Healthy Copycat Pei Wei Thai Basil Cashew Chicken
A very easy stir-fried copycat recipe with savory cashew flavors but customizable to your specific needs.
Raciones: 4 people
Calorías: 262kcal
Cost: $20
Equipment
- Wok or skillet
- Spatula or Cooking Spoon
Ingredientes
- 2 tablespoon Sesame oil or canola oil or olive oil if that's what you have.
- 2 lbs. Chicken Breast Chopped into bite sized pieces
- ½ Cup Cashews Unsalted
- 16 oz White onion Sliced
- 1 cup Bell pepper Red, cut int strips
- 4 cloves Garlic Fresh/ chopped
- 1 cup Basil Leaves pulled off, Thai basil if possible but whatever you can find of course
Sauces
- 2 tablespoon Soy sauce Low sodium if possible
- 1 tablespoon Hoisin sauce optional
Optional to have on the side
- Garlic chili sauce
- Chopped Thai pepper
Elaboración paso a paso
- Turn the stove on high heat, add oil into a wok
- Once the oil is hot, add chopped garlic. When the garlic turns to yellow-golden color, add cashews and chicken and stir-fry until they are cooked through.
- Then add the bell peppers, onions, basil, hoisin, and soy sauce, and stir-fry everything together until they are cooked. (It can take several minutes.)
- If everyone wants it spicy, add the Thai chili and or garlic chili sauce, and stir-fry them with the other ingredients. Or just serve them as a condiment like Pei Wei does. Turn off the stove.
Notas
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Nutrition
Calorías: 262kcal | Carbohidratos: 24g | Proteina: 19g | Grasa: 13g | Grasa saturada: 1g | Sodio: 529mg | Potasio: 608mg | Fibra: 7g | Azúcar: 13g | Vitamina A: 677IU | Vitamina C: 108mg | Calcio: 207mg | Hierro: 4mg