Peanut Butter Chicken With Mandarin Cashew Salad

Photo: Brian B.

Ingredients

4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves, cut into cubes

3 tablespoons peanut butter,

(I used crunchy)

1/4 cup soy sauce

1 tablespoon honey

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

6 cups bite-size Romaine lettuce

(I used lettuce)

1 red pepper, julienned

3 green onions, or onions, chopped

1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves, minced

( i used parsley)

Dressing:

cup chopped cashews

1 cup mandarin oranges, drained

Preparation

In a small glass bowl, whisk together peanut butter, soy sauce, honey, olive oil, garlic powder, ginger, and cayenne pepper. Microwave on High 1 minute.

Place chicken in baking dish and pour peanut butter sauce over. Bake at 350 degrees

C) oven.

In a large bowl, place lettuce, red pepper, onions, add chicken and toss to mix well. Pour Dressing over mixture and toss gently to coat. Garnish with cashews and mandarin oranges.

Makes 4 servings.

Dressing:

Whisk together 1/2 cup italian salad dressing, 1/2 teaspoon ginger, 1 Tabelspoon soy sauce and 1 teaspoon garlic powder.

Note:

I did NOT use cilantro, i don't really care for it, i replaced it with parsley.

Next time, I will stir fry the chicken, that is faster. I used crunchy peanut butter, my all time favorite.