Saltado de Vainitas (Peruvian Green Beans with Chicken)

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I put this recipe together to try and duplicate a favorite dish from a restaurant I love. It's delicious and can be made fairly healthy with white meat chicken and not too much oil! Serve over white rice and enjoy!

Submitted by ADRI122
Updated on January 7, 2022
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Prep Time:
15 mins
Cook Time:
25 mins
Total Time:
40 mins
Servings:
6
Yield:
6 servings
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Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon canola oil, divided

  • 3 cloves garlic, minced

  • 2 chile peppers, seeded and diced

  • 1 ¼ pounds chicken, cut into 1-inch cubes

  • 6 tablespoons soy sauce, divided

  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin, divided

  • 1 red onion, halved and sliced

  • 4 roma (plum) tomatoes, cut into eighths

  • 2 (12 ounce) packages frozen French-style green beans, thawed

  • 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar

  • salt to taste

  • 1 cup chopped cilantro

Directions

  1. Heat half the canola oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat. Saute garlic and chile peppers in hot oil until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add chicken to the wok. Stir half the soy sauce and half the cumin into the chicken mixture; cook just until the chicken is no longer pink in the middle, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer mixture to a bowl, retaining some of the drippings in the skillet and return to heat.

  2. Heat remaining oil in the skillet with the retained drippings. Stir onion with the remaining soy sauce and cumin into the oil mixture; cook and stir until the onion is transparent, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes to the onion mixture; cook and stir until the tomatoes begin to soften, about 1 minute.

  3. Return chicken mixture to the wok; add green beans and vinegar. Cook and stir the mixture until the green beans are tender, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and sprinkle cilantro over the mixture; toss to mix.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

189 Calories
5g Fat
14g Carbs
22g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 6
Calories 189
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 5g 6%
Saturated Fat 1g 4%
Cholesterol 49mg 16%
Sodium 952mg 41%
Total Carbohydrate 14g 5%
Dietary Fiber 4g 16%
Total Sugars 6g
Protein 22g 44%
Vitamin C 54mg 60%
Calcium 69mg 5%
Iron 3mg 17%
Potassium 393mg 8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.