Cashew Chicken & Rice Noodles
Created by cookin4two on July 19, 2012
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 20m
- Cook Time: 10m
- Recipe #5969
Ingredients
- 8 ounces dry rice noodles (uncooked)
- 1/4 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 to 1 1/4 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts (or thighs, 4 breasts, cubed into bite size pieces)
- 1 tablespoon oil (peanut oil)
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- Salt and pepper
- 6 green onions (cut into 2-inch pieces)
- 150 grams unsalted cashew nuts (1 cup)
- 2 tablespoons chili sauce (sweet)
How to Make
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Step 1: Cook the rice noodles according to directions on the package.
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Step 2: Meanwhile in a small bowl combine soy sauce, cornstarch and garlic; mix in the chicken and coat in the mixture.
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Step 3: In a large skillet saute the chicken mixture in the peanut oil and the sesame oil until no longer pink.
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Step 4: Add in green onions; cook 1 minute longer. Season with salt and pepper.
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Step 5: Drain noodles; stir into the skillet. Add cashews and chili sauce, then heat though.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (288.5 g)
- Calories 493.1
- Total Fat - 11.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.2 g
- Cholesterol - 96.4 mg
- Sodium - 29586.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 55.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.7 g
- Sugars - 1.6 g
- Protein - 38.6 g
- Calcium - 57.8 mg
- Iron - 2.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 3.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg