Monday, May 6, 2019

Skinny Pineapple Chicken with Cashews

Recipe taken from Bowl of Delicious.
Felt like making Asian last night.  I doubled the sauce because I added veggies (bell pepper trio) and onions.

Ingredients:
-chicken breast, 1.5 lbs cubed
-salt and pepper to taste
-Your choice veggies: bell pepper trio, red onions
-1 cup fresh diced pineapple (reserve juices if any to add to sauce below)
-1/2 cup of cashews

Sauce:
-2 (4) garlic cloves
-1 (2) Tbsp ginger
-2 (4) Tbsp rice wine vinegar - tasted too vinegary! use less next time
-2 (4) Tbsp soy sauce
-2 (4) tsp Sriracha sauce - used maybe a little more, had some kick
-1/2 (1) tsp toasted sesame oil
-Sprinkled red pepper flakes for more spice
-leftover pineapple juice if any
-2 tsp corn starch + 1/4 cup of water 

Directions:
1. Combine ingredients to make sauce + cornstarch/water - set aside
2. Cook chicken with salt, pepper, garlic powder - set aside
3. Cook veggies a little bit
4. Add sauce and stir
5. Add cornstarch/water mix - whisk with fork before adding
6. Stir until thickened
7. Add cashews and diced pineapple

Notes:
Served with rice.
As mentioned above, too vinegary, would add less than 4 Tbsp of rice wine vinegar.  Pineapple is already kind of acidic.


*Pineapple
*Asian

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