Chicken And Almonds (healthy)

Total Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup chopped green beans
• 1/2 cup diced celery
• 1/2 cup chopped red capsicum
• 2 tablespoons cold-press virgin olive oil
• 1/2 cup skinned almonds
• 1/2 cup diced onion
• 500 g skinless chicken pieces
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 tablespoon finely diced fresh gingerroot
• 1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
• 2 -3 cups chicken stock
• 2 tablespoons cornflour
• 3 tablespoons reduced-salt soy sauce
• 1 spring onion, chopped
• 10 sprigs fresh coriander
• 1/4 cup chopped basil leaves

Recipe

• 1 steam the beans, celery and capsicum, starting with the beans first, then adding the celery and lastly the capsicum for a few minutes. set aside.
• 2 heat oil and fry almonds until golden brown, remove from oil and drain on kitchen paper. saute onion in the same pan for 2 minutes, then add chicken pieces and saute for 2 minutes. add garlic, ginger, mushrooms, stir and saute for 2 minutes, adding water if the mixture gets too dry. add 1 small cup chicken stock and cook for 10 minutes.
• 3 blend cornflour with the remainder of the chicken stock and stir slowly into saucepan. bring to a boil and cook for 3 minutes while stirring. add the steamed vegetables, soy sauce, spring onion and fresh herbs.
• 4 serve with rice.