Chicken and Cashew Stir-Fry
with carrots and cabbage
This quick weeknight stir-fry is chock-full of healthy ingredients and the addition of cashews offers a great crunch.
Smarts: Stir-fries are super versatile, so feel free to sub in any vegetables, just order them by how long ingredients will take to cook.
Smarts: Stir-fries are super versatile, so feel free to sub in any vegetables, just order them by how long ingredients will take to cook.
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Ingredients
Chicken, Carrot, Cabbage, and Cashew Stir-Fry:
- Chicken thighs, boneless & skinless - 1 lb , chopped
- Garlic - 2 cloves , minced
- Onions, small - 1 , chopped
- Cabbage - 1/2 head , chopped
- Carrots - 3/4 lb , sliced thinly
- Bragg's / Coconut aminos - 2 Tbsp
- Rice vinegar - 1 Tbsp
- Maple syrup - 1 Tbsp
- Tomato paste - 1 Tbsp
- Arrowroot powder - 2 tsp
- Water - 1/2 cup
- Cooking oil - 1 Tbsp + 1 Tbsp
- Cashews - 1/2 cup
- Lemon - 1/2 , juice of
Prep
- Chicken thighs - Chop into bite-sized pieces. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and tenderize with a fork. (Can be done up to 1 day ahead)
- Garlic / Onions / Cabbage / Carrots - Prep as directed. For cabbage, if making tomorrow’s dinner, peel off 8 cabbage leaves (or 2 / serving) before chopping for tonight. (Can be done up to 3 days ahead)
- Make stir-fry sauce - Mix together minced garlic, aminos, rice vinegar, maple syrup, tomato paste, arrowroot powder, and water.
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Make
- Heat a wok over medium-high heat. Add first part of cooking oil and then chicken to heated oil. Saute for ~5 minutes, until golden. Remove from wok and set aside.
- Return wok to heat and then add second part of oil. Then add onions and carrots to heated oil with a sprinkle of salt. Saute for ~6 minutes.
- Add cabbage and saute for ~2 minutes.
- Return chicken back to wok and push all ingredients to the side forming a donut hole. Give your sauce a stir and then pour sauce into the hole. Wait for sauce to darken and bubble and then toss everything through.
- Remove from heat. Fold in cashews and finish with lemon juice and season to taste with salt and pepper.
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