Chicken and Cashews

Name: Chicken and Cashews
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 1-2 servings.
Cuisine: Asian Dinners, Asian Recipes
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 teaspoon cornstarch; 1/3 cup water; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 1 small onion, cut into wedges; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 1 boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 1/2-inch cubes; 1/2 cup salted cashew halves; Hot cooked rice

My husband and I enjoy Thai food, and we count this recipe among our favorites. It's tasty without being spicy.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1/3 cup water
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 small onion, cut into wedges
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1/2 cup salted cashew halves
Hot cooked rice

Directions

In a bowl, combine the sugar, cornstarch, water and soy sauce until smooth; set aside. In a skillet, saute onion in oil until crisp-tender. Add chicken and cook until no longer pink. Stir in soy sauce mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in cashews. Serve over rice.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 474 calories, 29g fat (6g saturated fat), 63mg cholesterol, 1229mg sodium, 20g carbohydrate (11g sugars, 2g fiber), 32g protein.

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whitelion82

Sep 3, 2012

one of my husband's favorites- use Asian spice mix from Simply Gourmet
mrsdarcy24

Feb 1, 2010

I had to add more sugar and finally spices until I liked it.