- prep: 20 min
- cook: 15 min
- total: 35 min
Summary
My whole family loves this Szechuan chicken. My husband prefers it without peppers, but he is happy to let others have his! I use the ginger paste that comes in a tube and pre-shredded carrots to save time. —Christine Snyder, Boulder, Colorado
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup cold water
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons sherry
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 small sweet red pepper
- 1 small green pepper
- 2 medium carrots
- 1 cup coarsely chopped cashews
- 2 tablespoons canola oil, divided
- 1-1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 6 green onions, thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh gingerroot
- 4-1/2 cups hot cooked rice
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 6
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 519 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 25 g 38.5%
- Saturated Fat: 5 g 26.69%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 83 mg 27.59%
- Sodium: 1334 mg 55.57%
- Calcium: 17 mg 1.7%
- Potassium: 516 mg 14.75%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 2 mg 10.41%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 37 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 1 g 3.2%
- Sugar: 4 g
- Protein: 33 g
- Alcohol: 2 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 3 g
- Vitamin A 2.55%
- Vitamin C 0.29%
- Vitamin D 0.28%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat4
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch2
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat4
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total2 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total5 oz-eq