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Chicken and Snow Peas

Name: Chicken and Snow Peas
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 cup chicken broth; 3 tablespoons soy sauce; 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 1 tablespoon ground ginger; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 4 large skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cubed; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 ½ cups sliced fresh mushrooms; 2 (8 ounce) cans sliced water chestnuts, drained; 3 cups snow peas; 1 tablespoon sesame seeds

Rating: 4.02 stars

59 Ratings
47 Reviews
6 Photos

A simple,tasty, and quick version of a popular Chinese Style recipe.

By REBECCAROD

Recipe Summary

prep:

15 mins

cook:

15 mins

total:

30 mins

Servings:

Nutrition Info

Directions

Step 1

Whisk the chicken broth, soy sauce, cornstarch, and ginger together in a small bowl; reserve.

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Step 2

Heat oil in a large skillet or wok. Cook and stir chicken and garlic in the oil until chicken is cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in mushrooms, water chestnuts, and reserved chicken broth mixture. Cook until sauce begins to thicken, 3 to 5 minutes.
Step 3

Stir snow peas into the pan and cook until tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a platter and sprinkle with sesame seeds before serving.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

315 calories; 10.3 g total fat; 92 mg cholesterol; 541 mg sodium. 17.3 g carbohydrates; 37.6 g protein; Full Nutrition

Reviews (47)

Most helpful positive review

Alexis Pleus

01/11/2010

Great and easy recipe. I added fresh carrots from our garden (as shown in the picture) and a whole onion cut in long slices. I also added white pepper which gave it a little more bit and I used wok oil instead of the vegetable oil. It was delicious! We served it with crispy noodles. Read More

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Moxie19

04/27/2010

Something was missing. I just couldn't put my finger on it. But it did satisfy my craving for chinese. Plus its super healthy. I made mine with broccoli and carrots. I also cut the ginger in half as it is a very strong spice for my tastebuds. I will make it again but with a few tweeks. Read More

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(6)

59 Ratings

5 star values: 19
4 star values: 28
3 star values: 7
2 star values: 4
1 star values: 1

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Alexis Pleus

01/11/2010

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Alexis Pleus

01/11/2010

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kstrange25

11/19/2010

This was great! I made it the same way as the recipe except I added a few more ingredients. Like others I included carrots onion and celery into what was already there about a half a cup of each for one serving. When making the mixture I put in a little oyster sauce. I found that rounded out the flavor a bit. I also added salt and pepper to the chicken before cooking. To finish I used sesame seed oil instead of vegetable. The sesame flavor was enough with the oil that I felt I didn't need the sesame seeds. Very good I will be making it again soon! Read More

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pickledshoe

11/06/2009

This was just like the chinese food that I love to get at the restaurants. The only thing I would do is to double the sauce because its so good! Read More

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Suemck

06/23/2010

Great easy recipe with plenty of flavor. I would probably add a few more veggies next time; maybe some broccoli carrots and red pepper. I bet this would be good with shrimp as well. Thanks for the recipe! Read More

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Moxie19

04/27/2010

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hanna

03/21/2012

I doubled the sauce ingredients except for the chicken broth. Next time will use low sodium soy sauce it was a little too salty for us. Also used sesame oil instead of canola added carrots and left out sesame seeds. Easy healthy delicious recipe! Read More

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jhk515

01/10/2011

Totally underwhelmed. I added onions (how can you not have onions?) and green pepper. Found it to be very bland. It needs something to perk up the flavour - lemon or lime juice maybe? Not sure. Disappointed in it. Read More

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Stacey

03/03/2011

Really good. Needed more sauce though. Made a LOT Read More

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Colleen Arnold

02/09/2011

I thought this was good but way too much ginger. Was I the only one? I used one teaspoon. Doubled the garlic. Read More

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Nutritional Information

Chicken and Snow Peas

Servings Per Recipe: 6
Calories: 315

% Daily Value *

total fat: 16 %

saturated fat:

cholesterol: 31 %

sodium: 22 %

potassium: 16 %

carbohydrates: 6 %

fiber: 15 %

sugar:

protein: 75 %

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*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.