Chicken and Cashews in Lettuce Wraps
Serves 4|
Hands-On Time:
20m
|
Total Time:
20m
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
- black pepper
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon grated ginger
- 1 bunch scallions, trimmed and sliced
- 1 8-ounce can sliced water chestnuts, drained
- 1/4 cup roasted unsalted cashews
- 1 small head Boston or Bibb lettuce, leaves separated
Directions
- Combine the soy sauce and honey in a small bowl. Set aside.
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Season the chicken with ½ teaspoon pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until it begins to brown, about 3 minutes.
- Lower heat to medium and stir in the garlic and ginger. Add the scallions and cook for 1 minute.
- Stir in the water chestnuts and half the soy sauce mixture. Continue cooking until the chicken is cooked through, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat and sprinkle with the cashews.
- Divide the lettuce leaves among plates and spoon the chicken over the top. Serve with the remaining soy sauce mixture for drizzling.
Nutritional Information
- Per Serving
- Calories 379Calories From Fat 38%
- Protein 38g
- Carbohydrate 25g
- Sugar 15g
- Fiber 2g
- Fat 14g
- Sat Fat 2g
- Sodium 385mg
- Cholesterol 94mg
What does this mean? See Nutrition 101.
Quick Tip
To bulk up this dish, serve the chicken over rice instead of lettuce.
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