Do you ever get into a recipe rut where you make the same things over and over again? I am in one of those ruts….I wanted to try a new, easy, low calorie, low points all-in-one main dish recipe that I could enjoy while sticking to the Weight Watchers plan. Since I found this one I needed to share!
The honey adds a wonderful sweet flavor to this chicken. I added a little crushed red pepper to mine and the hot and sweet combination was delicious!
This Honey Chicken with Cashews recipe comes from the Weight Watchers One Pot Cookbook. If you are following Weight Watchers this is the ultimate kitchen companion. I love this cookbook!
Honey Chicken with Cashews
- 3/4 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 2 tbsp. reduced sodium soy sauce
- 2 tbsp. cornstarch
- 1 1/2 tablespoons honey
- 1 pound chicken tenders, cut lengthwise into strips
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 2 red bell peppers, cut into thin strips
- 1/4 cup unsalted cashews, coarsely chopped
- 2 cups hot cooked whole wheat thin spaghetti
1. Wisk together broth, soy sauce, cornstarch, and honey in small bowl until smooth.
2. Sprinke chicken with salt. Spray wok or large deep nonstick skillet with nonstick spray and set over high heat until a drop drop of water sizzles in wok. Add chicken and stir-fry until browned and cooked through, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and stir fry until fragrant, about 30 seconds, transfer to plate.
3. Add bell peppers to wok and stir-fry until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Return chicken to wok along with cashews, stir-fry until heated through, about 1 minute. Re-whisk broth mixture, add to wok and stir-fry until sauce bubbles and thickens, about 1 minute longer. Serve over spaghetti.
8 PointsPlus per serving (1 cup chicken mixture and 1/2 cup pasta) 310 calories, 7 grams Fat, 2 grams saturated fat, 0 grams transfat, 63 mg chol., 504 mg sodium, 33 grams carbs, 10 grams sugar, 5 grams fiber, 30 grams protein.
This recipe was shared on Make Ahead Meals for Busy Moms Blog Melt in Your Mouth Monday Blog Hop #73.
Yesssssssssssss. I love when you post recipes because I know they are always healthy and you give me such good ideas. Yummy!
That looks YUMMY! Thanks for sharing. I stumbled!
Looks tasty. I found this via Make Ahead Meals for Busy Moms. I have linked in a pork and apple curry. Have a super week.
Cashews always go well with chicken.
This looks super delicious! Thank you for the recipe!
This looks so yummy! Thanks for sharing!
Maureen
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I’m definitely making this recipe. It has all the ingredients I love in it. It’s also fast and easy to make.
Looks good, I can’t wait to try it!
Hi
Thank you for the yummy posting, I’m in the progress of trying to loose my baby weight(plus a little extra) and this recipe is perfect!! Healthy but seems bit naughty at the same time! Thanks for sharing…this is on the menu tonight!
This looks easy and delicious. I’m going to try it.
Hi Cynthia! This recipe is very easy. I am all about easy, healthy recipes. If you make it, I hope you stop by to let us know how things turned out.
i will SO be trying this!
This looks really good, I would probably put this over a bed of rice. I love honey and am a big fan of cashews in meals like this, they add a nice flavor and texture.
Honey and Chicken! The perfect combo. This looks so delicious and super healthy too!
That sounds delicious! Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Yum! another great recipe! will have to give this a try