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! It’s currently our favorite Asian take-out fake-out dishe 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.

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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.

Inspired by the popularity of our Teriyaki Chicken Rice Bowls and the fact that so many of you love quick and easy dishes that taste amazing – I want to share more recipes that make dinner time easy and fun! This cashew chicken is one of them. We always have cashews on hand for snacking and now I use 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. 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.

We are huge fans of Asian chicken dishes and they are in our weekly rotation. If you love it too, check out this Sticky Asian Chicken recipe. It looks incredible and needs only 4 ingredients! Talk about quick and easy! You might also love our Quick Sweet and Sour Chicken, simmer with peppers and pineapple in a perfectly balanced sweet and sour sauce.

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Quick and Easy Teriyaki Chicken Rice Bowls

Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken

How to cook perfect Fluffy Rice

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QUICK AND EASY CASHEW CHICKEN RECIPE:

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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: Asian chicken, 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*

Total Fat 15g 23%

Saturated Fat 2g 10%

Sodium 913mg 38%

Potassium 346mg 10%

Total Carbohydrates 36g 12%

Dietary Fiber 2g 8%

Sugars 24g

Protein 7g 14%

Vitamin A 18.6%

Vitamin C 48%

Calcium 2.7%

Iron 14.4%

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