Cashew Chicken {Better than Takeout!}
A healthy, restaurant-quality dinner idea in 20 minutes! This copycat Chinese Cashew Chicken stir fry is better than takeout. What more can you ask of this easy main dish with vegetables and the best sauce? Save this chicken recipe!
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Better-Than-Takeout Cashew Chicken
🙌🏻😋🌶🥦 Juicy chicken, crisp-tender vegetables, and crunchy cashews coated with the best garlicky soy sauce!! Skip takeout and make your own restaurant-quality meal that’s easy, ready in 20 minutes, and healthier than the restaurant version!
Ingredients
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- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- about 1.25 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts (diced into 1-inch pieces)
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 heaping cups broccoli florets
- 1 cup red bell peppers (diced small)
- 1 cup shelled frozen edamame
- 2 cloves garlic (finely minced or pressed)
- 1 cup unsalted dry-roasted whole cashews
- 3/4 to 1 cup green onions (sliced into thin rounds (from about 3 or 4 green onions))
- 3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons honey (or to taste)
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Asian chili garlic sauce
- 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
Instructions
- To a gallon-sized ziptop bag, add the cornstarch, salt, pepper, chicken, seal, and shake to coat chicken evenly.
- To a large skillet, add the oils, chicken, and cook for about 4 to 5 minutes over medium-high heat, flipping and stirring so all sides cook evenly. Chicken should be about 80-90% cooked through.
- Add the broccoli, bell peppers, edamame (I add it straight from the freezer), garlic, and stir to combine. Cook for about 3 to 4 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender and chicken is cooked through; stir intermittently. While vegetables cook, make the sauce.
- To a medium bowl add the soy sauce, honey, rice wine vinegar, chili-garlic sauce, ginger, and whisk to combine; set aside.
- Add the cashews to the skillet and stir to combine.
- Add the sauce and stir to combine. Allow sauce to simmer over medium-low heat for 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add the green onions, stir to combine, and serve immediately.
