Healthified Spicy Cashew Chicken

33% less total fat • 71% less sodium than the original recipe. Who needs to go out? This restaurant-style dish is ready in 30 minutes.

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3 Stars 21%

2 Stars 21%

1 Stars 26%

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The Quick Take: Healthified

Calories Reduced By 80
Fat Reduced By 5g
Sodium Reduced By 1060mg

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Nutrition Information:

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 1/4 cups

Calories: 350
Calories from Fat: 90),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 10g; 10%
(Saturated Fat 1 1/2g, 1 1/2% Trans Fat 0g 0% ),
Cholesterol: 50mg; 50%;
Sodium: 440mg; 440%;
Total Carbohydrate: 41g; 41%
(Dietary Fiber 5g 5% Sugars 10g 10% ),
Protein: 26g; 26%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 90%;
Vitamin C: 230%;
Calcium: 10%;
Iron: 15%;

Exchanges:

2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 1/2 Vegetable; 2 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Prep Time 15 min
Total Time 30 min
Servings 4

Ingredients

2: tablespoons bottled oyster sauce

1: tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce

1: tablespoon packed brown sugar

2: teaspoons cornstarch

1/3: cup water

1: tablespoon canola oil

2: medium red and/or green sweet peppers, cut into bite-size strips

1: medium onion, sliced

3: cups coarsely shredded bok choy or napa cabbage

2: to 4 fresh red hot chile peppers, seeded and finely chopped

1: clove garlic, minced

12: ounces skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into bite-size strips

2: cups hot cooked brown rice

1/4: cup lightly salted roasted cashews, coarsely chopped

Directions

1 For sauce: In a small bowl, stir together oyster sauce, soy sauce, brown sugar, and cornstarch. Stir in the water. Set aside.
2 In a large wok or very large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add sweet peppers and onion; stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add bok choy, chile peppers, and garlic; stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes more or until peppers and onion are crisp-tender. Remove vegetable mixture from wok and set aside.
3 Add chicken to wok. Stir-fry for 3 to 4 minutes or until no longer pink. Push chicken to side of wok. Stir sauce; add to wok. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Return vegetable mixture to wok. Cook and stir for 1 minute more or until heated through. Serve over rice and sprinkle with cashews.

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Before	After
1/2 cup teriyaki sauce	2 tablespoons bottled oyster sauce
2 tablespoons canola oil	1 tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce
1 1/2 cups coarsely shredded bok choy or napa cabbage	1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
12 ounces skinless, boneless chicken thighs, cut into bite-size strips	2 teaspoons cornstarch
3 cups hot cooked rice	1/3 cup water
1/4 cup roasted cashews, coarsely chopped	1 tablespoon canola oil
	3 cups coarsely shredded bok choy or napa cabbage
	12 ounces skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into bite-size strips
	2 cups hot cooked brown rice
	1/4 cup lightly salted roasted cashews, coarsely chopped

Nutritional Highlights

Calories		430 (before) 350 (after)
Cholesterol		70 mg (before) 50 mg (after)
Dietary Fiber		4 g (before) 5 g (after)
Fat		1 (before) 1 (after)
Saturated Fat		2 g (before) 1 1/2 g (after)
Sodium		1500 mg (before) 440 mg (after)
Total Fat		15 g (before) 10 g (after)

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Posted 11/23/2011 1:03:17 PM REPORT ABUSE Justadevil said:

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This is under the 300 calorie section however it says it is 350 calories

Posted 9/6/2011 2:02:48 PM REPORT ABUSE nikkinites said:

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I use bibb lettuce and make lettuce wraps.

Posted 7/14/2011 4:27:14 PM REPORT ABUSE pammiesue said:

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My family loves this!! the only thing i do differently is add about 3 stalks celery it gives it a nice crunch.

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We calculated the nutrition of this recipe at the time it was created on 07/25/2012. NOTE: We do not include optional ingredients in our calculations.