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Watercress & chicken stir-fry
Photo: Lily Banse

Watercress & chicken stir-fry

12 ingredients 15 min + 10 min Serves 4 openrecipes
Watercress & chicken stir-fry

Forget packet sauces, this will give you a real taste of the orient.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

514
Calories
40g
Protein
30g
Fat
23g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Cashew 1 oz (28g / ~18 nuts) 157
Sesame 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Watercress 1 cup (34g) 4
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Sunflower Oil not in our table 0
Sauce not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 2 skinless and boneless chicken breasts , cut into strips
  • 100g cashews
  • 1 red or yellow pepper , deseeded and chopped into large chunks
  • 1 red onion , chopped into large chunks
  • 2 x 75g bags watercress
  • 3 tbsp hoisin sauce
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 large knob of fresh root ginger , peeled and finely grated
  • 2 garlic cloves , crushed
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 2 tbsp rice vinegar or white wine vinegar

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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