My Chicken Almond Stir Fry Recipes

CHINESE ALMOND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Marinade chicken pieces in garlic,ginger,soy and cornstarch for 15 to 20 minute.
• Mix sauce ingredients together in small bowl, set aside.
• Heat wok with 1 tablespoons oil and stir fry almonds until lightly browned; set aside.
• Heat wok with 1 tablespoons oil; add water chestnuts and snow peas and stir fry for 30 seconds, remove and set aside.
• Heat wok with 2 tbsp oil and stir fry chicken pieces until they turn white and firm ( about 2 minutes).
• Add cooked vegetables and almonds to cooked chicken in wok; mix and add sauce mixture.
• Stir together until sauce thickens slightly.
• Serve with rice or noodles.

ALMOND CHICKEN STIR-FRY

Steps:

• In a large skillet or wok, stir-fry chicken in oil until no longer pink. Stir in the vegetables, broth and soy sauce. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cover and cook until vegetables are crisp-tender. Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into chicken mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with rice if desired. Sprinkle with almonds.

CHICKEN-ALMOND STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Toss chicken with cornstarch and 1 Tbsp. dressing; cover. Refrigerate 15 min.
• Heat large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook 5 min. or until chicken is done, stirring frequently. Add vegetables and remaining dressing; cook 5 min. or until heated through. Stir in nuts.
• Serve over rice.

CHINESE ALMOND CHICKEN STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Heat peanut oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; fry almonds in hot oil until golden, about 2 minutes. Remove almonds from skillet with a slotted spoon. Stir fry chicken in remaining peanut oil until lightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in soy sauce, ginger, salt, and black pepper until fragrant, about 1 minutes. Add mushrooms, onion, celery, and bok choy; continue to cook and stir until vegetables begin to soften, about 2 minutes. Pour chicken broth into skillet, cover, and simmer until chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 3 more minutes.
• Mix water and cornstarch in a small bowl; stir into chicken mixture and cook until sauce is thickened, about 3 minutes. Sprinkle with almonds to serve.

ALMOND CHICKEN STIR FRY

Steps:

• Combine chicken broth, 2 tbsp sherry or substitute, 1 1/2 tbsp of cornstarch, sugar and soy sauce and ginger.
• Bring to a boil in a sauce pan and allow to boil for 5 minutes It will thicken.
• Place chicken into 2 tbsp sherry or substitute, 1 Tbsp cornstarch, egg white, and salt. Allow to sit while you chop the vegetables.
• Heat oil in wok or frying pan. Add chicken and cook until light brown.
• Depending on the size of wok or pan you may need to do in batches. You want it in a single layer.
• Drain on a paper towel and repeat until all chicken is cooked.
• Add nuts into remaining oil and stir fry a few minutes until brown and toasted. Remove and set aside.
• Add in carrots (add more oil if needed) and cook until crisp tender. Then add in celery, mushroom, and red pepper and cook until tender. Add chicken and nuts back in and pour in sauce. Stir until everything is hot.
• Serve over rice

ALMOND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat 2 teaspoons of oil in a large pan over medium high heat. Add the onions and cook for 4 minutes or until just softened.
• Add the zucchini, mushrooms and green bell pepper to the pan. Cook for 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Remove the vegetable mixture from the pan; wipe the pan clean with a paper towel.
• Add the remaining 3 teaspoons of oil to the pan. Add the chicken in a single layer and season with salt and pepper to taste. You may need to work in batches if the chicken doesn't all fit.
• Cook for 3-4 minutes per side or until chicken is golden brown and cooked through.
• Add the garlic and ginger and cook for 30 seconds. Add the vegetable mixture back to the pan with the chicken.
• Whisk together all the sauce ingredients until well combined.
• Pour the sauce mixture over the chicken and vegetables. Bring to a simmer. Cook for 1-2 minutes or until sauce is just thickened. Stir in the almonds, then serve.

ALMOND VEGETABLE CHICKEN STIR-FRY

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet or wok, stir-fry chicken and almonds in hot oil for 2 minutes. Add vegetables. Reduce heat to low; cover and cook for 4 minutes or until vegetables are tender and chicken is no longer pink., In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch, brown sugar and ginger. Stir in pineapple juice and soy sauce until smooth. Stir into chicken mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with rice if desired.

ASIAN CHICKEN, VEGETABLE AND ALMOND STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Mix first 3 ingredients until blended.
• Heat oil in wok or large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken, ginger and peppers; cook 5 to 6 min. or until chicken is done, stirring frequently and adding garlic for the last minute.
• Add dressing mixture; cook and stir 30 sec. Stir in bean sprouts and onions; top with nuts.

MY CHICKEN ALMOND STIR FRY

Steps:

• Rice: I cook mine in the microwave for 18 minutes, in a covered 2 qt microwave safe dish.
• Sauce: In a small bowl, mix half the stock with soy sauce, sugar and pepper. In a separate bowl, combine remaining stock and cornstarch. Set aside. (I use 1 cube chicken bouillon with 1/2 cup water).
• Stir Fry: Dice chicken (or pork or beef), mushrooms, cabbage, and water chestnuts into 1/4 inch cubes. Keep chicken separate. String and trim peas. Combine diced vegetables, snow peas, bamboo shoots and celery. I often vary my ingredients. I use as alternatives or additions, kale, sun chokes, jicama, or any other ingredient you like.
• Heat wok over high heat til drop of water sizzles into steam. Add oil, ( only use about 1 tbsp) heat and add almonds; stir fry for about 2 min or till just golden. With slotted spoon, remove almonds, set aside.
• Reheat oil and add ginger and garlic and stir fry 30 seconds. Remove ginger and garlic and discard. Add chicken. Stir fry for 2 minutes. Add all vegetables and toss to coat with oil. Stir fry for 30 seconds. Add soy sauce mix. Cover and steam for 2 minutes or till vegetables are tender but crisp and chicken cooked through. Stir cornstarch mix and pour into wok. Stir fry uncovered for 30 seconds or till ingredients are glazed. Transfer to heated platter and serve topped with almonds. Serve over rice.