Sunday, June 1, 2008

Chicken and Cashews in Lettuce Cups.

So I attempted my first actual meal. This was another recipe from Real Simple, and after I got Drew to help get the chicken started, the rest was pretty easy, and it was very quick. Now I'm ready to make dessert!




http://food.realsimple.com/realsimple/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=1728860

3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
3 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
Pepper
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 tablespoon grated ginger
1 bunch scallions, trimmed and sliced
1 8-ounce can sliced water chestnuts, drained
1/4 cup roasted unsalted cashews
1 small head Boston or Bibb lettuce, leaves separated

Combine the soy sauce and honey in a small bowl; set aside.
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
Season the chicken with 1/2 teaspoon pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until it begins to brown, about 3 minutes.

Lower heat to medium and stir in the garlic and ginger.
Add the scallions and cook for 1 minute.
Stir in the water chestnuts and half the soy sauce mixture and continue to cook until the chicken is cooked through, about 4 minutes.

Remove from heat and sprinkle with the cashews.
Divide the lettuce leaves among individual plates and spoon the chicken over the top.

Serve with the remaining soy sauce mixture for drizzling. Makes 4 servings

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

the chicken lettuce cups sound good cept for the cashews....you should look up PF changs recipe for there chicken lettuce wraps....im sure its very similar...but has no cashews...