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Cashew Chicken

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Cashew Chicken

Quick and easy Chinese style cashew chicken thats lighter and healthier and ready in under 20 minutes!
Quick and easy Chinese style cashew chicken that’s lighter and healthier and ready in under 20 minutes!

Cashew chicken is one of my favourite Chinese style takeout dishes and it’s super easy to make at home! At it’s base it’s small pieces of chicken and cashews in a tasty sauce and it’s great over rice or all by itself. The main difference between cashew chicken recipes seems to be whether you
bread the chicken so that it gets that crispy coating before tossing it with the sauce, or not. I like the simplicity and lightness of the uncoated chicken which is what this recipe is for. After the chicken, cashew and sauce you can easily add vegetables like diced bell peppers, snap peas, edamame, etc. All said and told this dish takes less than 20 minutes to make and you can steam some rice while making it and they will be done at the time! Homemade cashew chicken that takes less time to make than to have delivered, and tastes better!

Cashew Chicken
Cashew Chicken
Cashew Chicken
Cashew Chicken

Cashew Chicken
Cashew Chicken

Cashew Chicken

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes Servings: 4

Quick and easy Chinese style cashew chicken thats lighter and healthier and ready in under 20 minutes!

ingredients
  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • 3 tablespoons (low sodium) soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
  • 1 teaspoon chill sauce (such as sambal oelek or sriracha)
  • 1/4 cup (low sodium) chicken broth
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 pound boneless and skinless chicken, cut into bite sized pieces
  • 4 green onions, thinly sliced and divided between white and green
  • 1 tablespoon garlic, grated
  • 1 tablespoon ginger, grated
  • 1 cup cashews, lightly toasted
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
directions
  1. Mix the honey, soy sauce, vinegar, hoisin sauce, chili sauce, broth and cornstarch and set aside.
  2. Heat the oil in a large skillet/wok over medium-high heat, add the chicken and saute, about 6 minutes.
  3. Add the whites of the onions, garlic and ginger to the pan and saute until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
  4. Add the sauce mixture and saute, until the sauce thickens a bit, about 1-2 minutes.
  5. Mix in the cashews, sesame oil, sesame seeds and the greens of the onions and enjoy!
Option: Add vegetables such as bell pepper, snap peas, broccoli, edamame, etc. In general add them to the pan after the chicken is cooked and saute, until just tender before moving on to adding the onions, garlic and ginger.
Nutrition Facts: Calories 597, Fat 40g (Saturated 8g, Trans 0), Cholesterol 85mg, Sodium 864mg, Carbs 30g (Fiber 2g, Sugars 16g), Protein 29g

Nutrition by: Nutritional facts powered by Edamam
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Comments

  1. Chocoviv says

    October 20, 2019 at 3:21 am

    That looks delicious. Excellent recipe.

    Reply
  2. Jim says

    November 5, 2019 at 9:57 am

    I made it for the family

    Reply
    • Jim says

      November 5, 2019 at 9:59 am

      Sorry hit the enter key to fast. Everyone liked it my daughter who is a little picky about food. My wife said we should for sure make it again!

      Reply
  3. Gwen Fugman says

    November 30, 2019 at 7:36 pm

    Love the great recipes. Timeless!
    Thankful

    Reply
  4. Ellynn says

    January 28, 2022 at 4:30 pm

    This looks amazing! I’m trying to figure out why the fat is so high because the ingredients look fairly harmless. Is it the cashews? In any event, I have to try this one. Looks too good to pass up!!

    Reply

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