Chicken and Almonds (Healthy)

Name: Chicken and Almonds (Healthy)
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
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

Submitted by Tami W

"This recipe is from Dr Sandra Cabot's Liver Cleansing Diet book. It is one of my favourite recipes because it is so healthy and tastes amazing. I quite often use normal soy sauce rather than salt-reduced and I sometimes use cashew nuts rather than almonds just for a bit of a change."

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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.