What Are Water chestnuts and How Can I Use Them?
If water chestnuts have turned up in a recipe or caught your eye at the store, here's what you need to use them with confidence and how to choose them, cook them, store them, what to substitute, and 309 recipes to try them in.
What are water chestnuts?
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 oz (28g)Where found
Water chestnuts are usually found in the asian section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.
Food group
Water chestnuts are a member of the Nut and Seed Products US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.
How much do water chestnuts weigh?
| Amount | Weight |
|---|---|
| 1 ounce | 28 grams |
Related
Nut and Seed Products
| In Chinese: | 荸荠 | |
| British (UK) term: | ||
| en français: | châtaignes d'eau | |
| en español: | castañas de agua |
Recipes using water chestnuts
There are 309 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Cheesy Cauliflower Casserole
A comforting dish that combines tender cauliflower florets with a rich and creamy cheese sauce. This delicious casserole is baked to perfection, creating a golden and bubbly top that is simply irresistible. It's a great vegetarian main or side dish for any weeknight, and a great way to sneak in some veggies for those who might be a bit picky.
Baked Eggs Florentine
Baked eggs nestled in a bed of spinach and cheese with texture from carrots and water chestnuts - it's a low-calorie twist on Florentine you won't want to miss! Great for a weekend breakfast that uses items one has hanging around in the pantry.
Spinach & Leek Soup
Very good! The recipe was fairly easy to make. I used miso paste and a very flavourful vegetable stock base, which gave the soup a great depth of flavour. Served soup with brown rice, and it was delicious yet filling and packed with goodness.
Easy Spinach Artichoke Dip
Easy spinach artichoke dip: spinach and artichokes baked into a three-cheese, Alfredo-based dip until hot and gooey. A warm, crowd-pleasing party appetizer for chips and bread.
Crunchy Spinach Dip
A scrumptious spinach dip that's easy to make and tastes amazing with blue tortilla chips.
Crunchy Tuna Salad
Crunchy tuna salad with water chestnuts, celery, carrots, and green onions in a Dijon-soy mayo dressing. Asian-leaning twist on classic tuna salad. Ready in 10 minutes for lunch.
Heart Healthy Asian Turkey Hamburgers
Asian turkey burgers mix lean ground turkey with hoisin, ginger, scallions, and crunchy water chestnuts, then grill them juicy and golden. A heart-healthy, flavor-packed alternative to the beef burger.
Mama D's Sweet Dragon’s Breath Stir Fry
This stir fry is sweet and as fiery as you want to make it with Sriracha sauce. This recipe uses beef, but you could substitute chicken or shrimp. It's quick and easy to make, and is impressively attractive.
Spinach Scallion Dip
A tasty and easy to make spinach dip that tastes amazing with tortilla chips or vegetables of your choice.
Deluxe Peas
Nice way to dress up peas. The mushrooms, water chestnuts and celery add some needed texture. Just a hint of curry adds some nice warmth but is not in any way overpowering and the chicken bouillon powder infuses the flavor.
Beef & Vegetable Stir-Fry
Bring out the wok and try this savory dish that will have you throwing out take-out coupons!
Potstickers (??)
Making pot stickers are pretty much as same as making dumplings, the only thing different is how to cook them. Instead of boiling in the water, we fry them in a nonstick skillet with a bit oil, which really develops a layer of golden, brown and crispy bottoms with great texture. Serve these yummy pot stickers with a mixture of rice vinegar, a little bit soy sauce, a dash of sesame oil and splash of hot pepper oil.
Sesame Broccoli Stir-Fry with Noodles
Had some broccoli and mushrooms needed to use up, this recipe was a perfect fit. I also slice a carrot and added into the stir-fry, which made the dish look more colorful and inviting...
Tangy Cucumber & Mung Bean Sprout Salad
I think homemade foods are generally healthier and better taste than store-bought. I sprouted some mung bean sprouts at home for the second time. Made this salad the first thing this morning after I got up...
Chinese Braised Mushrooms & Tofu
Excellent, I made this recipe for dinner yesterday. I used the shiitake mushrooms, added more garlic and green chiles, and it was delicious.
Sesame Chicken Stir-Fry with Vegetables
This was very easy to prepare, but I would double the chili paste next time and add some "red" to it- i.e. red bell pepper or carrots.
Lettuce Wrap
A Chinese inspired stir-fry dish is wrapped into lettuce leaves to serve, and enjoy all the yummy goodness in one wrap!
Walnut Chicken/Shrimp Stir-Fry
So quick and easy to put together, and it tastes delicious with a good amount of flavorful sauce that's perfect with a bed of rice. Don't have Chinese cabbage? Use bok choy or other similar leafy greens, or even broccoli instead.
Eggplant Sichuan Style
Absolutely loved this sichuan style eggplant stir-fry. It's packed with flavor. Sweet, sour, and salty sauce made a great base. Served it with some steamed brown rice, delicious!!
Chicken with Stir-Fry Vegetables
Chicken with stir-fry vegetables tosses sliced chicken breast with celery, carrots, red bell pepper, mushrooms, zucchini, and water chestnuts in a lemon teriyaki glaze. Quick wok dinner ready in 40 minutes.
Easy & Yummy Salmon Burgers
Very low calorie alternative to your typical beef burger. The water chestnuts give the burger a good crunch.
Sweet & Sour Vegetables
The flavor was combination was excellent. Next time will add some whole dried chili peppers to give it a bit more kick. We served it over brown rice and could hardly stop eating it.
Stir Fry Ginger Chicken
Delicious stir-fry chicken with varieties of vegetables. Serve over a bed of rice to make a complete meal.
