The Best Cashew Chicken Stir Fry

Name: The Best Cashew Chicken Stir Fry
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces; Chinese five spice powder; 2 dried Thai chiles, crushed; 1 teaspoon sesame oil; 1 teaspoon vegetable oil; 1 bok choy, chopped; 1 carrot, chopped; 1 medium onion, sliced; 1 cup snow peas; 1 cup button mushroom, quarterd; 0.5 (8 ounce) can water chestnuts; 1 chunk ginger (grated or chopped finely); 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced; 3 green onions; 3/4 cup whole unsalted cashews; 1 cup chicken broth; 1/4 cup hoisin sauce; 2 cups white rice, cooked; 2 teaspoons cornstarch

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Recipe by Stir Fry Superfly

A very simple but tasty stir fry good on rice or noodles.

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READY IN: 30mins

SERVES: 4

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

2

boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces
Chinese five spice powder
2

dried Thai chiles, crushed
1

teaspoon sesame oil
1

teaspoon vegetable oil
1

bok choy, chopped
1

carrot, chopped
1

medium onion, sliced
1

cup snow peas
1

cup button mushroom, quarterd
0.5

(8 ounce) can water chestnuts
1

chunk ginger (grated or chopped finely)
2

garlic cloves, thinly sliced
3

green onions
³⁄₄

cup whole unsalted cashews
1

cup chicken broth
¹⁄₄

cup hoisin sauce
2

cups white rice, cooked
2

teaspoons cornstarch

DIRECTIONS

Generously season chicken with 5-spice and chiles. Saute in a teaspoon of each oil for 5 minutes in a wok.
Add garlic and ginger 1/2 way through cooking chiken.
Once chicken is cooked add bok choi, onion, carrot, mushroons and water chestnuts with 1/2 chicken broth and 1/2 hoisin sauce. Close lid for 2 minutes.
Add snowpeas and leafy part of bok choi. Add remaining chicken broth and hoisin sauce. Close lid for 2 more minutes.
Thicken with cornstarch slurry to desired thickness. Add cashews and green onion just before serving with hot rice.

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