • salt and pepper, to taste
    • ¼ cup cashews
    • ¼ cup green onions, sliced
    • 2 cups Calrose rice, prepared

    Marinade

    • ½ cup soy sauce
    • ½ cup rice vinegar
    • ½ cup cooking sherry
    • 4 tablespoon fresh ginger, chopped
    • 6 garlic cloves
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    Instructions

    • Mix all marinade ingredients together thoroughly in a small bowl. Pour half of marinade over raw chicken in a container with a lid. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use. Reserve other half of marinade for basting later in the cooking process.
    • In a large skillet, heat oil over medium high heat. Carefully add chicken to heated oil. Use a slotted spoon to avoid adding the marinade to the hot oil. Add the garlic and ginger from the marinade, then dispose of the leftover marinade from the chicken.
    • Stir fry until chicken is cooked through; remove chicken from skillet and keep warm. Add the red bell pepper slices to the skillet and stir fry for 2 minutes. Next, add cornstarch to the reserved marinade. Add cornstarch/marinade mixture and the chicken to the peppers in the skillet; stir fry for 2 more minutes.
    • Remove skillet from heat. Season with salt and pepper; garnish with scallions and cashews. Serve over rice.

    Notes

    You'll need to plan ahead for this recipe to ensure you allow time for the chicken to marinate.

    Nutrition per serving

    Calories: 378 calCarbohydrates: 55 gProtein: 19 gFat: 5 gSodium: 1540 mgFiber: 1 gSugar: 1 g
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    Posted by Mary Ann on May 13, 2019; Updated on September 16, 2021Filed Under: Chicken Recipes, Stovetop Recipes

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