A New Favorite

Thai Cashew Chicken is a new favorite at our house.  Chopping the vegetables and chicken is practically the only thing to do. Once the chicken is sautéed, everything goes into the slow cooker for a couple of hours. When cooked, the sauce is thickened, cashews can be added, and dinner is served!

Ease Meter:

Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

Taste Meter:

Rating: 5 out of 5.

The broccoli soaks up the savory sauce and makes the broccoli taste delicious! 

Overview:

  1. Cube boneless chicken breast and toss in a medium bowl with cornstarch, salt, and pepper.
  2. Chop the vegetables into bite size chunks.
  3. In a small bowl, combine ingredients to make the sauce.
  4. Sauté cubed chicken.
  5. Add chicken, vegetables, and sauce to slow cooker for 2-3 hrs.
  6. Thicken sauce with cornstarch slurry.
  7. Stir in cashews and keep warm.

Ingredients

The Chicken:

Chicken breast

cornstarch

salt & pepper

The Vegetables:

broccoli

red bell pepper

The Sauce:

soy sauce

rice vinegar

honey

ginger

garlic

The Cashews:

Have some on hand to add at the end of the recipe.

details:

boneless, skinless, cubed

so that your amount of chicken is lightly coated

your preference

details:

chopped

chopped

amounts:

1/3 cup

3 1/2 tbs

3 tbs

grated, to taste

minced, to taste

Directions

The Chicken:
  1. Cube the chicken
  2. Toss the chicken pieces with cornstarch, salt & pepper.
The Vegetables:
  1. Chop the vegetables of your choice. In my case, broccoli & sometimes red bell pepper.
The Sauce:
  1. Combine all the sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
Cooking:
  1. Sauté the cubed chicken until browned in oil of your choice.
  2. Spray slow cooker with non-stick spray.
  3. Transfer the browned chicken, the chopped vegetables, and the sauce into the slow cooker.
    • If you prefer your vegetables crunchier, add them later in the cooking process. 
  4. Cook on LOW setting for 2-3 hours.
  5. When chicken is thoroughly cooked, strain sauce into a small saucepan to thicken with a cornstarch slurry.
  6. Add thickened sauce back to slow cooker, add cashews, stir, and keep warm until ready to serve.

I simply estimate the amount of chicken & vegetables which seem appropriate for our family.

Inspiration

Inspired by: Erin’s Crock Pot Cashew Chicken.