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Thai Cashew Chicken
Photo: Lily Banse

Thai Cashew Chicken

14 ingredients 15 min + 45 min 4 servings openrecipes
Thai Cashew Chicken

"A wonderfully spicy Thai dish. I created this when I fell in love with a dish at a Thai restaurant. It is very good served over jasmine rice. Fish sauce can be found in any Asian market, or the Asian section of the supermarket."

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

766
Calories
45g
Protein
32g
Fat
76g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 13 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Peanut 1 oz (28g) 161
Sesame 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Sauce not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Cashew Nut not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup fish sauce
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger root
  • 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into thin strips
  • 1 cup dry jasmine rice
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 small onion, quartered then sliced
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
  • 1 cup unsalted cashew nuts

Directions

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