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Slow Cooker Cashew Chicken

We are obsessed with this Slow Cooker Cashew Chicken! Skip the take out and make this classic right at home in your slow cooker! The chicken comes out perfectly tender and cooks up in a sweet savory sauce with red bell pepper and the star of the show cashews! The sauce thickens up beautifully and is glazes the chicken and is delicious over rice. This dinner is such a crowd pleaser.

Prep

15 min

Cook

4h

Total

4h 15m

Serves

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Instructions

  1. 01

    Coat your chicken pieces in cornstarch.

  2. 02

    Heat up the oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.

  3. 03

    Brown the chicken quickly in the pan. We are not looking to cook the chicken through, just get a little color on each side.

  4. 04

    Place the browned chicken in the slow cooker.

  5. 05

    Add the chopped red bell pepper.

  6. 06

    In a mixing bowl combine the soy sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, garlic, pepper, ginger, red pepper flakes and sesame seeds.

  7. 07

    Pour the sauce over the chicken.

  8. 08

    Add the cashews and stir everything to combine.

  9. 09

    Cover and cook on LOW for 3-4 hours.

  10. 10

    Garnish with the scallions and a sprinkle of sesame

Variations & swaps

Substitutions

  • Chicken tenderloins → chicken breast or thighsSoy sauce → coconut aminosBrown sugar → honeyCashews → peanuts or almonds

Variations

  • Spicy Cashew ChickenAdd extra red pepper flakes or chili sauce.
  • Vegetable Loaded VersionAdd broccoli, carrots, or snow peas.
  • Garlic Lover’s VersionAdd extra garlic or garlic sauce.
  • Low-Carb OptionServe over cauliflower rice.
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