Almond Chicken
Almond Chicken is an Asian dish that has a great mix of textures and flavors. Such a wonderful real food meal that is easy to cook.
Because I was making pot stickers for dinner, we needed something to go with it. I looked high and low for a recipe for almond chicken like I've had in a Chinese restaurant. I just couldn't find one. Though this recipe was very different than what I've had in restaurants, it was actually really, really good!
A friend of mine bought me dishes that look like Chinese takeout boxes. I absolutely love them. They are the perfect size bowl for a filling serving. I wish I could give you a link to buy them yourself, but I cannot find them online. And I actually don't know where he found them.
📖 Recipe
Almond Chicken
Almond Chicken is a Asian dish that has a great mix of textures and flavors. Such a wonderful real food meal.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ teaspoon soy sauce
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon sugar
- ¼ teaspoon dry sherry
- 2 ⅓ cups chicken breasts
- 1 ½ tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoon vegetable oil, divided
- 1 cup celery
- ½ lb snow peas
- 1 - 8 oz can bamboo shoots, drained
- 1 - 8 oz can water chestnuts, drained
- ½ cup sliced or slivered almonds, toasted
- 2 green onions
- sesame oil
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, mix soy sauce, ground ginger, salt, sugar, and dry sherry together. Cut chicken into inch size chunks. Put chicken in bowl and mix to coat. Set aside.
- In your wok or large skillet, add 1 tablespoon oil with a splash of sesame oil. Heat to medium high heat. Rough chop celery and add to wok or skillet,
- Rough chop bamboo shoots, water chestnuts and green onions. Add to wok after celery has cooks for a minute or two.
- Trim ends of snow peas and cut in half. They are a little too long to leave whole like I did. Add to pan after the mixture has cooked another minute or two.
- Place vegetables in a bowl and set aside.
- Add 1 tablespoon oil with another splash of sesame oil to pan. Once heated add chicken and stir fry until done.
- Add back the vegetables and heat until vegetable are warm again.
- Serve over rice or fried rice.
- Enjoy
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Nutrition Information
Yield
4Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 368Total Fat 20gSaturated Fat 2gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 16gCholesterol 69mgSodium 522mgCarbohydrates 17gFiber 5gSugar 6gProtein 32g
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I actually have smoked and dried bamboo shoots my school gave me for Chinese New Year...could be really good with Chicken!
Smoked and dried bamboo shoots sound really good. I bet they would be good with chicken. Thanks for stopping by.
This does look really yummy. And it was. I love the vibrant color of the peas.
Thanks Cathy. It's a great healthy alternative to sweet & sour chicken or some other fried dish.
Sounds wonderful! Thanks so much for sharing at Weekend Potluck. Please come back soon.
Thanks. We really enjoy this meal.
I don't think I've ever had almond chicken like before but I am definitely going to try it out. We like to make almond encrusted chicken but that's definitely not as healthy. Thanks for sharing on the weekend re-Treat link party.
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This is definitely a pretty healthy and real food meal. Thanks for stopping by.