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Cashew Chicken

Brian Ripley
A delicious Asian-inspired meal prep with crunchy snap peas and water chestnuts.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Asian-Inspired, Chinese-American
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 3 lbs skinless, boneless chicken breast
  • 1 cup cashews
  • 2 8 oz cans water chestnuts
  • 2 cups sugar snap peas
  • 2 cups chicken stock
  • 4 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp arrowroot starch
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tsp ground ginger
  • salt & pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Cut chicken into bite sized pieces. Season with salt and pepper as desired.
  • Heat olive oil over medium high heat in large pot or wok. Cook chicken until slightly browned and nearly cooked through.
  • In meantime, prepare sauce by combining chicken stock, soy sauce, starch, brown sugar and ginger.
  • Add snap peas and water chestnuts, briefly heating (we prefer these to stay a bit crunchy).
  • Simmer sauce until slightly thickened. Stirring occasionally.
  • Add chicken back and mix until coated. Allow sauce to thicken further and chicken to cook through completely.
  • Add cashews and mix. Serve warm.
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