Cashew Chicken Stir Fry

Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Health score
34%
Cashew Chicken Stir Fry
40 min.
4
339kcal

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Ingredients

  • 10 small spears asparagus fresh trimmed cut into bite-size pieces
  • ounce bamboo skewers drained sliced canned
  • cups cabbage shredded
  • tablespoon cajun seasoning blend to taste (such as Tony Chachere's®)
  • 0.5 cup cashew pieces 
  • stalks celery chopped
  • 1.3 cups chicken broth 
  • tablespoon cornstarch 
  •  green onions chopped
  • tablespoons olive oil divided
  • pinch paprika to taste
  • 0.5  bell pepper red cut into thin strips
  •  chicken breast halves boneless skinless cut into bite-size pieces
  • teaspoons soya sauce divided
  • 25  sugar snap peas chopped

Equipment

  • bowl
  • frying pan
  • whisk
  • wok

Directions

  1. Sprinkle chicken pieces with Cajun seasoning.
  2. Whisk chicken broth, cornstarch, and 3 teaspoons soy sauce together in a bowl until completely blended.
  3. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a deep frying pan or wok over high heat. Cook and stir chicken in hot oil until cooked through, 6 to 10 minutes.
  4. Remove chicken from pan and drain any accumulated liquids.
  5. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in the frying pan or wok over high heat. Stir fry cabbage, snap peas, asparagus, celery, red bell pepper, green onions, and bamboo shoots for 1 minute. Stir in 1 teaspoon soy sauce. Continue cooking until vegetables are tender but still crisp, about 3 minutes.
  6. Stir chicken into cabbage mixture.
  7. Pour chicken broth mixture over chicken mixture, reduce heat to medium, and simmer until sauce thickens, about 1 minute. Reduce heat to low; add cashews and cook until heated through, 1 minute.
  8. Sprinkle with paprika.

Nutrition Facts

Calories339kcal
Protein35.6%
Fat46%
Carbs18.4%

Properties

Glycemic Index
68.55
Glycemic Load
2.61
Inflammation Score
-9
Nutrition Score
28.520434690558%

Flavonoids

Apigenin
0.89mg
Luteolin
0.45mg
Isorhamnetin
1.71mg
Kaempferol
0.63mg
Quercetin
5.08mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:338.64kcal
16.93%
Fat:17.8g
27.39%
Saturated Fat:3.01g
18.82%
Carbohydrates:16.03g
5.34%
Net Carbohydrates:11.4g
4.15%
Sugar:5.73g
6.36%
Cholesterol:73.79mg
24.6%
Sodium:778.83mg
33.86%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:31.01g
62.01%
Vitamin K:73.95µg
70.42%
Vitamin B3:13.3mg
66.49%
Vitamin B6:1.19mg
59.53%
Selenium:41.17µg
58.82%
Vitamin C:41.41mg
50.2%
Phosphorus:404.97mg
40.5%
Vitamin A:1906.29IU
38.13%
Manganese:0.64mg
32.08%
Copper:0.57mg
28.41%
Potassium:894.97mg
25.57%
Magnesium:101.27mg
25.32%
Vitamin B5:2.2mg
22.04%
Vitamin E:3.04mg
20.24%
Iron:3.44mg
19.13%
Fiber:4.63g
18.51%
Vitamin B1:0.27mg
18.09%
Vitamin B2:0.31mg
18.07%
Folate:66.96µg
16.74%
Zinc:2.45mg
16.35%
Calcium:65.71mg
6.57%
Vitamin B12:0.24µg
4.01%
Source:Allrecipes