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Al And Tipper Gore's Chinese Chicken With Walnuts Recipe
   
Recipe Categories: Chicken Recipes
Average Rating: (3 votes)
Yield: 6 servings
 
Ingredients
  6   Chicken breast halves  
    -- (boneless, skinless)  
  2 1/2  tb Reduced-sodium soy sauce  
  1 1/2  tb Water  
  2  ts Cornstarch  
  2  tb Dry sherry  
  1  ts Sugar  
  1  ts Grated fresh ginger  
  1/2  ts Crushed red pepper  
  1/4  ts Salt  
  3  ts Peanut oil  
  2  md Green peppers  
    -- cut into 3/4-inch pieces  
  4   Green onions  
    -- diagonally sliced  
    -- into 1-inch lengths  
  1/3  c Walnut halves  
 
Instructions
 
  [NAH Editor's note: Serve this over rice and you'll cut the percent of calories from fat.]

 
  1. Cut the chicken into 1-inch pieces and set aside. Mix the soy sauce and water, then blend into the cornstarch; stir in the sherry, sugar, ginger, red pepper, and salt.

 
  2. Preheat a wok or large skillet over high heat; add 2 teaspoons of peanut oil. Stir-fry the green peppers and onions for 2 minutes and remove. Add the walnuts and stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes until golden brown. Remove. Add the rest of the oil and stir-fry half of the chicken for 2 minutes.

 
  3. Return all the chicken to the wok and stir in the soy mixture. Cook and stir until bubbly. Stir in the vegetables and walnuts, cover and cook for 1 minute.

 
  Per serving: Calories: 229 Protein: 30 grams Carb: 4 grams Sodium: 404 mg Fat: 9 grams (35% of calories)

 
  * Source: "Cooking with the Stars" * Published in "Nutrition Action Healthletter", March 1994 * Typed for you by Karen Mintzias

 
   


 
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