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Cashew and Chicken Stir-fry

Recipe by: Jan Cutler   
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  • Prep: 15 mins  Cook: 9 mins
  • Serves: 4
Chicken, nuts and apricots flavoured with tangy fresh basil make a refreshing summer-style stir-fry. Serve with rice noodles or fluffy white rice for a healthy meal in moments. Delicious!

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Reader's Digest | Midweek Meals Made Easy

Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil
500g skinless chicken breast fillets, cut into strips
50g cashew nuts
1 large yellow pepper, sliced
4 celery sticks, thinly sliced
4 spring onions, sliced
2 courgettes, halved lengthways and thinly sliced
50g ready-to-eat dried apricots, sliced
4 tbsp dry sherry
grated zest and juice of 1 lime
1 tsp toasted sesame oil
1/2 Chinese cabbage, finely shredded
25g fresh basil leaves

Preparation method

1. Stir-fry the chicken and nuts: Heat a large frying pan, skillet or wok with the olive oil. Add the chicken and cashew nuts, and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes or until the chicken strips are cooked and the nuts are lightly browned.
2. Stir-fry the vegetables: Add the pepper, celery and spring onions, and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes to soften the vegetables slightly. Stir in the sliced courgettes and apricots, and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes. The vegetables should be lightly cooked but still crisp.
3. Add the flavourings: Add the sherry, lime zest and juice to the vegetables, then the sesame oil. Season and boil, stirring, for 30-60 seconds to cook off the alcohol and coat all the ingredients. Finally, add the Chinese cabbage and basil, and mix briskly. Remove from the heat and serve immediately.

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Copyright by The Readers Digest Association, Inc. 2008

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*Buy ingredients such as chicken and dried apricots ready chopped, to save cutting them up (and reduce the washing-up). *There is a wide variety of prepared stir-fry vegetables, sold individually, in multi-vegetable packs or in prepared mixes, fresh or frozen, which can be used instead of the pepper, courgette, celery and spring onions. Check portion sizes on the pack – allow about 500g prepared vegetables for four people.
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    Tweak: MrsEJG Took shortcuts:

    I used pre-cooked and sliced , frozen chicken breast and it worked really well

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    Review: MrsEJG

    This was a delicious meal and very filling, but unlike some Chinese meals, we weren't hungry again half anhour later !

    Posted: 31 Aug 2009 Easy

        
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Nutrition

  • Calories 349kcal
  • protein 34g
  • Fat 16g
  • Saturates 3g
  • Carbohydrates 12g
 
 
 
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