Cashew Chicken

  

2 cups quartered mushrooms

1 cup chopped onion

1 cup snow peas

8 oz. raw boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into bite-sized pieces

1 tbsp. reduced-sodium/lite soy sauce

1/4 tsp. garlic powder

1/8 tsp. each salt and black pepper

1 oz. (about 1/4 cup) unsalted roasted cashews, roughly chopped

1/4 cup chopped scallions

1/2 cup chicken broth

1 tbsp. seasoned rice vinegar

1 1/2 tsp. cornstarch

1 tsp. chopped garlic

1/4 tsp. ground ginger

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray a baking sheet with nonstick spray.

Place veggies and chicken in a large bowl. Add 1/2 tbsp. soy sauce, as well as garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Toss

to coat. Evenly transfer mixture to the baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes.

Flip/rearrange chicken and veggies, and sprinkle with cashews and scallions. Bake until chicken is cooked through

and veggies have softened and lightly browned, about 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, make the sauce. In a medium microwave-safe bowl, combine remaining 1/2 tbsp. soy sauce with broth,

vinegar, cornstarch, garlic, and ginger. Mix well.

Microwave sauce for 1 minute. Stir, and microwave for 45 seconds, or until mixture is hot and has thickened. Serve

veggies and chicken drizzled with sauce.

MAKES 2 SERVINGS

1/2 of recipe (about 1 1/2 cups):309 calories

9.5g total fat (1.5gm sat fat),

867mg sodium

23.5g carbs

3.5g fiber

10g sugars,

33gm protein

Freestyle™

SmartPoints®value 3*

 

Cabbage Sausage and Noodles

Ingredients

• 12 oz.kielbasa or sausage, sliced (I use Turkey sausage)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 1/4 cup salted butter
• 1/2 onion, diced
• 1/2 head cabbage, chopped (approx. 6-7 cups)
• 1 cup frozen peas
• 8 oz uncooked egg noodles (or more)
• salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Cook noodles according to package directions, drain and set aside.
2. In a large saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil. Cook sausage until lightly browned.
3. Add remaining olive oil, butter and onion. Cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
4. Add cabbage. Cook until tender (10-15 minutes). Stir in peas, noodles and salt & pepper. Cook 2-3 minutes or until heated through.
5. All these measurements are approx. you and add more or less of any of the ingredients to your liking or depending on how may you're feeding 

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