Easy Cashew Chicken Recipe

Name: Easy Cashew Chicken Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 2 tablespoon (30ml) vegetable oil, separated; 1 ½ lbs (680g) chicken tenders, cut into bite-sized chunks; ¼ cup (30g) cornstarch; 1 teaspoon (5ml) salt; freshly cracked pepper; 1 red pepper, cut into thin strips; 1 green pepper, cut into thin strips; 1/4 cup (60ml) hoisin sauce; 2 tablespoon (30ml) soy sauce; 1 teaspoon (5ml) rice wine vinegar; ½ teaspoon (2.5ml) honey; 3 garlic cloves, minced; ½ cup (100g) cashews; 2 scallions (white and green parts) sliced

6 steps

Prep:30minCook:15min

Easy Cashew Chicken Recipe that makes for great leftovers in the lunchbox the next day! A deliciously sweet and salty stir fry sauce makes this kid-friendly too!

Updated at: Sun, 15 Jan 2023 19:01:57 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories498 kcal (25%)

Total Fat23.7 g (34%)

Carbs27.3 g (10%)

Sugars8.3 g (9%)

Protein44.2 g (88%)

Sodium1368.4 mg (68%)

Fiber2.6 g (9%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

30mlvegetable oil

separated

680gchicken tenders

cut into bite-sized chunks

¼ cupcornstarch

5mlsalt

freshly cracked pepper

¼ cuphoisin sauce

30mlsoy sauce

5mlrice wine vinegar

2.5mlhoney

3garlic cloves

minced

½ cupcashews

2scallions

white and green parts, sliced

Instructions

Step 1

Whisk together cornstarch, salt and pepper. Add chicken and toss to coat.

Step 2

Mix whisk together the ingredients for the sauce. Prep the peppers, and the scallions and measure out the cashews.

Step 3

Have all your components ready to go, and then heat 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in a large non-stick pan or wok. Cook the chicken in batches (add fresh oil each time) until the chicken is golden brown on both sides and almost cooked through. Transfer to a bowl until all the chicken has been browned.

Step 4

Then place the cooked chicken back into the wok, add the peppers and the sauce, continue to cook until chicken is cooked through.

Step 5

Toss in cashews and scallions. Stir to combine and warm.

Step 6

Transfer to a large serving platter and serve with rice or steamed broccoli drizzled with toasted sesame oil and sesame seeds.

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