Chicken salad with cashews
CATEGORIES
INGREDIENTS
  • Cooking Time: 35-45
  • Servings: 4-5
  • Preparation Time: 15
  • 3-4 boneless breasts of chicken, diced
  • 1 medium sweet onion, chopped
  • 1 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 3/4 cup cooking sherry (any preferrably sweet white wine can substitute)
  • 1/2 green pepper, chopped
  • 1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 1/2 tsp. thyme
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp. dried basil
  • 2 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 1 1/2 cup cashews, roughly chopped
  • 1 stalk celery, chopped (optional)
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 Tbsp. soy sauce
  • salt and pepper to taste
DIRECTIONS
  1. Sautee onion, green pepper and garlic in large skillet with oil
  2. Add chicken after 3-4 minutes
  3. Add cooking sherry and thyme, basil, salt and pepper
  4. Cook on medium heat for 15 minutes
  5. Increase to high heat for 10-15 minutes to reduce the liquid
  6. Simmer on low for 25 minutes
  7. Remove from pan, add mayonnaise, cashews, celery and soy sauce
  8. Chill for best taste, and enjoy!
RECIPE BACKSTORY
I invented a separate recipe for a main dish of diced chicken and one time made some chicken salad with the leftovers. I added a few extra modifications and it was a huge hit so I've made more of an "official" recipe!