Quick and Easy Cashew Chicken Recipe

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Quick and Easy Cashew Chicken Recipe -better than takeout Asian chicken with cashew and vegetables in one delicious sauce! Quick, easy and flavorful! 

If you are a fan of our Quick and Easy Teriyaki Chicken Rice Bowls, you will absolutely love this new recipe!

CASHEW CHICKEN

It’s currently our favorite Asian take-out fake-out dishes and we can’t get enough of it. The chicken is flavorful, cashews are delicious and the sauce -well, you will want to add it to everything! It has one of my favorite Asian kitchen staples: sweet chili sauce. Combined with garlic, soy sauce and ginger it makes really flavor-packed sauce.

This Cashew Chicken is beautiful, colorful and so delicious! It’s super easy to make and perfect for busy weeknights. Even the pickiest eaters will love it.

We always have cashews on hand for snacking and now I use them in this yummy recipe. I also love adding red bell peppers to Asian dishes. I added a handful of edamame beans because they taste a little nutty to me (which fits perfectly for this dish) and add a pop of green.

How to serve Cashew Chicken?

If you miss rice for this dish but would love to keep it grain-free, I highly recommend trying my Cauliflower Rice recipe. You can choose any veggies you like to add to the chicken. Steamed broccoli is my go-to veggie side for dishes like this one. It makes for one colorful bowl of good food.

Related Recipes:

• Quick Teriyaki Chicken Rice Bowls
• Sticky Asian Chicken
• Quick Sweet and Sour Chicken
• Firecracker Chicken

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Quick and Easy Cashew Chicken

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

15 mins

Total Time

30 mins

 

Quick and Easy Cashew Chicken Recipe -better than takeout Asian chicken with cashew and vegetables in one delicious sauce! Quick, easy and flavorful! 

Course: Main Dish

Cuisine: Asian

Keyword: cashew chicken

Servings: 4 people

Calories: 300 kcal

Author: Anna

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 and 1/2 pounds skinless bone-less chicken breast cut into bite size pieces
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 3/4 cup cashews
• 1/2 cup edamame beans
• 1 medium red bell pepper chopped
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/4 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar or lemon juice
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 2 tablespoons sweet chili sauce
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 and 1/2 cups broccoli steamed

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Instructions

1. Heat up oil in a saucepan. Add chicken and season with salt and pepper. Cook until done. 

2. In a measuring cup or small mixing bowl, whisk together honey, soy sauce, vinegar, minced garlic, chili sauce, ginger and cornstarch. Set aside.

3. Add chopped pepper and cashews to chicken. Cook 2 to 3 minutes. Add edamame beans. Stir. 

4. Add sauce to chicken and cook until the sauce thickens, about 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat. 

5. Serve cashew chicken with steamed broccoli.

Recipe Notes

Notes:

I tested this recipe with lemon juice and apple cider vinegar and both work great. Use what you have on hand. 

You can skip edamame beans or sub with a vegetable of choice. 

If you are missing the rice or want to turn this dish into a rice bowl but keep it grain-free - check out my recipe for Cauliflower Rice. 

Nutrition Facts

Quick and Easy Cashew Chicken

Amount Per Serving

Calories 300 Calories from Fat 135

% Daily Value*

Fat 15g23%

Saturated Fat 2g13%

Sodium 913mg40%

Potassium 346mg10%

Carbohydrates 36g12%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 24g27%

Protein 7g14%

Vitamin A 930IU19%

Vitamin C 39.6mg48%

Calcium 27mg3%

Iron 2.6mg14%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.