Tag: Asian

Cashew Chicken

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Who doesn’t love a good plate piled high of Chinese food? A little bit of fried rice here, some sesame chicken there.If it wasn’t loaded with MSG I would probably order Chinese take out every night…something about those cute little white take-out boxes just always get me. I think my favorite part about it is the endless flavors you can get from just a handful of key ingredients. So you better rest assure that I always have soy sauce, teriyaki, sriracha, and hoisin sauce in my fridge.

This recipe calls for 3 of those ingredients and takes a mere 20 minutes to cook. It has a bold sauce with the perfect amount of sweetness. I served it over some zucchini noodles (thanks to my girl Jesse for the bomb birthday present 🙂 ), so I actually ate my weight in vegetables.

Yields 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 pound of chicken breast – cubed
  • 1 small yellow onion sliced
  • 1 clove of garlic minced
  • 4 stalks of celery chopped
  • 4 carrots chopped
  • 5 green onions chopped
  • ½ cup of cashews
  • 2 tablespoons of hoisin sauce
  • 2 tablespoons of sriracha
  • ½ cup of low-sodium soy sauce
  • ¼ cup of water
  • 1 teaspoon of crushed red pepper

Instructions

  1. In a medium bowl whisk together the hoisen, sriracha, soy sauce, water and red pepper
  2. Heat a large sauté pan on medium heat
  3. Cook onion and garlic, stirring constantly until fragrant then add the chicken
  4. Brown the chicken thoroughly — takes about 7-10 minutes
  5. Add the carrots, celery and green onion to the pan and continue to stir for 5-6 minutes
  6. Bring the heat up to high and add the cashews and sauce and mix well
  7. When the sauce begins to boil stir for 5 more minutes then remove from heat
    • NOTE: If you are using the zoodles (zucchini noodles) now is the time to heat them quickly in a sauce pan on high heat
    • NOTE: If you are using rice, begin cooking according the the package before you start the entire recipe
  8. Let the chicken cool before indulging on this delicious plate!

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Bang Bang Sauce

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Shoutout to my girl Jesse on inspiring this recipe — she scoured Pinterest for healthy appetizers for our Oscar viewing party (party of 2) and came across a recipe for a spicy shrimp sauce. It was actually addictive, but I learned that the sauce called for pre-made sweet and spicy chili sauce, so I set out to make a clean version for me and the beef last night and here it is!

I served the sauce over pan seared salmon, sautéed broccoli, and brown rice. But I plan on cooking with it in many different ways! Best part is, that this sauce can be made and stored in your fridge as long as the expiration date on the main ingredient (psst, it’s greek yogurt) says!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup of plain Greek yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons of honey
  • 2 tablespoons of sriracha
  • 3 green onions chopped

Mix it all together and serve as desired. I keep a mason jar full of it in my fridge for a little extra kick in whatever I’m cooking!

I realized after we housed all the food that I forgot to take a picture of just the sauce itself….so stay tuned for that 🙂

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Teriyaki Lettuce Wraps

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Made this dinner for my family the other night. Took a total of 30 minutes (including food prep) and UNDER $15 for 4 people. Even if you have to buy the soy sauce, it will still be under $20. This recipe is so quick, cheap and easy. It is perfect for a busy night after work or the gym! Also, if you live alone and are big into meal prep, make this and have it for 3 other days of the week…you really can’t go wrong.

Yields dinner for 4

Ingredients

  • 1 lb of extra lean ground turkey (or chicken if you prefer)
  • ½ of a medium zucchini
  • ½ of a red bell pepper
  • 2 large carrots
  • 3 green onions
  • 1 head of lettuce
  • ½ cup of low-sodium soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon of honey
  • 1 teaspoon of sriracha

Instructions

  1. Cut the zucchini, pepper and carrots into shoe string pieces
  2. Chop the green onions
  3. Wash and trim the head of lettuce
  4. Carefully remove each leaf of lettuce to keep it in a shell/wrap shape
  5. Start browning the turkey in a large sauté pan on medium heat
  6. While the turkey is cooking, whisk the soy sauce, honey, and sriracha together with a fork
  7. After the chicken is almost fully cooked add the vegetables to the pan and stir together
  8. Cook vegetables and meat for 5 minutes before adding the sauce to the pan
  9. Continue cooking for 5 more minutes, stirring every minute or so
  10. Remove from heat
  11. Spoon meat and veggie mixture into lettuce shells and enjoy!

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