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Ginger Cashew Chicken Stir Fry with Coconut Cauliflower Rice
Ginger Cashew Chicken Stir Fry with Coconut Cauliflower Rice: a lunch that fits High cholesterol.
Adapted from Ambitious Kitchen, by Monique Volz of AmbitiousKitchen.com
- High cholesterol
- Hashimoto's
- Dairy-free
- Diabetes
- High blood pressure
- Heart health
- Mediterranean
- Balanced
- Low-carb
- Psoriasis

Ingredients
- For the cauliflower rice:
- ½ tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 head of cauliflower
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- For the sauce:
- 3 tablespoons cashew butter (or sub peanut butter, almond butter or tahini)
- 3 tablespoons coconut aminos or low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tablespoons warm water, to thin the sauce
- If you like it spicy: add a few shakes of red pepper flakes or a dash of cayenne pepper
- For the stir fry:
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil, divided
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into bite sized pieces
- Freshly ground salt and pepper
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 bunch green onions, thinly sliced (green and white parts divided)
- 1 red onion or yellow onion, chopped into big chunks
- 1 medium head broccoli, cut into florets
- 1 red bell pepper, julienned
- 1 large carrot, shredded
- To garnish:
- green onion
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
- 1/3 cup roasted cashews
Method
- Remove all greens from cauliflower and break into florets. You can either use a box grater, or a food processor to process the cauliflower into rice. If using a food processor (the easier method), simply add half of cauliflower florets to bowl of the food processor with a blade attachment. Pulse until cauliflower resembles rice. Add in remaining florets and process again until cauliflower becomes rice-like.
- Transfer to a large, clean dish towel and squeeze all the moisture out of the cauliflower. Set aside in a large bowl until ready to cook.
- Next prepare your stir fry sauce: In a medium bowl, whisk together the cashew butter, coconut aminos, ginger, garlic, warm water and red pepper flakes if desired. Set aside.
- Now you’re ready to cook your stir fry: Add coconut oil to a large wok or pot and place over medium high heat. Once oil is hot, add chicken and generously sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook chicken for 5-6 minutes or until fully cooked and no longer pink. Once chicken is cooked, transfer to a bowl.6 min timer
- Add in the other ½ tablespoon of coconut oil to the skillet and reduce heat to medium. Add minced garlic and cook for 30 seconds or until fragrant, then add in the white part of green onions (reserve green part for topping), chopped red onion, shredded carrot, red bell pepper and broccoli florets. Stir fry for 5-8 minutes or until onions cook down and broccoli becomes a little tender.1 min timer
- Reduce heat to low, add in chicken and your sauce, gently stirring to coat veggies and cook for another few minutes while you make the cauliflower rice.
- When veggies are cooking, make your cauliflower rice: Add ½ tablespoon coconut oil to a separate large skillet and place over medium heat. Once oil is hot, add in cauliflower rice and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Season with salt and pepper.5 min timer
- There are four servings: Serve ¼ of stir fry with about 1 cup of cauliflower rice. Garnish with green onion, cilantro and cashews. Enjoy!
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