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Quick & Simple Cashew Chicken

October 7, 2019 /
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I dont know about you and yours, but in our house we love us some Chinese food.  

I stumbled across this recipe for Spicy Cashew Chicken on MommaChelle and tweaked it to fit my lazyness and our tastes.  It is now a regular in our rotation of go-to dinner ideas.  

We tend to cook a lot of rice all at once, so we can easily pull it for the next meal to help save time. So this meal is easily on the table in 15 minutes. 

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This recipe was already a great recipe, but I found that I could cut out some of the ingredients and steps and make it that much faster and have one less bowl to wash! Which is always a win for me! 

 

So Let’s Get Started:

First start with some garlic-infused olive oil, such as Colavita Roasted Garlic EVOO, heating up in your pan. Any olive oil will work, but this extra garlic is delicious!  Im using a Teaoli Garlic Oil today that I got at Inspirations Tea Room In Edmond.  

Cut your chicken into bite-sized pieces and throw into the pan and cook on medium high heat, stirring occasionally.  Here is where I sprinkle, sparingly, some cayenne red pepper on to the chicken along with some salt and pepper to taste.

While your chicken is cooking, chop your cashews and prepare your sauce.

For the sauce: 

  • 1/2 cup Soy Sauce
  •  3 Tbsp Cornstarch
  •  2 Tbsp + 2 tsp Sugar
  •  1 Tbsp + 1 tsp White Vinegar
Whisk together and set aside, just make sure to whisk again right before adding to chicken!

Once chicken is cooked through and starting to brown, add in your cashews, stirring to toast, approx 2-3 minutes. 

cashew chicken recipe
cashew chicken recipe
cashew chicken recipe

Because of the cornstarch in the sauce, this next step is crucial.  

Remove the pan from the heat and then quickly stir in the sauce.  

It will thicken up very quickly!!

Serve chicken over rice and enjoy with some fun chopsticks and your choice of veggie, maybe snow peas?!  

My daughter got me these chopsticks for Christmas last year, and I use them every chance I get!  Thanks Bug!! 

cashew chicken recipe easy way

Quick & Simple Cashew Chicken
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  • 1 lb chicken breast
  • 1/2 cup cashews
  • 1/2 cup Soy Sauce
  • 3 Tbsp Cornstarch
  • 2 Tbsp + 2 tsp Sugar
  • 1 Tbsp + 1 tsp White Vinegar
  • garlic infused olive oil
Heat garlic olive oil in pan.  Cut your chicken into bite-sized pieces and throw into the pan and cook on medium high heat, stirring occasionally.  Sprinkle, sparingly, some cayenne red pepper on to the chicken.  

While your chicken is cooking, chop your cashews and prepare your sauce.

Whisk together Soy sauce, cornstarch, sugar, and white vinegar and set aside.

Once chicken is cooked and starting to brown, add in your cashews, stirring to toast, approx 2-3 minutes. 

Remove the pan from the heat and then quickly stir in the sauce.  It thickens quickly!

Serve over rice.  

Whats your favorite go to chinese dish?

Be sure to check out some of my other favorite dinner recipes here.

Hi! My name is Jaclyn. I'm a 35+ year old stay-at-home-mom who loves to shop, try new things, be the first to know about something great, and share all my adventures with my friends. Obsessed with cheeseburgers, vodka and coffee. Sharing all my adventures in Oklahoma and beyond!

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