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Cashew Butter Chicken

[heart_this] · Feb 6, 2008 · 17 Comments

Cashew Butter Chicken

I have seen a few recipes that use a spicy peanut butter sauce that have sounded pretty tasty. Since I had just invested in a jar of cashew butter I though it would be nice to try making a cashew butter sauce. I was aiming for a tasty cashew butter sauce with a nice balance of sweet, salty, tart and spicy. I decided to use the cashew butter sauce on some chicken. Of course I had to add an herb and since I was already going with some Asian flavours I decided to throw in some cilantro. The dish came together really quickly and easily. The cashew butter chicken turned out really good! The sauce was nice and creamy and flavourful. I first had the cashew butter chicken on a simple salad but I made enough to have leftovers so that I could try it in a pasta and on some rice.

Cashew Butter Chicken Pasta
Cashew Butter Chicken on Rice

Cashew Butter Chicken

Cashew Butter Chicken

Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 10 minutes Servings: 4
ingredients
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1 pound chicken (cut into bite sized pieces)
  • 1 tablespoon cashew butter
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce (gluten free for gluten free)
  • 1 lime (juice and zest)
  • 2 cloves garlic (grated)
  • 2 teaspoons ginger (grated)
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons chili sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1/4 cup cilantro (chopped)
  • 1/4 cup cashews
  • 2 green onions (chopped)
directions
  1. Heat the oil in a pan.
  2. Add the chicken and saute until cooked, about 4-7 minutes.
  3. Mix the cashew butter, soy sauce, lime juice, lime zest, garlic, ginger, brown sugar, chili sauce and sesame oil in a bowl.
  4. Toss the chicken and cilantro in the cashew butter sauce to coat.
  5. Serve on salad, rice or pasta and garnish with cashews and green onions.
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Comments

  1. Elly says

    February 7, 2008 at 1:32 am

    looks delicious! i love cashews in anything and i really love cashew butter. almond butter too!

    Reply
  2. Coffee & Vanilla says

    February 7, 2008 at 1:41 am

    Kevin,

    Your recipe sounds very good to me… I use peanut butter with soy sauce for vegetables, I used also recently cashew nuts in risotto with carrots, instead of pine nuts and it came out delicious.
    I must look for cashew butter in the shops 🙂

    Margot

    Reply
  3. Peter M says

    February 7, 2008 at 1:59 am

    This looks very appetizing Kevin and the peanut concept is interesting and I’ve gotta try it.

    Reply
  4. StickyGooeyCreamyChewy says

    February 7, 2008 at 3:12 am

    Really nice recipe! My husband loves cashew chicken when we get Chinese. I’ll bet he’ll love this one too.

    Reply
  5. MrsPresley says

    February 7, 2008 at 3:19 am

    i’ve never had cashew butter before; this sounds great though. good idea! 🙂

    Reply
  6. Emiline says

    February 7, 2008 at 10:51 am

    I like how you don’t ramble on. You get right down to it. I try not to ramble, but it happens. Like right now.

    LOVE your cashew butter chicken.

    Reply
  7. Cooking and the City says

    February 7, 2008 at 11:28 am

    Kevin your cashew butter chicken looks delicious & so versatile 🙂

    Reply
  8. Ruth Daniels says

    February 7, 2008 at 3:05 pm

    Kevin, the dish has me drooling no matter how it’s served. Thanks for sharing with Presto Pasta Nights.

    Reply
  9. Bellini Valli says

    February 7, 2008 at 3:46 pm

    Sounds delicious Kevin. I have to add it to my evergrowing list of recipes from your blog to try 🙂

    Reply
  10. sher says

    February 7, 2008 at 8:05 pm

    That’s heavenly! I love cashews so much, I only buy them about 2 times a year. And this recipe is the perfect excuse for me to buy some, don’t you think?

    Reply
  11. Gloria says

    February 7, 2008 at 8:13 pm

    mmm….Looks wonderful Kevin, really wonderful and nice picture!!! Gloria

    Reply
  12. Helene says

    February 8, 2008 at 3:19 am

    I don’t know if I can find cashew butter around here. This looks delicious.

    Reply
  13. Dhanggit says

    February 8, 2008 at 9:58 am

    first time i tasted this was whenn i dined in a small restaurant in hanoi..really good! thanks for sharing the recipe 🙂

    Reply
  14. amysep says

    February 8, 2008 at 7:24 pm

    This looks yummy. When I saw it, I immediately imagined myself rolling it up with a sprig of extra cilantro or some mint in some boston bibb lettuce and eating it that way. Great way to use cashew butter! amy @ http://www.neverfull.wordpress.com

    Reply
  15. Pam says

    February 9, 2008 at 2:39 am

    I’ll have to look for some cashew butter at the store, because this sounds so good!

    Reply
  16. Adrienne.McAvoy says

    July 11, 2008 at 12:40 am

    Awesome recipe! I made it tonight after I tried to figure out what to do with some cashew butter that’s been in the fridge a little too long. Great over mixed organic greens.

    Reply
  17. Meg. says

    July 29, 2012 at 9:28 pm

    We really loved this. The only changes I would make would be to thin out the sauce a little, maybe with some chicken broth, and leave out the sesame oil, because I honestly just can't stand the flavor of it. Otherwise this was a hit, and we will be making it again!

    Reply

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