Chicken and Almonds (Healthy)
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 cup chopped green beans
- 1⁄2 cup diced celery
- 1⁄2 cup chopped red capsicum
- 2 tablespoons cold-press virgin olive oil
- 1⁄2 cup skinned almonds
- 1⁄2 cup diced onion
- 500 g skinless chicken pieces
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 tablespoon finely diced fresh gingerroot
- 1⁄2 cup sliced mushrooms
- 2 -3 cups chicken stock
- 2 tablespoons cornflour
- 3 tablespoons reduced-salt soy sauce
- 1 spring onion, chopped
- 10 sprigs fresh coriander
- 1⁄4 cup chopped basil leaves
directions
- Steam the beans, celery and capsicum, starting with the beans first, then adding the celery and lastly the capsicum for a few minutes. Set aside.
- Heat oil and fry almonds until golden brown, remove from oil and drain on kitchen paper. Saute onion in the same pan for 2 minutes, then add chicken pieces and saute for 2 minutes. Add garlic, ginger, mushrooms, stir and saute for 2 minutes, adding water if the mixture gets too dry. Add 1 small cup chicken stock and cook for 10 minutes.
- Blend cornflour with the remainder of the chicken stock and stir slowly into saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook for 3 minutes while stirring. Add the steamed vegetables, soy sauce, spring onion and fresh herbs.
- Serve with rice.
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