Chicken and Cashews in Lettuce boats

Name: Chicken and Cashews in Lettuce boats
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 150 grams chicken thigh; 50 gr cashews; 0.5 spring onion; 0.25 chili pepper; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbs oyster sauce; 0.5 tbsp brown sugar; 0.5 onion; 1 garlic clove; dash sesame oil; 3 romain lettuce leafs; 1 tsp Cornstarch (optional)

6 steps

Prep:5minCook:20min

These lettuce boats laden with tasty chicken and cashews make for a nice lunch or dinner. Proteine rich! This recipe is for three portions (lettuce boats).

Updated at: Fri, 25 Aug 2023 10:45:00 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories186.4 kcal (9%)

Total Fat12.7 g (18%)

Carbs11.4 g (4%)

Sugars3.9 g (4%)

Protein8.5 g (17%)

Sodium489.4 mg (24%)

Fiber1.6 g (6%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

3 servings

150 gramschicken thigh

50 grcashews

0.5spring onion

0.25chili pepper

1 Tbspsoy sauce

1 Tbsoyster sauce

0.5 Tbspbrown sugar

0.5onion

1garlic clove

sesame oil

3 leafsromain lettuce

1 tspcornstarch

optional

Instructions

Step 1

Cut the chicken thighs into small pieces, slightly larger than the cashews.

Knife

Cutting Board

chicken thigh150 grams

Step 2

Dice the onion, cut the pepper and crush the garlic. Add to the pan with the sesame oil and cook until the onion becomes glassy.

Pan

chili pepper0.25

sesame oil

garlic clove1

onion0.5

Step 3

Add the chicken to the pan and stir fry. Chop the spring onion and add most of it, together with the cashews.

Pan

chicken thigh150 grams

cashews50 gr

spring onion0.5

Step 4

Once the chicken is pretty much done, add the soy sauce, oyster sauce and sugar. Let it simmer for a bit and reduce down. Make sure to toss it around a little to ensure all the chicken and cashews is evenly coated.

soy sauce1 Tbsp

oyster sauce1 Tbs

brown sugar0.5 Tbsp

Step 5

Optional: If it's still very watery what you have in your pan, add a teaspoon of cornstarch and a tablespoon of water to the pan. Stir well until the sauce thickens.

cornstarch1 tsp

Step 6

Peel of a Romain lettuce leaf carefully and spoon in the chicken/cashew mix. Repeat until you have 3 filled Romain lettuce boats. Sprinkle the remaining spring onion slices over the top for decoration and a bit of an extra bite.