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Cashew Chicken
How to make Better than Take Out Cashew Chicken at home. This quick and easy cashew chicken is made with chicken, crunchy cashews, in a velvety homemade stir fry sauce.
Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Total
30 min
Serves
4
Instructions
- 01
Start by cutting the chicken into bite-size pieces. Place in a ziploc bag. In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce and cornstarch until the cornstarch is dissolved. Toss the mixture with the chicken and set aside for 10 minutes.ame seeds, and red chili flakes.
- 02
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil. Add the chicken and cook until cooked through, about 7-8 minutes.
- 03
While chicken is cooking, make the sauce. In a bowl, whisk together remaining soy sauce, hoisin sauce, chili garlic sauce, sugar, chicken stock, ginger, and cornstarch.
- 04
Add the sauce to the chicken and reduce heat to medium-low. Continue to cook and stir often to coat the chicken with the sauce. As the sauce thickens, it will coat the chicken even more. Fold in cashews.
- 05
When ready to serve, place rice in a bowl and top with cashew chicken. Sprinkle with green onions, sesame seeds, and red chili flakes.
Nutrition
per serving · 1 serving
- Calories
- 476
- Protein
- 44g
- Carbs
- 21g
- Fat
- 24g
- Fiber
- 1g
- Sugar
- 9g
- Sat. fat
- 4g
- Sodium
- 1979mg
- Cholesterol
- 110mg
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