Lime Rickey Chicken And Buttered Almond Rice

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup honey
• 2 limes, juice of, plus
• lime wedge, for serving
• 1 tablespoon bitters, such as angostura
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 lbs chicken tenders, sliced into thin strips
• 2 bunches scallions, sliced on an angle into 2-inch pieces
• salt and pepper
• 1/2 cup green peas
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 (6 ounce) box rice pilaf mix, prepared according to package directions
• 1/4 cup blanched almond, toasted

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, mix together the honey, lime juice and bitters and stir to dissolve the honey.
• 2 in a large skillet, heat the oil over high heat until smoking. add the chicken and stir-fry for 3 minutes.
• 3 add the scallions and season with salt and pepper. stir in the honey sauce; toss for 1 minute to coat.
• 4 stir the peas and cilantro into the prepared rice. add the nuts and fluff with a fork.
• 5 transfer the rice to a platter; using a slotted spoon, mound the chicken over the rice. serve with the lime wedges.