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Cashew Chicken

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By: Leigh Anne WilkesPosted: 1/28/20Updated: 1/27/23

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This delicious Cashew Chicken has great flavor thanks to an amazing sauce.  You can personalize it with your favorite veggies and can make it in less time than it takes to pick up your favorite take out.

Whenever I make Cashew Chicken I love to serve it with homemade Fried Rice and these yummy Chinese Green Beans.  If you prefer brown rice be sure and check out my Instant Pot Brown Rice post.  I even have a slow cooker version of this Cashew Chicken.

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Cashew Chicken Stir Fry at Home

Last week I made an old family standby dinner that I hadn’t made in quite a while.  I think my husband told me at least three times during the meal how much he liked it.  I always get at least one Yum but when I get it three times I KNOW it’s a good one. This one’s a 3 YUM recipe!

white bowl of cashew chicken

Cashew Chicken Ingredients

  • Chicken – I like to use boneless, skinless chicken thighs which is what most Chinese restaurants use but you can use boneless, skinless chicken breasts if you prefer.
  • Vegetables – You can get creative here and use what ever your favorite are.  I use carrots and red peppers and sometimes add in snow peas too.
  • Sauce – the sauce uses a few ingredients you may not have in your pantry but they are worth buying and I have other recipes here on the blog that use them too if you want a way to use up the product  Items you may not have include Oyster sauce, sesame oil, soy sauce and rice vinegar.  They can all be found on the Asian aisle of your grocery store.  They help give this dish it’s great flavor.  You will also need ketchup, chicken broth, cornstarch, brown sugar, ginger and garlic.
  • Garnish – I like to garnish with sesame seeds, more  cashews and green onions for color.

chicken cashew nut stir fry in a bowl with rice

How to Make Cashew Chicken

  • Cut your chicken into bite size pieces and combine with 1 tsp. sesame oil, pepper and 1 Tbsp of the sauce you will mix up next.  Allow to sit for 15 minutes.
  • Mix up your sauce.
  • Saute veggies in 1 tsp vegetable oil until desired doneness. Remove from pan.
  • Cook chicken in 1 Tbsp vegetable oil, add in ginger and garlic.  Cook until chicken is cooked through.  Add veggies back in and pour sauce mixture over and stir until sauce thickens.
  • Add in cashews.
  • Serve with rice and garnish with sesame seeds, green onions and additional cashews.

cashew nut chicken with carrots.

Can I Make Cashew Chicken Gluten Free

Yes!  Instead of using soy sauce, use tamari sauce.  It can also be found in the Asian aisle of the grocery store.

See if you can get three YUM’s from your family on this one!

side view of a bowl of cashew nut chicken

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Cashew Chicken Recipe

5 from 4 votes
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Cashew Chicken

Recipe From: Leigh Anne Wilkes
This delicious Cashew Chicken has great flavor thanks to an amazing sauce.  You can personalize it with your favorite veggies and can make it in less time than it takes to pick up your favorite take out.
serves: 4 servings
Prep:20 minutes
Cook:15 minutes
Total:35 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 4 boneless, skinless chicken thighs cut into bite size pieces
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1/2 Tbsp cornstarch
  • 2 carrots peeled and cut into 1/4 inch coins
  • 1 red pepper diced
  • 1 tsp ginger minced
  • 2 tsp garlic minced
  • 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
  • 3/4 cup cashews
  • 2 green onions diced
  • sesame seeds for garnish

Cashew Chicken Sauce

  • 1/4 cup chicken broth
  • 2 Tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp brown sugar
  • 1 Tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1 Tbsp ketchup

Instructions

Cashew Chicken Sauce

  • Mix up all ingredients and reserve 1 Tbsp for the chicken.
  • Cut chicken up into bite size pieces. Add 1 tbsp cashew chicken sauce, 1 tsp sesame oil, black pepper and cornstarch to chicken. Let sit 15 minutes.
  • Cook carrots and red pepper in 1 Tbsp of vegetable oil in a large frying pan. Cook to desired doneness. Remove from pan.
  • Add chicken, ginger, garlic and an additional Tablespoon of oil if needed int the frying pan and cook chicken until cooked through. Add vegetables back in.
  • Pour Cashew Chicken Sauce over chicken mixture and stir until sauce thickens.
  • Add in cashews. Serve with rice and garnish with sesame seeds, green onions and additional cashews if desired.

Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 384kcal (19%) Carbohydrates: 17g (6%) Protein: 28g (56%) Fat: 24g (37%) Saturated Fat: 9g (56%) Cholesterol: 107mg (36%) Sodium: 605mg (26%) Potassium: 651mg (19%) Fiber: 3g (13%) Sugar: 6g (7%) Vitamin A: 6133IU (123%) Vitamin C: 42mg (51%) Calcium: 36mg (4%) Iron: 3mg (17%)
* Disclaimer: All nutrition information are estimates only. Read full disclosure here.
Course:Main Dish
Cuisine:Chinese
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  1. Rebekah says

    Posted on 3/25 at 4:25 pm

    I’ve been looking for a cashew chicken recipe for awhile now. I love this one!!! I do not have to look any further!! The taste is so delicious!! And I find it pretty easy to put together! The family all love it! Thank you for this!!

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  2. Belinda Duffield says

    Posted on 2/29 at 12:57 am

    My husband and I made this delish recipe this evening and it was a hit, loved the taste and the simplicity of making it.

    Reply
  3. Susan M. says

    Posted on 2/18 at 7:31 pm

    This is delicious! Made this for a quick dinner along with the green beans as suggested and it was a big hit at our house. I will be making this dish again. Thanks again for sharing.

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