Cilantro Chicken with Peanuts
If you choose to serve this spicy peanut and chicken main dish recipe over rice instead of cabbage, add 1 1/2 starch exchanges per serving.
Total Time:
25 mins
Servings:
2 (3/4 cup chicken mixture and 1 cup cabbage) servings
Ingredients
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8 ounces skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into 1-inch strips
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1 teaspoon cooking oil
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2 teaspoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
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1 teaspoon rice vinegar
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1/2 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
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1/4 teaspoon crushed dried red chile pepper
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3/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves
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2 cups finely shredded Chinese cabbage
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2 tablespoons dry-roasted peanuts, coarsely chopped
Directions
1.
In medium nonstick skillet, cook and stir chicken in hot cooking oil over medium-high heat for 3 to 4 minutes or until chicken is tender and no longer pink.
2.
Add soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, and crushed red pepper. Cook and stir for 1 minute more. Remove from heat. Stir in cilantro.
3.
To serve, spoon chicken mixture over cabbage and sprinkle with peanuts. Makes 2 (3/4 cup chicken mixture and 1 cup cabbage) servings.
Nutrition information
Calories 231, Total Fat 10 g, Saturated Fat 2 g, Monounsaturated Fat 3 g, Polyunsaturated Fat 2 g, Cholesterol 66 mg, Sodium 347 mg, Carbohydrate 6 g, Total Sugar 1 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 30 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 53%, Calcium 10%, Iron 10%. Exchanges: Vegetable 1, Fat 1.5.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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