Chicken and Apple Stir-Fry

This sweet-spiced dish includes an array of colorful peppers, plus dried mushrooms, crunchy almonds, and crisp, tart apple slices.


Chicken and Apple Stir-Fry


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Prep Time: 45 mins
Total Time: 45 mins
Servings: 4 servings
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Ingredients
 
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  • 6    dried mushrooms (1 cup), such as shiitake or wood ear mushroomsOn Sale
  •   12-ounces  skinless, boneless chicken breast halves or turkey breast tenderloin steaksOn Sale
  • 3/4  cup  cold waterOn Sale
  • 3  tablespoons  frozen orange, apple, or pineapple juice concentrate, thawedOn Sale
  • 2  tablespoons  soy sauceOn Sale
  • 2  teaspoons  cornstarchOn Sale
  • 1/4  teaspoon  ground gingerOn Sale
  • 1/4  teaspoon  ground cinnamonOn Sale
  • 1/8  to 1/4 teaspoon  ground red pepperOn Sale
  • 1/4  cup  sliced or slivered almondsOn Sale
  • 1  tablespoon  cooking oilOn Sale
  • 2    medium green, red, orange, and/or yellow sweet peppers, cut into thin 2-inch strips (2 cups)On Sale
  • 2    medium apples, thinly sliced (2 cups)On Sale
  • 2  cups  hot cooked brown riceOn Sale

Directions
1.
In a small bowl cover mushrooms with warm water. Let soak for 30 minutes. Rinse and squeeze mushrooms to drain thoroughly. Discard stems. Thinly slice mushrooms. Set aside.
2.
Meanwhile, cut chicken or turkey into 1-inch pieces. Set aside.
3.
For sauce, in a small bowl stir together cold water, juice concentrate, soy sauce, cornstarch, ginger, cinnamon, and red pepper. Set aside.
4.
Preheat a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat. Add almonds; stir-fry for 2 to 3 minutes or until golden. Remove almonds from the wok. Let wok cool.
5.
Pour cooking oil into the cooled wok. (Add more oil as necessary during cooking.) Add mushrooms, sweet peppers, and apples; stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes or until peppers and apples are crisp-tender. Remove apple mixture from the wok.
6.
Add chicken or turkey to the hot wok; stir-fry for 3 to 4 minutes or until no pink remains. Push chicken or turkey from the center of the wok.
7.
Stir sauce. Add sauce to the center of the wok. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Return apple mixture to the wok. Stir all ingredients together to coat with sauce. Cook and stir 1 to 2 minutes more or until heated through. Stir in toasted almonds. Serve immediately over hot cooked brown rice. Makes 4 servings.

Nutrition information
Calories 370, Total Fat 11 g, Saturated Fat 2 g, Cholesterol 45 mg, Sodium 563 mg, Carbohydrate 48 g, Protein 22 g. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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