Chicken and Cashew Bites

Serves: 8
Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 300g lean chicken mince
• 3 green onions, finely chopped
• 1 long red chilli, seeded and finely chopped
• 100g raw cashews, roughly chopped
• 3 teaspoons lime juice
• 3 teaspoons fish sauce
• 1⁄4 cup sweet chilli sauce
• 2 tablespoons chopped coriander

Method

1. Heat a non stick frying pan over medium high heat.
2. Spray pan lightly with oil spray and add chicken.
3. Cook for 3-4 minutes or until browned and just cooked through.
4. Add the green onions, chilli, cashews, lime juice, fish sauce, sweet chilli sauce and coriander.
5. Cook for a further 1-2 minutes until mixture is warmed through.
6. Divide between Asian ceramic spoons and garnish each spoon with a coriander leaf.

Note: to serve the dish as a meal, serve the mince mixture with lettuce leaves and let everyone make up their own lettuce 'parcels'

Nutrient content per serve

Energy 600kJ (144kcal), Protein 10g, Total fat 10g, Saturated fat 2g (20% of total fat), Monounsaturated fat 5g, Polyunsaturated fat 2g, Carbohydrates 5g, Fibre 2g

Recipe courtesy of Nuts for Life, for more information visit www.nutsforlife.com.au